Title: A HTTP error occurred when validating the API.
Last modified: July 17, 2018

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# A HTTP error occurred when validating the API.

 *  [summer_feeling](https://wordpress.org/support/users/summer_feeling/)
 * (@summer_feeling)
 * [7 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-http-error-occurred-when-validating-the-api/)
 * I am getting this error when I insert the API key: A HTTP error occurred when
   validating the API. Error code: 403 Forbidden

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 *  Plugin Author [Jesin A](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jesin/)
 * (@jesin)
 * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-http-error-occurred-when-validating-the-api/#post-10506689)
 * Hi,
 * Are you using the public API key? It starts with “pubkey-”
 * Regards,
    Jesin

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 * Last activity: [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-http-error-occurred-when-validating-the-api/#post-10506689)
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