Title: API Request Error 503
Last modified: March 22, 2021

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# API Request Error 503

 *  Resolved [kitkat78](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kitkat78/)
 * (@kitkat78)
 * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-request-error-503-2/)
 * Hi
 * I get this message in WordPress with my Mailchimp for WooCommerce plugin.
 * Mailchimp says: API Request Error – 503 :: on 1862 in /home/348424.cloudwaysapps.
   com/brkmmabvxz/public_html/wp-content/plugins/mailchimp-for-woocommerce/includes/
   api/class-mailchimp-api.php
 * How do I fix this?

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 *  Plugin Support [khungate](https://wordpress.org/support/users/khungate/)
 * (@khungate)
 * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-request-error-503-2/#post-14229201)
 * Hi [@kitkat78](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kitkat78/), thanks for reaching
   out. It sounds like your server has been blacklisted by the API gateway service,
   Akamai. Please refer to our Wiki for troubleshooting instructions: [https://github.com/mailchimp/mc-woocommerce/wiki/Troubleshooting-CURL-Errors](https://github.com/mailchimp/mc-woocommerce/wiki/Troubleshooting-CURL-Errors).
 * Let us know if you need anything else.
 *  [moossoficial](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moossoficial/)
 * (@moossoficial)
 * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-request-error-503-2/#post-14245573)
 * having the same issue here, [@khungate](https://wordpress.org/support/users/khungate/)
   is it possibe to unblock my IP, I am using a shared server?

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 * Last reply from: [moossoficial](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moossoficial/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-request-error-503-2/#post-14245573)
 * Status: resolved