Title: error 403
Last modified: March 26, 2023

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# error 403

 *  Resolved [mrsray](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrsray/)
 * (@mrsray)
 * [3 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-403-57/)
 * Error 403 The request cannot be completed because you have exceeded your quota
   Exceeded … unlimited quota for the paid version?
    -  This topic was modified 3 years, 2 months ago by [mrsray](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrsray/).

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 *  Thread Starter [mrsray](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrsray/)
 * (@mrsray)
 * [3 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-403-57/#post-16594968)
 * crap, i’m guessing it is due to ‘search term’ option and i hit the 500 mark and
   paid wouldn’t change that quota, correct? … cause “There is a “500 videos limit”
   restriction when using YouTube’s SEARCH API. So, If you’re using the “Search 
   Terms” source type, only 500 videos can be shown in maximum. All other types 
   can show unlimited videos.”
 * i removed some shortcodes that should put me under the mark … deleted the cache
   in settings … but i’m still getting the 403 error
 * any way of getting it working again?
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 *  Plugin Contributor [wpvideogallery](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpvideogallery/)
 * (@wpvideogallery)
 * [3 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-403-57/#post-16595053)
 * The quick solution is to create a new API key.
 * Also, kindly go to the “YouTube Gallery => Settings” menu from your WordPress
   Admin Dashboard and make sure the “Development” mode is disabled there.
 * Technically, you have hit a daily Quota limit by YouTube. The plugin uses the
   YouTube Data API to get videos from their server. But, the API is not 100% FREE
   but they have a daily FREE quota limit (**10000 UNITS**). Still, their FREE API
   quota limit is sufficient for the majority of websites and mostly the issue occurs
   only when you use the “search term” option.
 * Kindly look at this page [https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/determine_quota_cost](https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/determine_quota_cost)
   for more details.
 * Our plugin uses the “list” method as we only want to display the videos. On the
   page above, You can see the “search.list” costs **100 UNITS** whereas the other“
   Playlist” & “Channel” resources cost **1 UNIT**. So, the search method is the
   costliest method among all and you will run out of the “API Quota Exceeded” message
   very soon if you use it extensively. So generally, we do not recommend using 
   the “Search” source type.
 *  If still you would like to use the “Search” option, you can request YouTube 
   to increase your Quota limit by filling out this form [https://support.google.com/youtube/contact/yt_api_form?hl=en](https://support.google.com/youtube/contact/yt_api_form?hl=en)
 * Hope this helped you!
    -  This reply was modified 3 years, 2 months ago by [wpvideogallery](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpvideogallery/).
 *  Thread Starter [mrsray](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrsray/)
 * (@mrsray)
 * [3 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-403-57/#post-16596090)
 * thank you for the info, and what a bummer … plus the form does not look easy 
   to fill out

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