Title: Error type: "Forbidden"
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Error type: "Forbidden"

 *  [claridgematt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claridgematt/)
 * (@claridgematt)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-type-forbidden-1/)
 * Hi,
 * This issue has already been raised – the topic is marked as ‘Resolved’ but it
   clearly isn’t, so I am posting again…
 * I have created my API key and I am getting the following error:
 * Error type: “Forbidden”. Error message: “There is a per-IP or per-Referer restriction
   configured on your API key and the request does not match these restrictions.
   Please use the Google Developers Console to update your API key configuration
   if request from this IP or referer should be allowed.” Domain: “usageLimits”.
   Reason: “ipRefererBlocked”.
 * Did you added your own Google API key? Look at the help.
 * Check in YouTube if the id sambagalez belongs to a username.
 * There is indeed a per-referer restriction, limited to our domain, but seeing 
   as in this error the Domain is shown as “usageLimits” it appears there may be
   an issue with either the API itself or the request sent from YTCG, which seems
   most likely.
 * Anyone have any ideas how we can solve this issue?
 * Thank you
    Matt
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/youtube-channel-gallery/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/youtube-channel-gallery/)

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 *  [crispyhurrell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/crispyhurrell/)
 * (@crispyhurrell)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-type-forbidden-1/#post-6543554)
 * I’m having the same problem. Have entered the API key, have set our domain as
   an approved referer, and still getting this error. Very frustrating.
 *  Plugin Author [PoseLab](https://wordpress.org/support/users/javitxu123/)
 * (@javitxu123)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-type-forbidden-1/#post-6543557)
 * Hi claridgematt
 * This is not an issue about the plugin, it is about the API key. Try to configure
   your api key without referer and if your API works correctly you have configured
   wrong the referer. Maybe you need to put * (*midomain.com/*). If your api key
   is not working after delete the referer you should delete the api key a create
   another one.
 *  [Kasia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kasia_codeword/)
 * (@kasia_codeword)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-type-forbidden-1/#post-6543575)
 * Post removed by author — issue solved
 *  Thread Starter [claridgematt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claridgematt/)
 * (@claridgematt)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-type-forbidden-1/#post-6543584)
 * I have tried configuring the api key with and without a referrer and it fails
   in both cases.
 * I’ve also tried recreating the api key from scratch, all to no avail.
 * I’m struggling to believe this is an issue with the api key as so many plugin
   users are seeing the problem.
 * Maybe I will try to find a different plugin and see if that generates the same
   errors…
 *  [timaldiss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timaldiss/)
 * (@timaldiss)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-type-forbidden-1/#post-6543599)
 * Same problem here
 *  [ahotik](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ahotik/)
 * (@ahotik)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-type-forbidden-1/#post-6543659)
 * I have the same problem. Im starting to question if the browser key is the right
   one to create
 *  [eva365](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eva365/)
 * (@eva365)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-type-forbidden-1/#post-6543667)
 * Hi all, I have the same problem. Does anyone solved? Please, help me 🙁

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