Title: google_api_connection_fail when activating plugin
Last modified: October 31, 2023

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# google_api_connection_fail when activating plugin

 *  Resolved [ochoppee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ochoppee/)
 * (@ochoppee)
 * [2 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google_api_connection_fail-when-activating-plugin-2/)
 * Re: I am a amateur at this!
 * The message I get when I try to activate sitekit is:
 * “Your site may not be ready for Site Kit
 * Looks like your site is having a technical issue with requesting data from Google
   services.
   To get more help, ask a question on our [support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/google-site-kit/)
   and include the text of the original error message:google_api_connection_fail”
 * When I click signin “[https://staging.therockiestours.ca/therockiestours.ca/wp-admin/index.php?action=googlesitekit_proxy_setup_start&nonce=bbb3592ead&#8221](https://staging.therockiestours.ca/therockiestours.ca/wp-admin/index.php?action=googlesitekit_proxy_setup_start&nonce=bbb3592ead&#8221);
   I get:
 * “The request to the authentication proxy has failed with an error: request_failed
   [Get help](https://sitekit.withgoogle.com/support?error_id=request_to_auth_proxy_failed).”
 * When check curl I get
 * [root@vps197 ~]# curl -I [https://sitekit.withgoogle.com](https://sitekit.withgoogle.com/)
   
   HTTP/2 403alt-svc: h3=”:443″; ma=2592000,h3-29=”:443″; ma=2592000
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fgoogle_api_connection_fail-when-activating-plugin-2%2Fpage%2F3%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Support [James Osborne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jamesosborne/)
 * (@jamesosborne)
 * [2 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google_api_connection_fail-when-activating-plugin-2/page/3/#post-17305275)
 * Great! Do let us know if you have any questions after confirming with your hosting
   provider, or using the mini plugin.

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 * Last reply from: [James Osborne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jamesosborne/)
 * Last activity: [2 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google_api_connection_fail-when-activating-plugin-2/page/3/#post-17305275)
 * Status: resolved