Title: Plugin preventing API Connection From 3rd Party
Last modified: August 2, 2018

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# Plugin preventing API Connection From 3rd Party

 *  [clank72](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clank72/)
 * (@clank72)
 * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-preventing-api-connection-from-3rd-party/)
 * I just have a little issue with the iThemes Security plugin blocking an API connection
   that is needed for a service I use. The service adds customers to my membership
   database after they have successfully purchased a product.
 * I know there are several features within the plugin and I’m not sure which one
   is blocking the connection. I would still like to use your security plugin so
   I don’t want to deactivate it completely.
 * Any idea which plugin feature/option could be causing the issue? Then perhaps
   I could just disable that feature so the API will work as normal.
 * [https://www.evernote.com/l/AUmJ1A89wP1A26VRclD1tBbr6Mj1uD1uOmA](https://www.evernote.com/l/AUmJ1A89wP1A26VRclD1tBbr6Mj1uD1uOmA)
 * Thanks in advance.
    Mark

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 *  [nlpro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nlpro/)
 * (@nlpro)
 * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-preventing-api-connection-from-3rd-party/#post-10552416)
 * If enabled try and disable the **Default Blacklist** setting in the **Banned 
   Users** module.
    -  This reply was modified 7 years, 10 months ago by [nlpro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nlpro/).
 *  [3Lancer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/3lancer/)
 * (@3lancer)
 * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-preventing-api-connection-from-3rd-party/#post-10569532)
 * Security > Settings > System Tweaks
 * Request Methods: Untick
    Suspicious Query Strings: Untick
 * Security > Settings > WordPress Tweaks
 * XML-RPC : Enable, if required for your plugin
    REST API: Test as ‘Default Access’

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 * Last reply from: [3Lancer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/3lancer/)
 * Last activity: [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-preventing-api-connection-from-3rd-party/#post-10569532)
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