Title: REQUEST_DENIED: API key…
Last modified: October 16, 2017

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# REQUEST_DENIED: API key…

 *  Resolved [Anita C](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mymothersdaughter/)
 * (@mymothersdaughter)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/request_denied-api-key/)
 * I keep getting this error on on the sidebar. I cannot get the reviews to show
   up. I’ve read all these different posts how to resolve it and yet I cannot resolve
   it. It’s like it keeps taking me in circles.
 * REQUEST_DENIED: API keys with referer restrictions cannot be used with this API.
 * Can you help with this?

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 *  Thread Starter [Anita C](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mymothersdaughter/)
 * (@mymothersdaughter)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/request_denied-api-key/#post-9593099)
 * I fixed this. It needs the IP address of the site’s hosting. I contacted Siteground
   and they gave me two IP addresses. The first one worked.
 *  Plugin Author [Matt Cromwell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webdevmattcrom/)
 * (@webdevmattcrom)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/request_denied-api-key/#post-9616531)
 * Thanks for the update, that must be related to some security protocols on your
   site. Most of our users don’t have to face that issue generally speaking.
 * Thanks!

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 * Last reply from: [Matt Cromwell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webdevmattcrom/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/request_denied-api-key/#post-9616531)
 * Status: resolved