Title: REST API error
Last modified: March 25, 2020

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# REST API error

 *  Resolved [peteratomic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/peteratomic/)
 * (@peteratomic)
 * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rest-api-error-9/)
 * > There was an error accessing the WP REST API – Instant Images requires access
   > to the WP REST API to fetch and upload images to your media library.
 * Checked the FAQ on your site but this advice “update the settings to allow access
   to the WP REST API” isn’t very helpful. What settings? Where?

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 *  Plugin Author [Darren Cooney](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dcooney/)
 * (@dcooney)
 * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rest-api-error-9/#post-12582464)
 * Hi [@peteratomic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/peteratomic/)
    Yea it’s
   not great, mostly because it’s impossible to know exactly what the reason is.
 * Most of the time it’s a security plugin blocking access… Are you running a security
   plugin?

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 * Last reply from: [Darren Cooney](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dcooney/)
 * Last activity: [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rest-api-error-9/#post-12582464)
 * Status: resolved