Title: YouTube API returned a 403 error code when loading auto import
Last modified: September 1, 2016

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# YouTube API returned a 403 error code when loading auto import

 *  [jwtvnl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jwtvnl/)
 * (@jwtvnl)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/youtube-api-returned-a-403-error-code-when-loading-auto-import/)
 * Goodday,
 * Since a this morning I get the following error on importing, manual and automatic:
 * YouTube API returned a 403 error code. Error returned is: The referrer null does
   not match does not match the referrer restrictions configured on your API key.
   Please use the API Console to update your key restrictions.( code : ipRefererBlocked).
 * I looked up the error in Google, there is some results on allowing the server
   IP, but I can not find it anywhere in the Credentials or something.
 * Please help?
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/youtube-video-importer/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/youtube-video-importer/)

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 * Last activity: [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/youtube-api-returned-a-403-error-code-when-loading-auto-import/)
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