HTTP 403 Forbidden — Meaning

403 Forbidden means the client is authenticated but lacks permission for the resource. Causes include insufficient ACL/roles, IP restrictions, or invalid CSRF token. Retrying won't help.

Key facts

Frequently asked questions

What does 403 mean?

You are authenticated but not allowed to access the resource.

Will retrying fix a 403?

No. Permissions must change; retrying the same request won't help.

Related pages

• HTTP 200 OK
• HTTP 301 Moved Permanently
• HTTP 401 Unauthorized
• HTTP 404 Not Found
• HTTP 429 Too Many Requests
• HTTP 500 Internal Server Error
• HTTP 502 Bad Gateway
• HTTP 503 Service Unavailable

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