Website URL (please specify the URL of the site on which you are experiencing the problem) Error Message I created a simple plugin inside which I registered an api endpoint, upon successful returns site url. But I am getting 403 forbidden error as a response when I call this api endpoint from my o…

[image] maheswar: 403 forbidden error Please read [image] Redirected to InfinityFree 403 Forbidden page Websites and PHP Getting a 403 error means the server is refusing to show your webpage. Here are the most common causes and how to fix them: 1. Webs…

Can anyone elaborate what does this mean, “InfinityFree is not intended to be used for file sharing, API hosting, database hosting or background tasks/tools.” And is aes.js responsible on why I am getting 403 forbidden error when I hit this endpoint ?

[image] maheswar: Can anyone elaborate what does this mean, “InfinityFree is not intended to be used for file sharing, API hosting, database hosting or background tasks/tools.” It means what it means. InfinityFree’s service shouldn’t be used on these subjects, only on website hosting. [im…

[image] Meishin: It means what it means. InfinityFree’s service shouldn’t be used on these subjects, only on website hosting. Does it mean any plugin in which an api endpoint is registered won’t work on InfinityFree hosting sites if that api get hits from other sites ? [image] Meishin: I…

[image] maheswar: if that api get hits from other sites ? Yes. They can indeed work if the AJAX calls come from within the site. [image] maheswar: How to handle this in code to make the api response successful(i.e, 200). You can’t handle this to make it success. A limit is a limit. No…

Thank you for the information. Why is it not allowing the request ? Is it possible that the protection system is flagging this as malicious activity? Will I get the 403 forbidden error due to this aes.js file on paid site as well ? Does anyone have any insights regarding this?

[image] maheswar: Is it possible that the protection system is flagging this as malicious activity? The security system indeed blocks automated requests. But that system is no where near intelligent — so it cannot “flag a request as malicious”. It depends on technologies that are decades old…

[image] maheswar: And is aes.js responsible on why I am getting 403 forbidden error when I hit this endpoint ? Short answer: yes. Longer answer: in addition to the aes.js system, there are additional rules that visitors are checked against before they reach the aes.js system to begin with. T…

Thank you Admin for the information. @Admin I have a plugin and an api endpoint is registered in the plugin. I am getting this 403 forbidden error when I call this endpoint from another site. Is there a way for me on how to check with code that your security system doesn’t allow/process this reques…

[image] maheswar: Is there a way for me on how to check with code that your security system doesn’t allow/process this request so that I can fallback to another approach ? You already noted you get a 403 Forbidden error when you try the API request. You could just check for that response code…

403 forbidden error when trying to hit the rest api endpoint of a plugin installed on my site

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