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Why is the API giving me a 403 Forbidden? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 year ago by SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml to c/lemmy@lemmy.ml
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I'm toying about with writing a client in Rust.

Example code online uses the API endpoint https://lemmy.ml/api/v3/post/list, and when I go to this link in a browser, it doe indeed load data. However, when I try to load it from a program, it gives me a 403 Forbidden. Does anyone know why this could be?

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[โ€“] lemann@lemmy.one 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not familiar with Lemmy's API specifically but you might need to be logged in for that...

Do you get a 403 when using a private browser window, logged out of lemmy?

[โ€“] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Oh, didn't think of this. True I did make the request from the browser that I use to browse Lemmy. Edit: Nope, wtill loads in Incognito... ๐Ÿค”