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title: 403 Forbidden
slug: Web/HTTP/Status/403
browser-compat: http.status.403

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{{HTTPSidebar}}

The HTTP 403 Forbidden response status code indicates that the server understands the request but refuses to authorize it.

This status is similar to {{HTTPStatus("401")}}, but for the 403 Forbidden status code, re-authenticating makes no difference. The access is tied to the application logic, such as insufficient rights to a resource.

Status

403 Forbidden

Example response

HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2015 07:28:00 GMT

Specifications

{{Specifications}}

Browser compatibility

{{Compat}}

See also

• {{HTTPStatus("401")}}

• HTTP Status Code Definitions