# \[Solved\] how can I fix a 403 error using the WEB API **URL:** \ **Category:** Web API's\ **Created:** [August 20, 2022, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-can-i-fix-a-403-error-using-the-web-api/2007685 "2022-08-20T16:49:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tanishq](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tanishq/32/124339_2.png) [@tanishq](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tanishq)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2022, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-can-i-fix-a-403-error-using-the-web-api/2007685/1 "2022-08-20T16:49:26Z")
Hello everyone 😀 I am working on a geolocation app which uses this [api](https://positionstack.com/) . And when I run it I get a `403` error which is listed as no `HTTPS` access in the [documentation](https://positionstack.com/documentation#api_errors). Even though my web url starts with `HTTP` . **And it works fine in the browser as expected.** Is this a thunkable issue? or I have to make changes in my blocks? these are my blocks :- ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/8/1/814ab4430f75bceee57c813c164304f884f65731.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/b/0/b0484bf5a517aad012c133dbdcb30f14918e35ab.png) Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-can-i-fix-a-403-error-using-the-web-api/2007685/2 "2022-08-20T18:07:23Z")
What is the value of the green error block? It looks like you’re displaying the green status block but we’d need to know what error you’re getting. ---
**Author:** ![tanishq](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tanishq/32/124339_2.png) [@tanishq](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tanishq)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2022, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-can-i-fix-a-403-error-using-the-web-api/2007685/3 "2022-08-20T18:29:51Z")
It does not give any error as when I put the green error block under `if-condition` the condition does not take place rather gives the `status`. ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2022, 6:40pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-can-i-fix-a-403-error-using-the-web-api/2007685/4 "2022-08-20T18:40:02Z")
Have you tried set Label11’s Text to [error] in the `then do` section ( **not** inside the `if` block)? When you do that, is there a value or is it blank? ---
**Author:** ![tanishq](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tanishq/32/124339_2.png) [@tanishq](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tanishq)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2022, 6:51pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-can-i-fix-a-403-error-using-the-web-api/2007685/5 "2022-08-20T18:51:06Z")
by doing that I get the label as `undefined`… ---
**Author:** ![zander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecb155/32.png) [@zander](https://community.thunkable.com/u/zander)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2022, 8:25pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-can-i-fix-a-403-error-using-the-web-api/2007685/6 "2022-08-20T20:25:20Z")
Have you tried it in the companion app? Perhaps is a CORS issue? ---
**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2022, 11:07pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-can-i-fix-a-403-error-using-the-web-api/2007685/7 "2022-08-20T23:07:03Z")
Even if your URL starts with **HTTP** , the `Web API` will force it to **HTTPS**. This is I think by design of the `Web API` component. ---
**Author:** ![tanishq](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tanishq/32/124339_2.png) [@tanishq](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tanishq)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 6:49am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-can-i-fix-a-403-error-using-the-web-api/2007685/8 "2022-08-21T06:49:44Z")
Is there a way to bypass the issue? ---
**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 7:03am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-can-i-fix-a-403-error-using-the-web-api/2007685/9 "2022-08-21T07:03:25Z")
See this post > [@Web API http vs https](https://community.thunkable.com/t/web-api-http-vs-https/853891): > > I am calling a http GET Web API to my flask server. However the server always receives “https” even though the URL is “http”. Is http not supported at all? or is it an advanced option? ---
**Author:** ![tanishq](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tanishq/32/124339_2.png) [@tanishq](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tanishq)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 7:05am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-can-i-fix-a-403-error-using-the-web-api/2007685/10 "2022-08-21T07:05:34Z")
What are browser developer tools? ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 7:21am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-can-i-fix-a-403-error-using-the-web-api/2007685/11 "2022-08-21T07:21:35Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/f/0ff217132c3d9c8d6d0510b2d9242d592fb93789.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![tanishq](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tanishq/32/124339_2.png) [@tanishq](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tanishq)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 11:56am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-can-i-fix-a-403-error-using-the-web-api/2007685/12 "2022-08-21T11:56:44Z")
I tried the test in my iPhone and it works great. but while live testing it in a pc the status is `403`. Anyways solved… thanks @tatiang@muneer 😀 ---
**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-can-i-fix-a-403-error-using-the-web-api/2007685/13 "2022-08-21T14:05:03Z")
That is great. It means that the developers of Thunkable have solved the earlier reported issue even if it wasn’t a complete solution as you have experienced. Happy Thunking! ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 1:12pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-can-i-fix-a-403-error-using-the-web-api/2007685/14 "2024-11-08T13:12:57Z")