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The HTTP 403 Forbidden response status code indicates that the server understands the request but refuses to authorize it.
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This status is similar to 401, but re-authenticating makes no difference.
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Access is tied to the application logic, such as insufficient rights to a resource.
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The server understood the request, but will not fulfill it.
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If authentication credentials were provided in the request, the client should not automatically repeat the request with the same credentials, but may repeat the request with new or different credentials.
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HTTP 403 is an HTTP status code meaning access to the requested resource is forbidden. The server understood the request, but will not fulfill it.
HTTP 403 - Wikipedia
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HTTP Status Code 403 is an error message that indicates the server has understood the request but refuses to authorize it. If authentication credentials were provided in the request, the client should not automatically repeat the request with the same credentials, but may repeat the request with new or different credentials. An origin server that wishes to "hide" the current existence of a forbidden target resource may instead respond with a status code of 404 Not Found.
403 Forbidden — httpstatuses.com
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10.4.4 403 Forbidden If the server does not wish to make this information available to the client, the status code 404 (Not Found) can be used instead.
HTTP/1.1: Status Code Definitions
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