Title: Error code 403
Last modified: October 21, 2026

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# Error code 403

 *  [wrapson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wrapson/)
 * (@wrapson)
 * [3 weeks, 2 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-code-403/)
 * I can’t update Ditty I get error code 403 everytime I try and amend the text.
   What’s going wrong ?
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Ferror-code-403%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [softglaze](https://wordpress.org/support/users/softglaze/)
 * (@softglaze)
 * [3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-code-403/#post-19053698)
 * Hi, the Ditty editor saves your changes through the WordPress REST API, and a
   403 means that save request is being refused. There are three usual causes:
    1. User permissions: Ditty refuses the save if your user role does not have permission
       to edit Dittys, or if you are editing a Ditty created by another user without
       permission to edit other users’ Dittys. Try with an Administrator account.
    2. Expired session: if the editor was open for a long time, the security token 
       can expire. Reload the editor page, or log out and back in, then try again.
    3. A firewall or security plugin blocking REST requests: a security plugin, your
       host’s firewall or ModSecurity can block these save requests. Temporarily disable
       the security plugin, or ask your host whether something is blocking requests
       to /wp-json/.
 * To find out which one it is: open your browser’s developer tools (F12), go to
   the Network tab, try to save again, click the failed “save” request and look 
   at the Response. If it shows “rest_forbidden”, it is the permissions. If it shows“
   rest_cookie_invalid_nonce”, it is the session. If it shows an HTML block page,
   it is a firewall.
 * More about how REST API requests are authenticated: [https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/using-the-rest-api/authentication/](https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/using-the-rest-api/authentication/)
 * Which user role are you using, and what does that Response show?

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 * Last reply from: [softglaze](https://wordpress.org/support/users/softglaze/)
 * Last activity: [3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-code-403/#post-19053698)
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