Title: Error: Invalid Request (file_get_contents)
Last modified: January 13, 2017

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# Error: Invalid Request (file_get_contents)

 *  Resolved [Matt Price](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matt-price/)
 * (@matt-price)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-invalid-request-file_get_contents/)
 * Hi, I am getting the below error when I click the ‘Test Api Settings’. I’ve read
   through some past support threads with a similar issue and none could help.
 * From what I can tell I am using a root access key.
 * Error: Invalid Request (file_get_contents)
    Please check your Access Key ID and
   Secret Access Key for errors.

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 * Last reply from: [Matt Price](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matt-price/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-invalid-request-file_get_contents/)
 * Status: resolved