Title: REST API Denial
Last modified: May 29, 2019

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# REST API Denial

 *  Resolved [displaydev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/displaysales/)
 * (@displaysales)
 * [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rest-api-denial/)
 * We have received an increase in REST API denials over the past 30 days. Our setup
   initially had “Block access to user data via REST API” enabled. I disabled that
   to troubleshoot and allowed the namespaces but we are still seeing denials.
 * Our current configuration is for “Block access to WordPress REST API except any
   of the following” along with the allowed namespaces below.
 * Namespaces in question:
    contact-form-7 mailchimp-for-woocommerce
 * How can I prevent these namespaces from locking out my users?

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 *  Plugin Author [gioni](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gioni/)
 * (@gioni)
 * [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rest-api-denial/#post-11603102)
 * Could you share a screenshot of your REST API settings and a screenshot of those
   blocked REST API requests?
 *  Thread Starter [displaydev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/displaysales/)
 * (@displaysales)
 * [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rest-api-denial/#post-11603795)
 * Thanks for responding. Here are the screenshots you requested.
 * REST API settings – [https://www.dropbox.com/s/8i087r3p9c0z7o2/rest-api-settings.JPG?dl=0](https://www.dropbox.com/s/8i087r3p9c0z7o2/rest-api-settings.JPG?dl=0)
   
   REST API requests – [https://www.dropbox.com/s/dw34fpxnfogg47o/denied-rest-requests.JPG?dl=0](https://www.dropbox.com/s/dw34fpxnfogg47o/denied-rest-requests.JPG?dl=0)
 *  Thread Starter [displaydev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/displaysales/)
 * (@displaysales)
 * [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rest-api-denial/#post-11622670)
 * Hi, [@gioni](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gioni/) were you able to look
   at the screenshots?
 * I still am having users get locked out due to this issue.
 * Thanks,
    Doug
 *  Plugin Author [gioni](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gioni/)
 * (@gioni)
 * [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rest-api-denial/#post-11622830)
 * Hi! Everything looks normal on your screenshots and settings. Those REST API 
   requests were blocked because the IP address **was locked out at that moment**.
 * Also, note that “Block access to user data via REST API” feature has nothing 
   in common with your namespaces: contact-form-7 and mailchimp-for-woocommerce.

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 * Last activity: [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rest-api-denial/#post-11622830)
 * Status: resolved