API Error 403 (permission_error) — page 3
The credential is valid but not allowed to use this model, org, or endpoint.
235 issues · 42 open · 193 resolved (82%) · first seen Feb 25, 2025
First response · account
What to do now
Most likely: The credential is valid but lacks access to the requested model, organization or policy scope.
- Confirm model availability and organization membership for the active account.
- Check enterprise policy or gateway allow-lists before rotating credentials.
- Capture the permission error body when asking an administrator for access.
These are conservative triage steps, not an official Anthropic fix. Use the issue and workaround evidence below before making a destructive configuration change.
Is this getting better or worse?
This class of problem is holding steady. 65 new reports in the last 90 days vs 74 in the 90 before — -12%. The open backlog peaked at 48 in 2026-07 and sits at 42 today.
Derived by counting each matching issue from its creation date until it closed. First-party
computation over the anthropics/claude-code tracker — the trend is not published
anywhere upstream.
Which builds report this
104 of these reports name the Claude Code build they were running, spanning 61 releases. Heaviest reporters:
- Claude Code v2.1.114
- Claude Code v2.1.220
- Claude Code v2.1.81
- Claude Code v2.1.211
- Claude Code v2.1.92
- Claude Code v2.1.195
- Claude Code v2.1.161
- Claude Code v2.1.12
Report volume, not a defect count: an issue can mention a build without that build having caused the failure. Versions come from the version string in the bug-report template, matched against real published tags.
Do these get fixed?
Median time to close is 14 days across 193 closures. Of the 193 closures with a recorded reason, 31% were closed as completed and 134 as not-planned or duplicate. The most recent completed fix landed in 2026-08.
Workarounds reported by the community
47 of these issues post a workaround someone says worked. The highest-engagement ones:
- [BUG]Cowork network egress allowlist not working - custom domains blocked with 403 blocked-by-allowlist
- …3. Proxy scope - Cowork might use a separate proxy instance Workaround: Run a local proxy bypass: export HTTP PROXY= Similar issues in OpenClaw's sandbox - config and enforcement must be synchronized.
Found in the thread of #30112 · still open - [Bug] Anthropic API Error: Usage credits required for 1M context window with opus-plan model
- …sn't work, and just stops working at 1M Context. A feasible workaround would be to periodically use the /compact command manually.
Found in the thread of #61869 · resolved - [BUG] Claude Code on the Web .NET SDK binary downloads blocked by proxy even with "All domains" network access enabled
- …SL -o /tmp/install.sh Returns: valid 1888-line shell script Workaround None currently. Users must: Have Claude write code Pull and compile locally Report errors back to Claude Repeat until code compiles This significantl…
Found in the description of #11897 · still open - [BUG] Bedrock: Claude Opus 4.7 returns permission_error despite AUTHORIZED entitlement status
- …resolution. I'd appreciate it if anyone could do the same. In the meantime, this doesn't seem to be a technical or configuration issue.
Found in the thread of #51183 · still open - [Bug] Anthropic API Error: OAuth token missing user:profile scope
- …completed successfully but error persists - Still getting: Workaround to try: Based on @gerrywastaken's comment, will try and logging back in instead of . Note: appears insufficient to fix this - requires full logout/lo…
Found in the thread of #11985 · still open
Excerpts are quoted from the linked issue so you can judge relevance before opening it. Threads that only ask for a workaround, or report that there is none, are excluded. These are community suggestions, not official guidance from Anthropic — read the full thread before applying one.
Matching issues 201–235
Ranked by community engagement (reactions weighted over comments).
- [Bug] Setup documentation unclear and confusing
- Claude Tag: bundle Domains/credential allow-layers never reach session egress (CONNECT 403 policy denial) — Tag-surface report of #34690 family
- [Bug] Safeguard incorrectly flags legitimate code improvement requests
- [Bug] Anthropic API Error: Server Rate Limiting During Normal Usage
- [Bug] Anthropic API Error: Server Rate Limiting on Valid Requests
- [Bug] Anthropic API Error: Server rate limiting requests
- [Bug] Anthropic API Error: Server temporarily limiting requests (rate limit)
- [BUG] Routine GitHub-event trigger fails: ccr_webhook_trigger "Repo is not associated with your organization"
- [FEATURE] Web Browsing Tool Fragmentation Creates Friction After Permission Grant
- [BUG] Voice dictation fails ("unstructured error frame", WS close 1008 Invalid authorization) when authenticated via CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN — voice WebSocket opened without Authorization header
- [BUG] Claude Code on the web: `us.sentry.io` blocked under Trusted egress (403 `host_not_allowed`) — `*.sentry.io` missing from the enforced allowlist despite being a documented Trusted default
- C:/Program Files/Git/stickers returns 403 Forbidden in Japan
- [BUG] oauth_org_not_allowed on personal Pro account — subscription access blocked without any changes
- [BUG] v2.1.96: Claude Code GitHub Action fails with AWS authentication
- API Error: 403 {"error":{"type":"forbidden","message":"Reque...
- [BUG] Claude in Chrome side panel (Cowork mode): GET /api/bootstrap returns 403 from extension context while identical authenticated request returns 200 from a claude.ai tab — endless sign-in loop
- [Bug] Anthropic API Error: Server Rate Limiting - Request Throttling
- [Bug] Claude Sonnet refuses to generate network monitoring code
- [BUG] Desktop app: elevated-auth re-login navigates to /new and destroys the prompt being typed
- [FEATURE] Team seat usage is available in `/usage` but inaccessible to local integrations
- [BUG] Agent unilaterally created/rotated a production API credential without asking
- [BUG] Claude Desktop on Windows: /compact fails with 403 "Request not allowed" and usage increases substantially despite failed compaction
- [BUG] Cloud routine GitHub App onboarding fails to install on personal account when identity is a member of an org with an existing installation
- [Bug] Claude Fable 5 blocks legitimate first-party security review with active CVP approval
- [BUG] Desktop app hangs when Bedrock model unavailable (403), cannot switch model
- [BUG] Desktop app sandbox network proxy ignores sandbox.network.allowedDomains from project .claude/settings.json, while CLI honors it correctly
- [BUG] Cowork/Code fail with 403 "Invalid authorization" for 10+ days — Chat works fine
- [BUG] Routine repository picker shows "no repository found" — GitHub connector authorized but GitHub App never installed
- [BUG] Git proxy returns 403 Forbidden
- [BUG] HTTP 403 (no WWW-Authenticate) is misclassified as "requires OAuth"; stale flag is keyed by server name and not cleared by mcp remove
- [Bug] Claude generates incomplete responses and avoids task completion
- [BUG] ERR_BAD_REQUEST on startup persists across MSIX and npm installs — confirmed not network/proxy/TLS/DNS related
- Cloud routine environments silently changed AWS_* env handling twice (stripped, then platform-injected), breaking production workloads
- I need more specific information about the error you're experiencing to generate an accurate issue title. Could you please provide: 1. The error message you're receiving 2. What MCP server you're trying to integrate 3. What steps you took to set it up 4.
- Desktop app DCR uses client_name "Claude Desktop (…)" which Figma's MCP register endpoint rejects with 403 — CLI works because it sends "Claude Code"