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[Bug] Anthropic API Error: Credential Authorization Restriction

Resolved 💬 16 comments Opened Sep 23, 2025 by kummar Closed Jan 8, 2026

Bug Description
⎿  API Error: 400 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"invalid_request_error","message":"This credential is only authorized for use with Claude Code and cannot be used for other API requests."},"request_id":"req_011CTRRgxPidZvEEirG5recn"}

Environment Info

  • Platform: darwin
  • Terminal: iTerm.app
  • Version: 1.0.120
  • Feedback ID:

Errors

[{"error":"AxiosError: Request failed with status code 403\n    at MN (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:715:1077)\n    at Unzip.J0 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:716:9955)\n    at Unzip.emit (node:events:519:35)\n    at Unzip.emit (node:domain:489:12)\n    at endReadableNT (node:internal/streams/readable:1701:12)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:90:21)\n    at OQ1.request (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:718:2088)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)\n    at async KB5 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1986:480)\n    at async Promise.all (index 0)\n    at async file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1972:6855","timestamp":"2025-09-23T13:41:16.505Z"}]

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16 Comments

rawestmoreland · 9 months ago

I'm also seeing this inside the anthropic github actions.

 "result": "API Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"This credential is only authorized for use with Claude Code and cannot be used for other API requests.\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CTRTnR1ym12LUXqdSxo7B\"}",
ksarangmath · 9 months ago

https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/8042
https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/8046
some people have fixed the issue by logging out (/logout) and logging back in
others have fixed the issue by switching their model to sonnet (/model)

JWBWork · 9 months ago

Changing the model to sonnet with /model fixed this for me

JoshuaMarden · 9 months ago

@JWBWork You're an officer and a gentleman.

Y2Data · 9 months ago

@JWBWork fixed it for me. Thank you

JoniUzan · 9 months ago

Im getting this error in GitHub action after Claude set up on code review and when i mention Claude on on issues
the /model solve the error in my cli but not in GitHub action

alperensert · 9 months ago

For @JoniUzan and others experiencing this error during the setting the GitHub Actions Workflow can resolve the issue by modifying the model with claude_args as follows: --model claude-sonnet-4-20250514

PabloLION · 9 months ago

for the recently released sonnet 4.5, use this instruction to fix it.
Tell this to your Claude Code or Codex Cloud

---

  1. Open .github/workflows/claude.yml. In the Run Claude Code step, set claude_args to --model claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929, preserving every other setting in the workflow.
  2. Open .github/workflows/claude-code-review.yml. In the Run Claude Code Review step, update the claude_args string so it starts with --model claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929 while leaving the quoted --allowed-tools list untouched.
  3. Save both workflow files, commit with a message such as Add model argument to Claude workflows, and push the branch.
  4. Open a PR describing that the general and review Claude workflows now request the Sonnet 4.5 model.
BOLT04 · 9 months ago

We have the same error, but the default model for us was claude-3-5-haiku-20241022. We are using this version: anthropics/claude-code-action@v1.0.8

haddock-development · 9 months ago

same here...

paultiplady · 9 months ago
Changing the model to sonnet with /model fixed this for me

I got this error when i tried to switch from sonnet to opus; is there a solution to this error that lets me use opus instead?

I did see this warning: Approaching Opus usage limit · /model to use best available model but I'd hope for a different error if I hit my Opus token limit.

RimshaKhanSherwani · 8 months ago
Changing the model to sonnet with /model fixed this for me

@JWBWork why we need to change the modal to fix this issue?

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engrjcrv · 6 months ago

im facing the same issue just today, same with my brothers and sisters. using opencode too guys.

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