[BUG] API Error 403 Please run /login
Status Closed — not planned
Maintainer reply None cached
Activity 11 comments · opened Oct 2, 2025 · closed Jan 18, 2026
Preflight Checklist
- [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
- [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
- [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code
What's Wrong?
I'm a Claude Pro user and using Claude Code via Claude Code for VS Code plugin.
I tried it on both VS Code and Cursor; after logging in to Claude Code, I was immediately and repeatedly asked to run /login.
I tested it on both Ubuntu 22.04 and Windows 11.
I also checked the .credentials.json, the subscriptionType property seems weird.
{"claudeAiOauth":{"accessToken":"sk-ant-oat01-","refreshToken":"sk-ant-ort01-","expiresAt":1759435078288,"scopes":["user:inference","user:profile"],
"subscriptionType":null}}What Should Happen?
As a Pro user, I should be able to interact with Claude Code without seeing the error message below.
Error Messages/Logs
API Error: 403 {"error":{"type":"forbidden","message":"Request not allowed"}} · Please run /loginSteps to Reproduce
- Open Claude Code window on VS Code or Cursor
- Login
- Type anything you like then submit
- Error Message
Claude Model
Sonnet (default)
Is this a regression?
I don't know
Last Working Version
I don't know
Claude Code Version
2.0.1
Platform
Pro user
Operating System
Ubuntu 22.04 and Windows 11
Terminal/Shell
Cursor and VS Code
Additional Information
_No response_
11 Comments
Found 3 possible duplicate issues:
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I am experiencing this every time I restart my terminal sessions
``
API Error: 401 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"authentication_error","message":"OAuth token has expired. Please obtain a new token or refresh your existing token."},"request_id":"req_011CTiXPrP6kSphfbe4iZxn4"} · Please run /login``Nah man. It's not the same. Your access token is working, your token seems not stored correctly. My token doesn't work at all, I can't do anything with it
Not a duplicate
Not a duplicate
Nah man. It's not the same. Your token is working, they're not stored correctly. My token doesn't work at all, I can't do anything with it.
Ah my mistake, I'll see if there is another issue for mine
Search for "persistence", there are a lot of issues related to yours.
solution:
-> https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/8007#issuecomment-3384179638
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for me: claude code in command work normally,but vscode -claude code not.
my solution:
windows path:
,delete
and
,then try again.
Which still keeps the saved conversations.
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