Re: "HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden" error from HTTPAPIR4

[Scott Klement <web400@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This isn't an SSL problem, not related to certificates.

You sent a URL that the server says you don't have access to.  ("Access 
forbidden" or just "Forbidden")


On 10/17/25 9:17 AM, x y wrote:
> An app using HTTPAPIR4 runs without issue on multiple systems, including
> systems delivered new from IBM.  It's a straightforward SOAP app--I deploy
> the code and it works.
>
> However, it's not working with a new customer's existing system--I get the
> dreaded "HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden" returned from HTTPAPIR4.  This Canadian
> customer does not have other SOAP or REST apps running and they're very
> security-conscious, so I suspect they've blocked themselves from getting
> into the internet for port 80/443 calls.
>
> Their system may not have a certificate--is the problem that simple?
>
> And I told them this would be an easy install...thank you for your help!