# I got the forbidden 403 screen

**URL:** <https://forum.depmap.org/t/i-got-the-forbidden-403-screen/3020>\
**Category:** Issues and Bugs\
**Created:** [January 16, 2024, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.depmap.org/t/i-got-the-forbidden-403-screen/3020 "2024-01-16T15:09:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Martin\_Akerman](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.depmap.org/martin_akerman/32/1025_2.png) [@Martin\_Akerman](https://forum.depmap.org/u/Martin_Akerman)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.depmap.org/t/i-got-the-forbidden-403-screen/3020/1 "2024-01-16T15:09:05Z")

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Hello, I was checking manually a list of 48 genes, when I got to 42 I saw the forbidden 403 message and got blocked. **I was not running code on the website** , just checking if genes were strongly dependent or not, so I was doing it rather fast and could have been mistaken with code. Would it be possible to reestablish access for me? my IP address is 192.168.1.167  
thanks!  
Martin.

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**Author:** ![dllahr](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.depmap.org/dllahr/32/23_2.png) [@dllahr](https://forum.depmap.org/u/dllahr)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.depmap.org/t/i-got-the-forbidden-403-screen/3020/2 "2024-01-16T20:38:24Z")

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Hi Martin

It might just be as simple as a broken/malformed URL/link. Are you able to still see the previous genes you looked at (any of the first 41) and/or can you share the link that doesn’t work here?

Cheers,  
Dave

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**Author:** ![Martin\_Akerman](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.depmap.org/martin_akerman/32/1025_2.png) [@Martin\_Akerman](https://forum.depmap.org/u/Martin_Akerman)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2024, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.depmap.org/t/i-got-the-forbidden-403-screen/3020/3 "2024-01-17T16:29:23Z")

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It works now,

Thanks Dave!