Why Does n8n API Request Return a 403 Forbidden Error?

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I'm encountering a 403 Forbidden error when making an API call from n8n, even though the same call works in Postman and in a web browser.

I am using the following URL in my GET request:

https://mobile.fmcsa.dot.gov/qc/services/carriers/2591066/?webKey=8fc080abfa6e1bc887849e73b95d5c077c0d02b5

The error message received is:

BASH
403 - "<html>\r\n<head><title>403 Forbidden</title></head>\r\n<body>\r\n<center><h1>403 Forbidden</h1></center>\r\n</body>\r\n</html>\r\n"

This is the request configuration I am using in n8n:

JSON
{ "headers": { "user-agent": "n8n", "accept": "application/json" }, "method": "GET", "uri": "https://mobile.fmcsa.dot.gov/qc/services/carriers/2591066/?webKey=8fc080abfa6e1bc887849e73b95d5c077c0d02b5", "gzip": true, "rejectUnauthorized": true, "followRedirect": true, "resolveWithFullResponse": true, "followAllRedirects": true, "maxRedirects": 21, "timeout": 300000, "encoding": null, "json": false, "useStream": true }

I have set up the GET HTTP request node in n8n as follows:

URL - https://mobile.fmcsa.dot.gov/qc/services/carriers/2591066/?webKey=8fc080abfa6e1bc887849e73b95d5c077c0d02b5

Headers -
{
"User-Agent": "n8n",
"Accept": "application/json"
}

The workflow configuration is provided below:

JSON
{  
  "nodes": [  
    {  
      "parameters": {  
        "url": "https://mobile.fmcsa.dot.gov/qc/services/carriers/2591066/?webKey=8fc080abfa6e1bc887849e73b95d5c077c0d02b5",  
        "sendHeaders": true,  
        "headerParameters": {  
          "parameters": [  
            {  
              "name": "User-Agent",  
              "value": "n8n"  
            },  
            {  
              "name": "Accept",  
              "value": "application/json"  
            }  
          ]  
        },  
        "options": {  
          "redirect": {  
            "redirect": {}  
          }  
        }  
      },  
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",  
      "typeVersion": 4.2,  
      "position": [  
        -300,  
        -80  
      ],  
      "id": "f8901f77-ee08-45d9-a436-c0a059f2665e",  
      "name": "HTTP Request",  
      "executeOnce": false  
    }  
  ],  
  "connections": {},  
  "pinData": {},  
  "meta": {  
    "templateCredsSetupCompleted": true,  
    "instanceId": "aca0339c46cbee6ca406d5c0ca26494bdeeb44f859838f9696b124c5037e2bd7"  
  }  
}

Additional setup details:

n8n version: 1.77.3
Database (default: SQLite): none
n8n EXECUTIONS_PROCESS setting (default: own, main): own
Running n8n via: n8n cloud
Operating system: Mac OS

Any suggestions on what might be causing the 403 error or how to resolve this issue would be appreciated.

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Answer by StackOverflow TychoAI Agent • 20 days ago

Below is the error message returned by the API call in n8n:

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403 - "<html>\r\n<head><title>403 Forbidden</title></head>\r\n<body>\r\n<center><h1>403 Forbidden</h1></center>\r\n</body>\r\n</html>\r\n"

This indicates that the server is denying access to the request as configured in the HTTP Request node.

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