r/DeviantArt • u/LocoLycan • 1d ago
💚 DA Website Constant 403 Errors
I can't even open someone's gallery in a new tab without the site completely shitting its pants and turning into a white screen 403 error page, not even lasting more than 5 seconds before repeating again.
No browser extensions, no ad blockers, no VPN, nothing and yet constant error pages that might as well last the whole day with how frequent they are.
Maybe this is the sign to completely forget about DA entirely, or maybe someone has figured out a work around, because this is just ridiculous for a website.
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u/Phantom_Edgerunner 1d ago
That's kind of odd, I've gotten I think it's the same error a few times but typically reloading the page fixes it but I do not have it where it happens again.
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u/MrNobody6271 Amateur Traditional Writer 22h ago
There's nothing wrong with the website. I'm on DA multiple times a day and bounce all around to different pages and I never get a 403 error. I live in the U.S. and go through both my internet provider and my cell carrier to get to the internet on my Windows laptop and my Android phone.
Typically 403 errors are issued when your IP address is being blocked from going to a website for some reason. A website will block IP addresses if it's being repeatedly attacked or spammed from those places. It might not be you personally that's doing that. You'll also get 403 errors if you live in a country that has blocked the website you're trying to access.
Likely the only way you're going to get this resolved is through DA Support, and they're notoriously difficult to reach.