# Trading 212 API error: HTTP 403

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This is the markdown version of https://openbrokerapi.com/errors/trading-212/403-missing-scope, written from the same records as that page.

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The error, as text you can copy:

```
HTTP 403
```

- Kind: API error code
- HTTP status: 403
- API: [Trading 212](https://openbrokerapi.com/brokers/trading-212)
- Status: unverified. Source: [docs.trading212.com](https://docs.trading212.com/api/accounts/getaccountsummary), checked 2026-09-21.

## What does HTTP 403 mean on the Trading 212 API?

The request was refused. The Trading 212 documentation lists 403 as a response but does not describe it, so no cause here is confirmed. Keys carry the permissions chosen when they are created, so a missing permission is one possibility, and the forum records other causes: a Cloudflare block, an order type not allowed on a real money account, and a browser CORS preflight.

## How do I fix HTTP 403?

Read the response body first: an error path such as not-available-in-real-money-account names the cause, and an HTML page from Cloudflare points at the network rather than the key. If the body says nothing, check in the app that the key carries the permission the endpoint needs, and make a new key if it does not.

## More on the Trading 212 API

- [All Trading 212 API error codes](https://openbrokerapi.com/errors/trading-212)
- [Trading 212 API quickstart](https://openbrokerapi.com/brokers/trading-212/quickstart): From credentials to a first call on a demo account, step by step.
- [Trading 212 API error codes](https://openbrokerapi.com/errors/trading-212): 8 decoded, each with what it means, and the fix where the source gives one.
- [Trading 212 API endpoints](https://openbrokerapi.com/brokers/trading-212/endpoints): 16 documented, each with its method, path, parameters and source.
- [Trading 212 API page](https://openbrokerapi.com/brokers/trading-212): The full record: access, authentication, limits and the source for each.
- [Export Trading 212 trade history to Excel or a spreadsheet](https://openbrokerapi.com/guides/trading-212-trade-history): Guide

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Cite as: Trading 212 API error: HTTP 403. Broker API Hub, https://openbrokerapi.com/errors/trading-212/403-missing-scope, newest check 2026-09-21.

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