Error 403

#181952
  • Resolved Nsemka.com
    Rank Math free

    when i submit a story to Google Indexing API, I get ”ERROR 403, Permission denied. Failed to verify the URL ownership”…How do fix it pls?

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  • Hello,

    Thank you for contacting the support, and sorry for any inconvenience that might have been caused due to that.

    Looks like you haven’t followed the instructions correctly.

    Please check the instructions here and follow each step correctly and religiously:
    https://rankmath.com/blog/google-indexing-api/

    You can also follow this detailed screencast:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEmcwCc73Mc

    I hope that helps. Thank you, and looking forward to your update.

    Nsemka.com
    Rank Math free

    thank you for the reply…i was using the plugin already and it was working fine until suddenly it started giving me this error – sorry I omitted that information..pls advice

    Anas
    Rank Math business

    Hello,

    This is a problem on the search console, the service account is not listed as an owner. You can follow these steps to fix this:
    Screenshot
    On the next page, add the service account as an owner with the button:
    Screenshot
    Then, head back to the Search Console and refresh to confirm that the service account has been added correctly.

    Looking forward to helping you. Thank you.

    ​​​​​​​

    Nsemka.com
    Rank Math free

    Hello,

    Thank you guys very much. I have solved the challenge using your simple guide. I now get the ‘Sucess’ feedback after publishing to Google Indexing API.thank you

    Hello,

    We are super happy that this resolved your issue. If you have any other questions in the future, know that we are here to help you.

    If you don’t mind me asking, could you please leave us a review (if you haven’t already) on https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/seo-by-rank-math/reviews/#new-post about your overall experience with Rank Math? We appreciate your time and patience.

    If you do have another question in the future, please feel free to create a new forum topic, and it will be our pleasure to assist you again.

    Thank you.

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