Shatouros Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 Hello I started to recieve a Error 403 Forbidden when attempting to download mods from Nexus with the Vortex download button.Couldn't figure the cause so I attempted a relogin, which now has me stuck unable to connect Vortex with my account at all.Trying to login now tells me the login service is unavailable and gives me option to use API to connect instead, but it won't accept the API generated from the given link either.I have attempted to reinstall but nothing changes. I have also tried to use Mod Organiser 2 but that one faces similar issues, can't connect account directly and while I can seemingly enter API succesfully it also gives a forbidden error when attempting download. Any suggestions for a fix are welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showler Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 Does the manual download button work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shatouros Posted March 13, 2023 Author Share Posted March 13, 2023 (edited) Yes manual download works fine.Before I was unable to log in the mods also got added to Vortex fine, just failed to initiate download. Edited March 13, 2023 by Shatouros Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickysaurus Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 Something on your PC (probably a security app) is likely blocking Vortex from working properly. If it's happening in MO2 it's definitely external to the apps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shatouros Posted March 13, 2023 Author Share Posted March 13, 2023 Windows defender and firewall are the only security apps I have, they don't show anything blocked and disabling them didn't have any effect either.If it's something local that is blocking then I have no idea how to identify what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shatouros Posted March 13, 2023 Author Share Posted March 13, 2023 MO2 is able to get my account info when I use the API. Downloads fail with this message:[2023-03-13 20:19:47.431 W] Error transferring https://cf-files.nexusmods.com/cdn/1704/12604/SkyUI_5_2_SE-12604-5-2SE.7z?md5=RYel96XoJ4EAT9R-q-abzQ&expires=1678753184&user_id=177210153 - server replied: Forbidden (201) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaydawg55 Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 You need to tell your antivirus to allow connection to Nexus Mods. I don't know how to do that exactly because I do not have this problem. Check for antivirus and firewall instructions regarding how to add exceptions to blocked sites. It is called "whitelisting." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shatouros Posted March 14, 2023 Author Share Posted March 14, 2023 You need to tell your antivirus to allow connection to Nexus Mods. I don't know how to do that exactly because I do not have this problem. Check for antivirus and firewall instructions regarding how to add exceptions to blocked sites. It is called "whitelisting." Like I mentioned I have had Windows Security and Windows Firewall disabled completely so I am pretty confident they are not to blame. It is only the specific connection between the applications and Nexus that are affected, the main site functions normally. Vortex doesn't display which URL or IP it connects to for login so I have nothing to whitelist, at most I have the URL given by MO2 but I haven't been able to use that in any meaningful way either. https://cf-files.nexusmods.com/ for exampe can't even be pinged. I any case, I have found a workaround. Using a VPN makes everything work again, but it's not a solution I'd like to rely on so further suggestions for throubleshooting steps are appreciated :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest deleted34304850 Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 what browser are you using and do you have any tinfoil hat addons that are supposedly protecting you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shatouros Posted March 14, 2023 Author Share Posted March 14, 2023 Normally Chrome and Firefox, they do have various adblock and antitracking addons but the mods get added to Vortex with no problem. Also tried Edge which is completely clean of addons, same thing.So not an Browser issue either I would say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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