403 PERMISSION_DENIED — request review and restore Gemini API access

Gemini API
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Hello Gemini API team,

Please review and restore Gemini Developer API generation access for this project:

- Project name: 805 Huts Gemini Free Tier

- Project ID: huts-gemini-free-tier

All minimal generateContent requests return:

`403 PERMISSION_DENIED: Your project has been denied access. Please contact support.`

The project is a U.S.-based personal Google account on the Gemini API free tier, intended for low-volume internal automation. The API key was created directly in Google AI Studio; no API key is included in this post.

Could you please identify the restriction and restore eligible Gemini API access? Thank you.

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Hello @abby_borget ,

Getting a 403 API error response and / or seeing “Unavailable” next to your project in AI audio indicates a flag has been placed on your account. To proceed:

If you’re on the free tier with no billing attached, you should consider setting up billing. In most cases this is enough to clear any flag on your account. Please note this will mean you lose your free tier quota. You should also see a banner in AI studio prompting you to set up billing.

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I was hoping to stay on the free tier.