403 PERMISSION_DENIED — "Your project has been denied access"

Gemini API
1

Hi,

I am getting a persistent 403 PERMISSION_DENIED block when attempting to test free tier models via the Gemini API using PowerShell/cURL. My application restrictions are set to “None” and I am not using a VPN.

It looks like my Google Cloud project has been caught in an automated anti-abuse flag by mistake. Could someone from the Google team please help review and unblock it?

Here are the details of my setup:

  • Project ID: project-2dd90c40-3b68-4792…
  • Region: Turkey (No VPN active)
  • Use Case: I am a developer building personal productivity tools and just trying to test out basic text generation features within the free tier limits.

The exact JSON response I receive:

{
    "error": {
        "code": 403,
        "message": "Your project has been denied access. Please contact support.",
        "status": "PERMISSION_DENIED"
    }
}

Thank you in advance for your time and assistance in getting this resolved

2

Sorry to hear about this. We’re treating this as a potential bug in Gemini API. Could you please enter the details of projects receiving unexpected 403 errors into this form?

3

Are there any updates on this issue. I’ve been suffering it for a couple of months now. I submitted the form 2 a week ago but got no respose.