[Access Review Request] Project ID: wordpress-studio-mcp - 403 PERMISSION_DENIED on generateContent (Free Tier)

Gemini API
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GEMINI API / AI STUDIO ACCESS REVIEW REQUEST

[PROJECT & ACCOUNT INFORMATION]

  • Project ID: wordpress-studio-mcp
  • Target Tier: Gemini API Free Tier (No paid billing account attached)
  • Request Intent: Restore Free-tier generateContent access; review for erroneous Trust & Safety or platform restrictions.

[ISSUE DESCRIPTION]
Gemini API generateContent requests consistently fail with:
HTTP 403 PERMISSION_DENIED
“Your project has been denied access. Please contact support.”

[DIAGNOSTIC LOG & BEHAVIOR MATRIX]

  • GET /v1beta/models : SUCCESS (HTTP 200)
  • API Key Authentication : SUCCESS
  • Model Discovery : gemini-3.5-flash-lite is correctly returned via models.list
  • countTokens (gemini-3.5-flash-lite) : SUCCESS (HTTP 200)
  • generateContent (gemini-3.5-flash-lite) : CONSISTENTLY FAILS (HTTP 403)
  • API Key Restrictions : Restricted strictly to the Gemini/Generative Language API.
  • Billing Status : No billing account attached (Free tier intended).

[USER STATEMENT]
I am attempting to use the Gemini API Free tier and do not wish to enable
paid billing. The API key successfully authenticates, metadata retrieval works,
and token counting works, but actual content generation requests are blocked
by a 403 access denial.

Please review this project for any false-positive Trust & Safety flags or

systemic access restrictions and restore normal Free-tier functionality.

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Hello @my_temp ,

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.