# Gemini API 403 "Your project has been denied access" - please review my project **URL:** \ **Category:** Gemini API\ **Tags:** bug\ **Created:** [September 17, 2026, 9:56am UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/gemini-api-403-your-project-has-been-denied-access-please-review-my-project/183425 "2026-09-17T09:56:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![shaoxuan\_dai](https://d1dlmcr85iqnpo.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.ai.google.dev/shaoxuan_dai/32/150581_2.png) [@shaoxuan\_dai](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/u/shaoxuan_dai)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2026, 9:56am UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/gemini-api-403-your-project-has-been-denied-access-please-review-my-project/183425/1 "2026-09-17T09:56:16Z")
```auto Hi team, My Gemini API requests return the following error on every call (both the native generateContent endpoint and the OpenAI-compatible endpoint): 403 PERMISSION_DENIED - "Your project has been denied access. Please contact support." Facts about my situation: - Google account: d.....@gmail.com (active Google AI Pro subscriber) - Project ID: my-project-22333-5088.. (also tried the AI Studio auto-created project - same result) - Google AI Studio shows billing tier "Unavailable" for both projects - I can use Gemini web normally with my subscription - I already tried: creating a brand-new project, creating a brand-new API key, both are still denied - Personal, non-commercial use (running a local AI agent that calls the Gemini API) - I also submitted the GCP Account Suspension Inquiry form I believe this may be a false positive from automated flagging. Could you please review my account/project and restore Gemini API access, or let me know what steps are needed to resolve the "Unavailable" billing tier status? Thank you. ``` ---
**Author:** ![Pooja\_Kapse](https://d1dlmcr85iqnpo.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.ai.google.dev/pooja_kapse/32/24754_2.png) [@Pooja\_Kapse](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/u/Pooja_Kapse)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 3:30am UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/gemini-api-403-your-project-has-been-denied-access-please-review-my-project/183425/2 "2026-09-21T03:30:28Z")
Hello @shaoxuan_dai , The Google AI Pro subscription currently cannot be used with Gemini API, it can be used in AI Studio . 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, please try the below steps: 1. Check Model Availability & Rate Limits: 2. Ensure you have completed age verification by navigating to [Google Account Age Verification](https://myaccount.google.com/age-verification) and verifying date of birth in [Google Account Personal Info](https://myaccount.google.com/personal-info). 3. Complete[Phone Verification](https://myaccount.google.com/phone) and turn on[2-Step Verification (2SV)](https://myaccount.google.com/signinoptions/twosv) on the Google Account associated with your project. 4. Once age, phone and 2sv are configured, retry your request or create a new API key in[Google AI Studio](https://aistudio.google.com/). 5. If completing these steps still does not restore access (or if using a model requiring a paid tier), you might want to consider adding prepayment credits directly in[Google AI Studio](https://aistudio.google.com/) and/ or attaching a Google Cloud Billing account in the[Google Cloud Console](https://console.cloud.google.com/billing). Please note this will mean you lose your free tier quota.