# Request to Restore Gemini API Free Tier Access

**URL:** <https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/request-to-restore-gemini-api-free-tier-access/190380>\
**Category:** Gemini API\
**Tags:** api\
**Created:** [October 18, 2026, 7:08pm UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/request-to-restore-gemini-api-free-tier-access/190380 "2026-10-18T19:08:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 18, 2026, 7:08pm UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/request-to-restore-gemini-api-free-tier-access/190380/1 "2026-10-18T19:08:24Z")

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Hello Google Gemini API Team,My Google AI Studio project is showing:

Project: ScriptLens-A1

Status: Restricted

Billing Tier: Unavailable

API Error: 403 PERMISSION\_DENIED

I have completed my Google account verification and enabled two-step verification.

I am developing a personal AI video-to-script application and would like to use the Gemini API Free Tier for testing.

I do not wish to enable paid billing at this stage.

Could you please review my project’s API access and advise whether Free Tier access can be restored?

Thank you.