403 Access Denied on Freepik module – despite valid API connection (Make.com Core plan user)

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Hi,

I’m encountering a 403 Access Denied error when using the Freepik module in Make. As shown in the attached screenshot, the scenario is making a POST request to /v1/ai/text-to-image/imagen3, but the server immediately returns a 403 error.

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Here’s what I’ve already checked:

  • I’m using a valid API connection via Make’s official Freepik module.
  • I’m on the Core plan in Make (paid version).
  • I’ve tested the same POST request manually via the Freepik developer website, and it returns a 200 OK response there, so the API key and request itself seem valid.
  • The issue seems to be related specifically to this AI endpoint or the way Make is sending the request.

Is anyone else experiencing this issue or aware if this endpoint might be restricted to certain Freepik account types? Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

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Hey, did you ever find a fix for this?

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Hi @Sjoerd, Hi @Pepper_Mill,

the app developer here :slight_smile:
Which module are you using? The ‘Make an API Call’ module?
Are you inserting the complete URL “https://api.freepik.com/v1/ai/text-to-image/imagen3” or how exactly do you get this error? From the screenshot I cannot see the full input.

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On my end each module works perfectly fine :slight_smile:

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It looks like your API key needs to be regenerated, and the connection set up again.

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Thank you, Richard and Samliew, for your responses! I’ll look into this further and get back to you once I have more information. Really appreciate the help!

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I’ll look into getting a new API key — it’s not super straightforward at Freepik, but I’ll see what I can do and investigate further from there.

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Hi Richard,

Thanks for your response - I was using the full URL previously but Make.com support advised against this as I was getting a different error.

When using the full URL:

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When using the short URL:

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You are correct, this is the Make an API call module. Notable, I don’t get the same error when using the Create an Image from text module - that seems to work without any issues:

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Also struggling to work out how to generate a new key. The support bot says to generate a new one on the dashboard page but the option for that doesn’t exist for me, I assume that’s the same for you?

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Hi,

API key is working fine.
Support of freepik: “If you wish to reset your API Key we will have to cancel your account.”
Only 1 key can be generated.
It’s not the key

Im stuck

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@Richard_Johannes @samliew You guys know the answer? would be very helpfull

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Sorry, in travelling at the moment and can’t look into it further. I just know it works because I tested it out when I made the previous post.