HTTP Module Fails with 403 on MidJourney Image Links

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:red_exclamation_mark: Problem Summary: MidJourney CDN Returns 403 in HTTP Module

I’m trying to download an image from a MidJourney CDN URL using the HTTP module in Make.com.

:white_check_mark: What works:

  • When I use an image URL from Wordpress link, the HTTP module returns statusCode: 200 and downloads the file successfully.

:cross_mark: What fails:

  • When I use a MidJourney image URL like this:
    https://cdn.midjourney.com/867e58ac-d3d8-415b-b805-9710cea4131b/0_3.png

The HTTP module returns:

statusCode: 403

Even after switching to the “Make an HTTP request” module and adding a User-Agent header (Mozilla/5.0), it still returns 403 Forbidden.

:magnifying_glass_tilted_left: What I Tried:

  • Used the “Make an HTTP request” module instead of “Get a file”
  • Set User-Agent header to Mozilla/5.0
  • Tried adding a Referer header pointing to https://midjourney.com
  • Verified the image is accessible directly from a browser

:pushpin: Goal:

I want to automatically download MidJourney-generated images in Make.com and use them in a content automation workflow.

:puzzle_piece: Question:

Has anyone managed to access/download MidJourney images via Make.com?
Is there a workaround or HTTP header combo that works — or is their CDN completely blocking bots?

Any help or ideas are appreciated!

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I’m facing the same issue as you described. Seems that Midjourney is blocking to prevent scraping.

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Try sending a user-agent header to mimic a request from a web browser.

Hope this helps! Let me know if there are any further questions or issues.

— @samliew

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Can we jump on a call to fix this now?

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Hope this helps! Let me know if there are any further questions or issues.

— @samliew

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Since Midjourney blocks automated tools from grabbing images directly, I manually save them to my computer first, then upload them to Google Drive. To save time, I use Google Drive’s folder monitoring (like with Apps Script or a third-party tool) to automatically generate shareable links for every new image I drop in—so while downloading is still manual, at least organizing and linking happens on its own

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