HTTP Error: 403 when submitting a sitemap to the google search console using a pages
I am experiencing an HTTP Error 403 when attempting to submit a sitemap to the Google Search Console for my website on Cloudflare Pages.
Upon submission, Google returns a 403 error.
it only seems to happen if u use pages, when using GitHub or Nginx it seems that the problem doesn't come up
Any ideas on how to fix this?
4 Replies
check security events - https://dash.cloudflare.com?to=/:account/:zone/security/events
looks like bot mode is blocking it
Just Turned Off Bot Fight Mode, Let's see 👀
this guy is a legend
https://community.cloudflare.com/t/403-error-google-search-console-how-did-i-solve-it-for-those-who-are-still-struggling-with-this/381592
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