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How to resolve "Steam Authentication for XYZ Failed: HTTP 403" on your FiveM server

Sometimes, you can be running a resource on your FiveM server that requires your Steam web API key to be set, so you may receive an error if this is set incorrectly.

Error Examples

[ citizen-server-impl] Steam authentication for USERNAME failed: HTTP 403: <html><head><title>Forbidden</title> </head><body><h 1>Forbidden</h1>Access is denied. Retrying will not help. Please verify your <pre>key=</pre> parameter.</body></html>

Connection rejected by XYZ's server: AFTERBURNER Has Failed To Authenticate! Please Contact The Server Owner

How to resolve the error

The fix is simple!

First, head to the Steam Development API Key creator page and create a web API key.

Next, head to your FiveM server's server.cfg and replace the value of steam_webApiKey with the key you just created.

Reload your server, and the issue will be resolved.

Why does this happen?

This can happen for a range of reasons, the most common are:

You changed your Steam password
Your existing API key has expired
You changed your Steam Guard details

Simply generate a new one, and make the edit in your server.cfg to resolve.

Updated on: 19/11/2024

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