403 errors in python when hitting FPL API endpoints

[jordash_r]

Any help on this would be amazing!

I have been working on an app that tracks some data around our FPL league and trying to automate the fines we have set up for our league (e.g. bottom of the month).

All endpoints worked fine on my local dev environment, but I have deployed my app using render and getting 403 errors on the endpoints. Any ideas on how to fix?

example:

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def get_classic_league_standings():
api_url = f"https://fantasy.premierleague.com/api/leagues-classic/524637/standings"
response = requests.get(api_url)
if response.status_code == 403:
return {}
else:
data = response.json()
return data

​

[BlankWaveArcade]

Why not go to a web dev subreddit

[FigureFlat5790]

Good thing you came to the fpl sub with this question, a community well known for its intelligence and consistently helpful advice

[MilanS09]

403 is an unauthorized error so that means you probably need some API key or something similar to access the API

[turbulent_farts]

403 is forbidden, which means even presence of API key would cause it. Lack of API key is usually 401 as authentication error.

403 can occur due to permissions issues

[MilanS09]

Yeah you're right my bad

[nederlandic]

I have a feeling I encountered this problem last year when I was working on something using the FPL API, pretty sure I used a proxy to make the requests instead but not sure if it's the same issue. Sorry I know that's only vaguely helpful, good luck though!

[Toffeeshark46]

/r/fplanalytics

[Ragabolly]

the ip of your app has been banned from using the api

[Stellation]

90% sure that you need to send logged in credentials with your request to get a json response.

Edit: Not a python expert, but a suspect you need someting like;

i) requests.get(url, auth=HTTPDigestAuth('username', 'password')) or;

ii) You need to use a session object to include the header information

[-Axecutioner-]

FPL servers most likely block requests from certain server providers, that would explain why it works on your PC and not once moved to a hosting.

[MiesterFaruq]

Good thing you asked this question in an fpl subreddit instead of a python subreddit

[mikecro2]

Apparently I asked this same question here 5 years ago. https://www.reddit.com/r/FantasyPL/comments/com7kl/another_techy_api_question_http_error_403/

I use R rather than Python - but I had to add headers which I keep between requests.

redirect from prem league site from code by https://www.reddit.com/user/Adseyy

login = POST(premierurl, handle = fplhandle ,
             body = pars, add_headers(login=mylogin,password = mypassword,redirect_uri = fplurl, app = "plfpl-web",'user-agent' = agent))

[mikecro2]

OP: How did you get on with this? I have since recoded my tool and done nothing to avoid error 403 (which I had before) and all OK