Help on Feed Error: Couldn't download the specified URL: HTTP Code: 403

Tiny Tiny RSS Support
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I’m trying to subscribe to an RSS feed:

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/?widgetName=rssfeed&widgetContentId=8167599&getXmlFeed=true

While I am able to retrieve data through the browser, TT-RSS delivers:

Couldn’t download the specified URL: HTTP Code: 403

The feed is delivering some commented data, which may be causing the 403 error, for example:

“title>![CDATA[Charlotte & North Carolina Local News |]]</title”

Does anyone have any ideas on a workaround?

I tried this on my own Mac-based Docker install as well as the public TT-RSS Demo version. Both delivered identical errors.

thanks in advance!!

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Thanks - When I drop the feed url into the browser, I’m able to retrieve the data, though? Any idea on why the server would authorize a straight browser request (both Chrome + Safari) and not authorize a request via the TT-RSS application?

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14:59:12 0$ host www.charlotteobserver.com
www.charlotteobserver.com is an alias for mi.edgekey.net.
mi.edgekey.net is an alias for e49.g.akamaiedge.net.
e49.g.akamaiedge.net has address 173.222.9.102

So it’s possible the akamai stuff is judging that your browser is OK, but not the TT-RSS queries. Certainly, not on akamai, Google stuff can decide to allow things, possibly with a (re)CAPTCHA sometime in the past, but not a browser not carrying the cookies that creates.

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Aha - many thanks for that insight!!