# Forest cannot authenticate the user for this request in prod and localhost

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**Created:** [August 14, 2023, 8:11pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/forest-cannot-authenticate-the-user-for-this-request-in-prod-and-localhost/6560 "2023-08-14T20:11:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![shohanr](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.forestadmin.com/shohanr/32/4999_2.png) [@shohanr](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/shohanr)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 7:56am UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/forest-cannot-authenticate-the-user-for-this-request-in-prod-and-localhost/6560/5 "2023-08-17T07:56:06Z")

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To use this endpoint you will have to use an authentification token.  
[Here is a thread](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/request-failed-with-status-code-403-in-test-environment/3648/3) explaining how you could do it.

Best regards,

Shohan

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