# outbound_blocked

HTTP 403 · Outbound requests (SPEC §4.4)

Requests from your app to private networks or Flatstack's own services aren't allowed. Call a public address instead.

## Does retrying help?

Not as it is. Change the request as the message says, then send it again.

## The response

Every Flatstack error has this shape. `details`, when present, says more about this case.

```json
{
  "error": {
    "code": "outbound_blocked",
    "message": "Requests from your app to private networks or Flatstack's own services aren't allowed. Call a public address instead.",
    "docsUrl": "https://flatstack.dev/docs/errors/outbound_blocked"
  }
}
```

[All error codes](/docs/errors)