Account inactive or usage limit reached.

The 403 Forbidden error in the context of the Mistral AI API could be due to several reasons:

Inactive Subscription

The error might indicate that the subscription associated with your account is not active. This could be because the subscription has expired, been suspended, or not properly activated.

Insufficient Permissions

You may not have the necessary permissions or roles assigned to your account or API key to access the requested resources. This is a common issue when API gateways have strict access control rules.

Rate Limiting

The API might have implemented rate limiting, and you have exceeded the allowable number of requests within a given time frame. This is often seen in free or basic plans where usage limits are more restrictive.

Security Policies

The API could be enforcing security policies such as IP whitelisting or other security measures that restrict access, leading to a 403 error if these conditions are not met.

Configuration Errors

There might be configuration errors at the API Gateway level, such as misconfigured access control rules, which can prevent valid requests from being processed correctly.