Google PageSpeed Insights analyze task fails: Forbidden - The calling IP address does not match the IP restrictions configured on the API key

Symptoms

• Google PageSpeed Insights analyze task for the domain in Extensions > My Extensions > Google PageSpeed Insights fails with the following error message:

  PLESK_ERROR: The task "task\analyze" has failed.
  API request couldn't be executed
  properly. Please try again!

• The file /var/log/plesk/panel.log contains messages like the following:

  CONFIG_TEXT: ERR [extension/pagespeed-insights] Forbidden - The calling IP address 203.0.113.2 does not match the IP restrictions configured on the API key. Please use the API Console to update

  OR

  CONFIG_TEXT: ERR [extension/pagespeed-insights] Forbidden - The request did not specify any referer. Please ensure that the client is sending referer or use the API Console to remove the referer restrictions.

Cause

IP address restrictions are enabled for the API key in Google API Console but the server address is not allowed.

Resolution

1. log in to Google API Console and go to the API credentials

2. Edit the API key. Add the IP of the server to the list at Application restrictions > Accept requests from these server IP addresses. Click Save

   Note: It may take up to 5 minutes for settings to take effect

   

Additional information

For more details refer to the Google API Console Help.