# Unable to access public model - status 401

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If you are getting a 401 error even though the token is correct, it is usually because of a network setting such as SSL, or because a different token that has been cached is being used somewhere.

If it is a completely server error, I think it is more likely that a non-401 error will be displayed.

> [@Error 401 Client Error: Unauthorized for url](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Ferror-401-client-error-unauthorized-for-url%2F19714)%3A
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> When using model card of my private speech recognition model with LM, I got this error: 401 Client Error: Unauthorized for url: [https://huggingface.co/api/models/taliai/tali-asr-with-lm/revision/main](https://huggingface.co/api/models/taliai/tali-asr-with-lm/revision/main) while the same model without lm works fine. Is there anything wrong on my model or model card or … Any help is appreciated.

> [@Assistance with 401 Unauthorized Error for API Access](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Fassistance-with-401-unauthorized-error-for-api-access%2F128643)%3A
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> I am currently encountering an issue while attempting to use the Hugging Face Inference API with access tokens. Despite following all documentation and testing multiple configurations, I am consistently receiving a 401 Unauthorized error when calling the /models endpoint. Here is a summary of the steps I have taken to troubleshoot this issue: I generated both read-only and fine-grained tokens from my account settings. I ensured the tokens include permissions for: Making calls to the serverl…

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