Why does my SIP endpoint reject the call with SIP 403 Forbidden? Why does my SIP endpoint reject the call with SIP 403 Forbidden?

Why does my SIP endpoint reject the call with SIP 403 Forbidden?

Vonage API Support

Symptom

When forwarding a call to my Vonage number to my SIP URI, the call is rejected with a 403 response by my SIP endpoint. 

Applies To

  • Voice
  • SIP

Resolution

Check your SIP endpoint to ensure that the Vonage API Platform SIP IP addresses are allowed. Refer to this list of IP addresses used for SIP traffic

Cause

When your SIP endpoint restricts voice traffic to only specific IP addresses, it will often reject calls from IP addresses that have not been allowed with a response of 403 (Forbidden). 

Additional Information

Which IP addresses should I allow when using Communication APIs and SIP Trunking?