Repeated "Error running remote compact task: unexpected status 403 Forbidden: "

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Jun 4, 2026 by frokaikan Closed Jun 29, 2026

What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?

26.601.21317

What subscription do you have?

Pro ($100 per month)

What platform is your computer?

Darwin 24.6.0 arm64 arm

What issue are you seeing?

Error running remote compact task: unexpected status 403 Forbidden: <html> <head> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /> <style global>body{font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif}.container{align-items:center;display:flex;flex-direction:column;height:100%;justify-content:center;width:100%}@keyframes enlarge-appear{0%{opacity:0;transform:scale(75%) rotate(-90deg)}to{opacity:1;transform:scale(100%) rotate(0deg)}}.logo{color:#8e8ea0;padding-bottom:1.5rem}.scale-appear{animation:enlarge-appear .4s ease-out}@media (min-width:768px){.scale-appear{height:48px;width:48px}}.data:empty{display:none}.data{border-radius:5px;color:#8e8ea0;max-width:420px;text-align:center;width:100%}.data ul{list-style:none;padding:0}.blocked-icon{color:#ef4444}.message{align-items:center;display:flex;font-size:1.5rem;gap:1rem;justify-content:center}.explanation{font-size:.9rem;line-height:1.5;max-width:420px;opacity:50%;text-align:center;width:100%}.explanation a{color:#000}@media (prefers-color-scheme:dark){body{background-color:#343541;c..., url: https://chatgpt.com/backend-api/codex/responses/compact, cf-ray: a06712fd697a8169-NRT

What steps can reproduce the bug?

No definite steps. It occasionally occurs during compaction context.

What is the expected behavior?

_No response_

Additional information

_No response_

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