Getting 403 Forbidden error when trying to load image from Firebase Storage

Question

I\'m using firebase storage to store and load images for users on my android app. All users must be authenticated before using it. Occasionally, some user profile images are not

Answer 1

You get the following error if the extension of your file is either incorrect or missing:

 {
    "error": {
    "code": 403,
    "message": "Permission denied. Could not perform this operation"
    }
 }

In the image URL you provided there is no extension for the image after the image name.

I have tested with one of my urls, this works (you can test): https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/training-a0a3e.appspot.com/o/penguin-56101_640.jpg?alt=media&token=8dfb913d-e2f3-4956-bd3a-2c3746d0d6d3

However when the .jpg is removed: https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/training-a0a3e.appspot.com/o/penguin-56101_640?alt=media&token=8dfb913d-e2f3-4956-bd3a-2c3746d0d6d3

The following response is received:

 {
    "error": {
    "code": 403,
    "message": "Permission denied. Could not perform this operation"
    }
 }