M3U tuner: 403 Forbidden despite User-Agent and Referrer

[AhmedNSane 1]

For those who are still having the Forbidden issue, I highly recommend you self-host Dispatcharr via Docker. It makes everything a breeze. Just make sure you don't check the Direct Stream box, and you don't even have to to fill out the user-agent and referrer fields during M3U Tuner setup.  See the screenshots below:

If anyone needs more details about how to achieve this, I'll be happy to help. Take care, y'all!

[xxtonixx 1]

1 hour ago, AhmedNSane said:

For those who are still having the Forbidden issue, I highly recommend you self-host Dispatcharr via Docker. It makes everything a breeze. Just make sure you don't check the Direct Stream box, and you don't even have to to fill out the user-agent and referrer fields during M3U Tuner setup.  See the screenshots below:

If anyone needs more details about how to achieve this, I'll be happy to help. Take care, y'all!

I've installed it, but when I enter the URL in the dispatcharr, it doesn't retrieve the channels. I get the following error:

"Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 111] Connection refused"

I've entered the settings in my mobile IPTV app, and it works fine, but of course, I want to use Emby, which is more convenient.

[Apotropaic 59]

13 hours ago, xxtonixx said:

I've installed it, but when I enter the URL in the dispatcharr, it doesn't retrieve the channels. I get the following error:

"Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 111] Connection refused"

I've entered the settings in my mobile IPTV app, and it works fine, but of course, I want to use Emby, which is more convenient.

This sometimes happens when providers are using some sort of geo-IP or user agent block, or you’ve not entered the right port details etc.

Make sure you’re if you’re using a proxy on your mobile app that you’re using the same one where your installation is.

[AhmedNSane 1]

On 3/30/2026 at 11:21 PM, xxtonixx said:

I've installed it, but when I enter the URL in the dispatcharr, it doesn't retrieve the channels. I get the following error:

"Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 111] Connection refused"

Have you tried messing around with the Stream profiles when adding a new stream?

[AhmedNSane 1]

On 3/30/2026 at 11:21 PM, xxtonixx said:

I've entered the settings in my mobile IPTV app, and it works fine, but of course, I want to use Emby, which is more convenient.

You can also try that IPTV app on an Android emulator, and then intercept those requests using a tool like Fiddler, so you'll know what kind of request headers your IPTV streams accept. Once you do that, you can tweak the streams you added through Dispatcharr accordingly. Good luck!  

[xxtonixx 1]

On 31/03/2026 at 14:10, Apotropaic said:

This sometimes happens when providers are using some sort of geo-IP or user agent block, or you’ve not entered the right port details etc.

Make sure you’re if you’re using a proxy on your mobile app that you’re using the same one where your installation is.

 

19 hours ago, AhmedNSane said:

Have you tried messing around with the Stream profiles when adding a new stream?

 

19 hours ago, AhmedNSane said:

You can also try that IPTV app on an Android emulator, and then intercept those requests using a tool like Fiddler, so you'll know what kind of request headers your IPTV streams accept. Once you do that, you can tweak the streams you added through Dispatcharr accordingly. Good luck!  

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