AniDB Plugin returning 403 response

[Jdiesel 1447]

2026-06-01 15:36:01.818 Info HttpClient: GET https://api.themoviedb.org/3/tv/33880?api_key=x_secret3_x&append_to_response=alternative_titles,reviews,credits,images,keywords,external_ids,videos,content_ratings,episode_groups&language=en-CA&include_image_language=en-CA,null
2026-06-01 15:36:02.053 Info HttpClient: Http response 200 from https://api.themoviedb.org/3/tv/33880?api_key=x_secret3_x&append_to_response=alternative_titles,reviews,credits,images,keywords,external_ids,videos,content_ratings,episode_groups&language=en-CA&include_image_language=en-CA,null after 235ms
2026-06-01 15:36:02.074 Info HomeScreenCompanion_RealTime: [Real-Time] Automatically tagged 'The Legend of Korra' with 'Trending Shows'
2026-06-01 15:36:02.147 Info App: /media/anime/The Legend of Korra/Season 01 has 0 episodes with audio fingerprints available
2026-06-01 15:36:02.148 Info App: /media/anime/The Legend of Korra/Season 02 has 0 episodes with audio fingerprints available
2026-06-01 15:36:02.148 Info App: /media/anime/The Legend of Korra/Season 03 has 0 episodes with audio fingerprints available
2026-06-01 15:36:02.148 Info App: /media/anime/The Legend of Korra/Season 04 has 0 episodes with audio fingerprints available
2026-06-01 15:36:04.670 Info HttpClient: GET http://anidb.net/api/animetitles.xml
2026-06-01 15:36:04.715 Info HttpClient: Http response 403 from http://anidb.net/api/animetitles.xml after 45ms
2026-06-01 15:36:04.715 Error App: Error in AniDB
	*** Error Report ***
	Version: 4.10.0.13
	Command line: /system/EmbyServer.dll -programdata /config -ffdetect /bin/ffdetect -ffmpeg /bin/ffmpeg -ffprobe /bin/ffprobe -restartexitcode 3
	Operating system: Linux version 6.18.29-Unraid (root@Develop) (gcc (GCC) 15.2.0, GNU ld version 2.46-slack151) #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Mon May 11 15:54:50 PDT 2026
	OS/Process: x64/x64
	Framework: .NET 8.0.25
	Runtime: system/System.Private.CoreLib.dll
	Processor count: 32
	Data path: /config
	Application path: /system
	MediaBrowser.Model.Net.HttpException: MediaBrowser.Model.Net.HttpException: Forbidden
	   at Emby.Server.Implementations.HttpClientManager.CoreHttpClientManager.SendAsyncInternal(HttpRequestOptions options, String httpMethod)
	   at Emby.Server.Implementations.HttpClientManager.CoreHttpClientManager.SendAsync(HttpRequestOptions options, String httpMethod)
	   at Emby.Server.Implementations.HttpClientManager.CoreHttpClientManager.Get(HttpRequestOptions options)
	   at MediaBrowser.Plugins.Anime.Providers.AniDB.Metadata.AniDbSeriesProvider.GetAniDbXml(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
	   at MediaBrowser.Plugins.Anime.Providers.AniDB.Metadata.AniDbSeriesProvider.Fast_xml_search(String a, String b, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
	   at MediaBrowser.Plugins.Anime.Providers.AniDB.Metadata.AniDbSeriesProvider.GetMetadata(SeriesInfo info, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
	   at Emby.Providers.Manager.MetadataService`2.ExecuteRemoteProviders(MetadataResult`1 temp, LibraryOptions libraryOptions, String logName, TIdType id, IRemoteMetadataProvider`2[] providers, MetadataRefreshOptions options, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
	Source: Emby.Server.Implementations
	TargetSite: Void MoveNext()

Seems like the AniDB Plugin as been broken for a few weeks now. I'm able to access the anime titles.xml manually from a browser but Emby is being blocked.

Edited Monday at 09:44 PM by Jdiesel

[Luke 42519]

OK please try this:

MediaBrowser.Plugins.Anime.zip

[Jdiesel 1447]

I tried the updated plugin and same thing. Seems like the AniDB's http redirect isn't functioning. When I ssh into my Emby machine and run:

/media # wget http://anidb.net/api/animetitles.xml
Connecting to anidb.net (172.67.202.158:80)
wget: server returned error: HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden
/media # wget https://anidb.net/api/animetitles.xml
Connecting to anidb.net (172.67.202.158:443)
wget: note: TLS certificate validation not implemented
saving to 'animetitles.xml'
animetitles.xml      100% |***********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************| 7612k  0:00:00 ETA
'animetitles.xml' saved
/media # 

http doesn't work but https does

[Luke 42519]

OK please try this:

MediaBrowser.Plugins.Anime.zip

[Jdiesel 1447]

Yep all good with that version!

[smoon 10]

It´s working for me again.