Error
Twilio error
420036: Knowledge source authentication required
Enterprise Knowledge
The web crawler received a 401 Unauthorized response when attempting to access the target URL during knowledge ingestion. The target URL requires authentication that the crawler cannot provide.
- The target URL requires login credentials
- The content is behind a paywall or authentication gate
- The target site requires session-based authentication
- API keys or authentication tokens are required
- Ensure the target URL is publicly accessible without authentication
- If the content requires authentication, download it manually and upload as a file instead
- Use the File or Text knowledge source types for authenticated content
- Remove the knowledge source if the content cannot be made publicly accessible
- Review the knowledge source error details in the Twilio Console