My IP keeps getting added to the ban settings with reason as API. I created an API key and passed the key and the response I got was

{
    "errorCode": "1S290\/A",
    "errorMessage": "IP_ADDRESS_BANNED"
}

 As soon as I touch the site, my IP gets banned. Any thoughts? BTW I'm 100% new to this stuff =(

This is a fresh install as well. 

when setting up the REST, are you telling it to allow all IPs or just certain ones?

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