403 error when attempting speed test

[licensing.it]

What is the name of the domain?

australia.octopusalliances.com

What is the error number?

403

What is the error message?

We were not able to run test for australia.octopusalliances.com/. Before you run another test, check the URL is correct, the server is responding, and the firewall is not blocking requests. (Status code: 403)

What is the issue you’re encountering

I am trying to run a speed check on my site. it was working yesterday but now it is not. I followed the recommendation to turn on the proxy.

What steps have you taken to resolve the issue?

Reverted proxy on and off.
Checked settings.
Checked Firewall on server side

[sjr]

Check your security event log for the reason the request was blocked or challenged in your dashboard here…
https://dash.cloudflare.com/?to=/:account/:zone/security/events
…and configure your security settings to allow it.

[licensing.it]

Fantastic! thank you. It was a bot security setting