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React Android 0.86.3 debug AAR returns HTTP 403 from official repository #59126
Description
Description
We are preparing an Android development build using React Native 0.86.3 and cannot retrieve the official React Android debug AAR.
Artifact: com.facebook.react:react-android:0.86.3
File: react-android-0.86.3-debug.aar
Maven Central redirects the request to repo.reactnative.dev, which returns HTTP 403 Forbidden.
The Gradle module metadata is available, and the artifact is listed with an expected size of 279,001,319 bytes and SHA-256 21235cb3b34912f2c5042dfd293be3334735a7beafcf28c0c59f1ccbd13733e8.
Could you confirm whether this artifact is accessible and whether there is an official supported way to retrieve it?
Steps to reproduce
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Request the React Android 0.86.3 debug AAR from Maven Central using an HTTP HEAD request:
https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/com/facebook/react/react-android/0.86.3/react-android-0.86.3-debug.aar -
Observe HTTP 301 redirecting to repo.reactnative.dev.
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Request the redirected URL:
https://repo.reactnative.dev/maven2/com/facebook/react/react-android/0.86.3/react-android-0.86.3-debug.aar -
Observe HTTP 403 Forbidden.
Observed on October 16, 2026, around 02:11 UTC. No authentication or custom proxy was used.
React Native Version
0.86.3
Affected Platforms
Runtime - Android, Build - Windows
Output of npx @react-native-community/cli info
Not executed.
The required CLI packages were not available in the inspected local dependencies. Running npx could download packages, which was not authorized during the investigation.
Manually verified environment — NOT CLI output:
OS: Windows 10, build 19045
Node.js: 22.22.3
React Native: 0.86.3
Expo: 57.0.27
JDK: Eclipse Temurin 17.0.20.1+1
Gradle wrapper: 9.3.1
Android Gradle Plugin: 8.12.0
Kotlin Gradle Plugin: 2.1.20
Android SDK: 36
Minimum Android SDK: 24
No integrated Android build was executed for this report.
Stacktrace or Logs
HTTP request diagnostic — React Android 0.86.3
Date: 2026-10-16, approximately 02:11 UTC
Artifact: com.facebook.react:react-android:0.86.3
File: react-android-0.86.3-debug.aar
Request 1:
HEAD https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/com/facebook/react/react-android/0.86.3/react-android-0.86.3-debug.aar
Response: HTTP 301 Moved Permanently
Location: https://repo.reactnative.dev/maven2/com/facebook/react/react-android/0.86.3/react-android-0.86.3-debug.aar
Request 2:
HEAD https://repo.reactnative.dev/maven2/com/facebook/react/react-android/0.86.3/react-android-0.86.3-debug.aar
Response: HTTP 403 Forbidden
Expected result: The official debug AAR should be accessible for download.
Actual result: The official repository returns HTTP 403, preventing retrieval of the artifact.
No authentication or custom proxy was used. No Android build was executed during this diagnostic.
MANDATORY Reproducer
https://github.com/aureliopadilha/react-android-0863-http403-reproducer
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