# Can't access Gemini - "Error reaching Gemini in IDX" **URL:** \ **Category:** AI\ **Created:** [May 15, 2024, 11:38pm UTC](https://community.firebasestudio.dev/t/cant-access-gemini-error-reaching-gemini-in-idx/80 "2024-05-15T23:38:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Aum](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.firebasestudio.dev/aum/32/60_2.png) [@Aum](https://community.firebasestudio.dev/u/Aum)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 11:38pm UTC](https://community.firebasestudio.dev/t/cant-access-gemini-error-reaching-gemini-in-idx/80/1 "2024-05-15T23:38:15Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/idxcommunity/original/1X/94e364b69c181f93a3943b4a209a843052e7beaa.png) ---
**Author:** ![kirupac](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.firebasestudio.dev/kirupac/32/5_2.png) [@kirupac](https://community.firebasestudio.dev/u/kirupac)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.firebasestudio.dev/t/cant-access-gemini-error-reaching-gemini-in-idx/80/2 "2024-05-17T16:52:01Z")
Hi @Aum - are you still seeing this issue? Or was that temporary? (cc @ali ) Thanks, Kirupa ---
**Author:** ![Aum](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.firebasestudio.dev/aum/32/60_2.png) [@Aum](https://community.firebasestudio.dev/u/Aum)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 11:32pm UTC](https://community.firebasestudio.dev/t/cant-access-gemini-error-reaching-gemini-in-idx/80/3 "2024-05-17T23:32:10Z")
I’m still seeing the issue. Could it be because of an age limit? Gemini works fine for me on the app/web. I have a personal account (17 years old) in Australia, I don’t think it should be an issue. ---
**Author:** ![ali](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.firebasestudio.dev/ali/32/15_2.png) [@ali](https://community.firebasestudio.dev/u/ali)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 8:05am UTC](https://community.firebasestudio.dev/t/cant-access-gemini-error-reaching-gemini-in-idx/80/4 "2024-05-18T08:05:07Z")
@Aum you are correct, to use the AI assistive features in IDX, you have to be 18 or older ([Project IDX 其他計畫限制和免責事項  |  Google for Developers](https://developers.google.com/idx/support/disclaimers)) ---
**Author:** ![jaa90](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.firebasestudio.dev/jaa90/32/227_2.png) [@jaa90](https://community.firebasestudio.dev/u/jaa90)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2024, 7:25am UTC](https://community.firebasestudio.dev/t/cant-access-gemini-error-reaching-gemini-in-idx/80/5 "2024-05-24T07:25:44Z")
I can’t reach Gemini. Haven’t been able to the last 10 days. ---
**Author:** ![kirupa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.firebasestudio.dev/kirupa/32/4_2.png) [@kirupa](https://community.firebasestudio.dev/u/kirupa)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.firebasestudio.dev/t/cant-access-gemini-error-reaching-gemini-in-idx/80/6 "2024-05-24T16:23:52Z")
@jaa90 - does going to [https://gemini.google.com](https://gemini.google.com) work for you? ---
**Author:** ![jaa90](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.firebasestudio.dev/jaa90/32/227_2.png) [@jaa90](https://community.firebasestudio.dev/u/jaa90)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2024, 12:22am UTC](https://community.firebasestudio.dev/t/cant-access-gemini-error-reaching-gemini-in-idx/80/7 "2024-05-26T00:22:38Z")
Hi kirupa. I can chat with Gemini at [gemini.google.com](http://gemini.google.com) so that works just fine. If i recall correctly I was able to use IDX Gemini when I just opened my first IDX project but not anymore. ![Screenshot 2024-05-26 at 09.20.17](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/idxcommunity/original/1X/6832b250eeb29f84384e5807c12443a6159d7bca.png) However inline is working for me. ---
**Author:** ![Yosef\_Schwartz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.firebasestudio.dev/yosef_schwartz/32/436_2.png) [@Yosef\_Schwartz](https://community.firebasestudio.dev/u/Yosef_Schwartz)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 11:15am UTC](https://community.firebasestudio.dev/t/cant-access-gemini-error-reaching-gemini-in-idx/80/8 "2024-07-17T11:15:16Z")
hi this is happened to me too, i older than 18, and it works in the past. also [https://gemini.google.com](https://gemini.google.com/) work for me. the error i seen is Error: EACCES: permission denied, scandir ‘/home/user/.local/share/docker/overlay2/0308f4b56f9838f01d69ac8d4ed8d4051999b1f777a259f6ddafd4cb7615c0b3/work/work’ ---
**Author:** ![kirupa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.firebasestudio.dev/kirupa/32/4_2.png) [@kirupa](https://community.firebasestudio.dev/u/kirupa)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 7:23pm UTC](https://community.firebasestudio.dev/t/cant-access-gemini-error-reaching-gemini-in-idx/80/9 "2024-07-17T19:23:04Z")
Hi @Yosef_Schwartz - related to this post ([Gemini IDX stopped working a week ago, or so - #9 by Ariston](https://community.firebasestudio.dev/t/gemini-idx-stopped-working-a-week-ago-or-so/970/9)), can you please file a bug and share a screenshot of your devtools Console and Network Panel (see this bug response: [Google Issue Tracker](https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/353646039))? Thanks, Kirupa ---
**Author:** ![NordAI](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.firebasestudio.dev/nordai/32/2120_2.png) [@NordAI](https://community.firebasestudio.dev/u/NordAI)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2024, 9:12am UTC](https://community.firebasestudio.dev/t/cant-access-gemini-error-reaching-gemini-in-idx/80/10 "2024-10-13T09:12:05Z")
New user of IDX but get this same error: “Error reaching Gemini in IDX” Using chat. Did it get resolved? ---
**Author:** ![kirupa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.firebasestudio.dev/kirupa/32/4_2.png) [@kirupa](https://community.firebasestudio.dev/u/kirupa)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 4:27pm UTC](https://community.firebasestudio.dev/t/cant-access-gemini-error-reaching-gemini-in-idx/80/11 "2024-10-14T16:27:34Z")
@ali or @ksat may be able to help you out here. ---
**Author:** ![ali](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.firebasestudio.dev/ali/32/15_2.png) [@ali](https://community.firebasestudio.dev/u/ali)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 3:03am UTC](https://community.firebasestudio.dev/t/cant-access-gemini-error-reaching-gemini-in-idx/80/12 "2024-10-24T03:03:45Z")
@NordAI are you using a VPN? ---
**Author:** ![Incendius](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.firebasestudio.dev/incendius/32/2985_2.png) [@Incendius](https://community.firebasestudio.dev/u/Incendius)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2024, 1:27pm UTC](https://community.firebasestudio.dev/t/cant-access-gemini-error-reaching-gemini-in-idx/80/13 "2024-11-20T13:27:48Z")
Yeah, me too, I live in France, and I’m 15 years old. I don’t know why, the function ‘Explain Selected Code’, ‘Add Comments For Selected Code’ and ‘Do Anything With Selected Code’ doesn’t work, however, the function ‘Generate Unit Test’, ‘Chat With Gemini’ and ‘Start Inline Chat’ work fully normally. Isn’t that a little bit weird? And I can speak with Gemini on the app too. (Btw, sorry if I make mistakes, I have not a good english) ---
**Author:** ![ElWebaCode](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.firebasestudio.dev/elwebacode/32/3266_2.png) [@ElWebaCode](https://community.firebasestudio.dev/u/ElWebaCode)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2024, 2:22am UTC](https://community.firebasestudio.dev/t/cant-access-gemini-error-reaching-gemini-in-idx/80/14 "2024-11-30T02:22:25Z")
I am of legal age (18) in Spain, without a VPN or anything unusual, and I keep getting the error “Error reaching Gemini in IDX.” ![imagen](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/idxcommunity/original/2X/1/123a7f639fddf2ae29dd08148c8dcb3d4203561b.png) ---
**Author:** ![kirupa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.firebasestudio.dev/kirupa/32/4_2.png) [@kirupa](https://community.firebasestudio.dev/u/kirupa)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2024, 2:23am UTC](https://community.firebasestudio.dev/t/cant-access-gemini-error-reaching-gemini-in-idx/80/15 "2024-11-30T02:23:35Z")
Thanks for flagging this. We’ll look into what is going on. ---
**Author:** ![rajivk1972](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.firebasestudio.dev/rajivk1972/32/4117_2.png) [@rajivk1972](https://community.firebasestudio.dev/u/rajivk1972)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2025, 4:16pm UTC](https://community.firebasestudio.dev/t/cant-access-gemini-error-reaching-gemini-in-idx/80/16 "2025-01-29T16:16:39Z")
Hi Kirupa, Getting a message “Error reaching Gemini in IDX”. Please advise a solution. No age factor involved. Thanks