Salesforce: Understanding Security Tokens for API Access

What is a Security Token and How Does it Impact API Access?

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A security token is required for API access when connecting from an IP address within the list of trusted networks.

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In Salesforce, a security token is a case-sensitive alphanumeric code that is appended to the end of a user's password to allow API access from outside of the Salesforce trusted networks.

Trusted networks are IP addresses or IP address ranges that have been added to the Salesforce organization's list of trusted networks. When a user logs in to Salesforce from an IP address within the list of trusted networks, the security token is not required for API access.

In other words, a security token is required for API access only when connecting from an IP address outside of the trusted networks. If the user connects from an IP address within the trusted networks, then the security token is not required.

It is important to note that trusted networks are a security feature used to restrict access to an organization's Salesforce data. Admins can configure trusted networks for their organization to allow specific IP addresses or ranges to access Salesforce data without requiring the use of a security token. However, if a user attempts to access Salesforce from an IP address outside of the trusted networks, then they will need to provide a security token along with their login credentials in order to access Salesforce data via the API.