Do Salesforce access tokens/session IDs expire?
Salesforce Access Tokens/Session IDs expire only during periods of inactivity. The window is automatically refreshed for a token if it is used at least 50% of the way through its expiration. For example, if a token has a 2 hour life, and you make an API call at 59 minutes, it will expire in 1 hour, 1 minute.
What happens when the access token expires?
When the access token expires, throw it out and get a new one ( or if your client session ends, throw away the access token ) Think of it like a webbrowser using a password to get a session cookie.
How does Salesforce Access/Bearer Token work?
Salesforce provides the external system gets the Access/Bearer Token through OAuth to access the data from the instance. I am trying to understand how long the Access/Bearer token is valid.
How long does an OAuth token last?
If you use the token continually it shouldn't expire. I notice the longest Timeout value available is 8 hours. Is there any plan to increase this? Other OAuth token providers (twitter, facebook) support a much longer period of time and this is really handy - especially if the user doesn't access your app frequently.
How long are access tokens good for?
The access token is set with a reasonably lower expiration time of 30 mins. The refresh token is set with a very long expiration time of 200 days. If the traffic to this API is 10 requests/second, then it can generate as many as 864,000 tokens in a day.
Does salesforce refresh token expire?
The refresh token is used indefinitely, unless revoked by the user or Salesforce admin.
What is the lifespan of a token?
The access tokens are valid only for 3600 seconds (one hour) after that they are expired. The API request holder can use Refresh tokens in order to generate new Access tokens as needed.
Is access token one time use?
Generate a One Time Access Token Once the token is used on a target device, it cannot be used again. You can generate as many client devices as you need to access the records associated to the application.
How do I refresh my Salesforce token?
Request an Updated Access Token. A connected app can use the refresh token to get a new access token by sending one of the following refresh token POST requests to the Salesforce token endpoint. The connected app can send the client_id and client_secret in the body of the refresh token POST request, as shown here.
How do I get my Salesforce access token?
Generate an Initial Access TokenFrom Setup, enter Apps in the Quick Find box, then select App Manager.Locate the OAuth connected app in the apps list, click. ... In the Initial Access Token for Dynamic Client Registration section, click Generate if an initial access token hasn't been created for the connected app.More items...
How do I get access token lifetime?
Go to Dashboard > Applications > APIs and click the name of the API to view. Locate the Token Expiration (Seconds) field, and enter the appropriate access token lifetime (in seconds) for the API. Default value is 86,400 seconds (24 hours).
What is the maximum length of refresh token?
What are the maximum lengths of access token and refresh token? The lengths of access token and refresh token are related to the information encoded in the tokens. Currently, each of the two tokens contains a maximum of 1024 characters.
Why do auth tokens expire?
The decision on the expiry is a trade-off between user ease and security. The length of the refresh token is related to the user return length, i.e. set the refresh to how often the user returns to your app. If the refresh token doesn't expire the only way they are revoked is with an explicit revoke.
How do I know if my refresh token is expired?
If you look in the dashboard application settings, you can see the Refresh Token expiration time. By default, it is 720 hours (2592000 seconds).
How do you check if the access token is valid or not?
What to Check When Validating an Access TokenRetrieve and parse your Okta JSON Web Keys (JWK), which should be checked periodically and cached by your application.Decode the access token, which is in JSON Web Token format.Verify the signature used to sign the access token.More items...
What is the difference between ID token and access token?
Access tokens are what the OAuth client uses to make requests to an API. The access token is meant to be read and validated by the API. An ID token contains information about what happened when a user authenticated, and is intended to be read by the OAuth client.