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how to access api usage table salesforce

by Monroe Stanton MD Published 2 years ago Updated 2 years ago
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Here are the steps to get detailed API usage data:

  • Log into Salesforce Workbench: https://workbench.developerforce.com/login.php (this is a Salesforce tool, see...
  • Go to "queries" and then "SOQL Query"
  • Issue the following query: SELECT ApiVersion,CreatedById,CreatedDate,EventType,Id,IsDeleted,LastModifiedById,...
  • In the "LogFile" column, double-click on the very long...

Navigate to Reports -> Administrative Reports. Find the “API Usage in the Last 7 Days” report. This will generate a list of API requests generated in the last week. This report shows the API usage and API requests by users for the last 7-days, including the current day.

Full Answer

Where can I find API usage reports in Salesforce?

Salesforce make some API usage reports available through its main reporting system. In Salesforce Lightning, navigate to Setup -> System Overview for a quick snapshot of API requests made in the last 24 hours.

How can I reduce my API usage in Salesforce?

Now you have to estimate (often this means taking wild guesses) at which apps and integrations are using the most API calls. Then, you can remove the integration and cut back on Salesforce API usage and stay within the API limit.

How do I purchase extra Salesforce API calls?

You can purchase extra Salesforce API calls either at checkout or by contacting your account representative. Additionally, you can increase API calls by buying additional user licenses.

Is your Salesforce API limit holding your organization back?

Your Salesforce API limit can severely hold your organization back. So naturally, you’ll try to take steps to monitor and manage API calls. You have to. The cost of hitting that ceiling is just too much for any company to stomach.

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Where do I find API usage in Salesforce?

To view the information, click the Reports tab, scroll to the Administrative Reports section and click 'API Usage Last 7 Days. ' Users can sort the report by any of the fields listed in the Summarize Information by: drop-down list. Note: This Report Type is only available in Classic.

How do I track API usage?

To view usage details for a specific API: Select the API you want to view in the main API Dashboard list of APIs. The API's Overview page shows a more detailed traffic chart with a breakdown by response code. For even more detailed usage information, select View metrics.

What is API usage in Salesforce?

The API Usage box in the system overview page shows usage information for API requests in the last 24 hours. Limits are enforced against the aggregate of all API calls made to the org in a 24-hour period. Limits are not on a per-user basis.

How do I log API calls in Salesforce?

Look for the EventType of API and the LogDate for the UTC day of interest. You can then pull down the single LogFile data, which is a base 64 encoded CSV with all the API calls for that day. Sample image from the FuseIT SFDC Explorer Event Log tab that uses the same API calls.

How do I count API requests?

Key-value datastores (e.g. redis, rocksdb) can be used to count api calls of clients. You can then verify the number of total requests at each call. Usually that's the strategy if you have so many requests per second.

How do you find API metrics?

Metrics API - GET metricsSpecify the number of results per page in the pageSize query parameter.Then use the cursor from the nextPageKey field of the previous response in the nextPageKey query parameter to obtain subsequent pages.

How many API calls do I have in Salesforce?

If you have Salesforce Sync enabled, you may exceed their allotted API daily call limit. These limits are administered within Salesforce and are typically set at 15,000 calls within a 24-hour period.

What is API usage notifications Salesforce?

The API usage notifications list includes details such as who is getting notified, how often, and at what thresholds. You can create up to ten notifications per organization. Create an API Usage Notification. On the API Usage Notifications page, you can supply the required values for a rate-limiting notification.

How do I view integration logs in Salesforce?

You can find the Integration Log by going to Settings > Integration Log, but in most cases you'll see an alert either in the System Messages Widget or on the Messages area of the main navigation, like this: Clicking on any of the links will bring you to a list of all the integration tasks with uncleared errors.

How many API calls a day?

You can make 200 API calls/day for every basic and advanced monitor; 40 API calls/day for every network interface in your license. This is exclusive of the API calls made from the Site24x7 web client and mobile app. For MSP accounts, you can make 100 K calls per customer account.

How many API calls is too many?

These plans can vary depending on a particular API or a user's current service plan. But in most cases our servers will reject API requests from a particular application if the request rate exceeds 30 API requests per minute. In this case the client will get an HTTP error with status code 429 “too many requests”.

How many API calls are included in their license?

For Salesforce Professional and Enterprise, each organization receives a total of 1,000 API calls per user in a 24-hour period, up to a maximum of 1,000,000 API calls (for organizations with 15,000+ Salesforce licenses). Salesforce Unlimited has a 5,000 API calls per user limit, up to a maximum of unlimited API calls.

When does Insycle stop using Salesforce?

Insycle will stop utilizing Salesforce APIs when the watermark is reached, even if the Insycle quota has not been used in full. For example, if other apps already consumed 95% of your APIs and the watermark is at 5%, Insycle will not make any API calls even if it hasn’t made any API call that day.

Does Salesforce have a report?

Salesforce does not offer a standard, out-of-the-box report that allows you to see an app-by-app breakdown of your Salesforce API usage and API request numbers from each app. But, there is a workaround and it’s not too difficult.

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API Usage Overview

  • For API usage overview you could go to Setup -> System Overview to see how many API calls have been made in the last 24 hours. Similarly in Reports -> Administrative Reports the "API Usage Last 7 Days" report shows the calls made by user and date for the last 7 days including today.
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Additional Information from Salesforce

  1. FAQ about API usage: https://help.salesforce.com/articleView?id=000003706&type=1
  2. Trailhead: https://trailhead.salesforce.com/en/modules/event_monitoring
  3. API: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_rest.meta/api_rest/using_resources_event_log_files.htm
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