3336550 - "Unable to authenticate the client (Login failed - account locked)" - SuccessFactors

You are making OData API calls to some SuccessFactors (SF) endpoint/address using Basic authentication but the error is being thrown:

"Unable to authenticate the client (Login failed - account locked)"

SAP SuccessFactors HXM Suite

1. Make an OData API call to SF providing API user credentials;
2. See the error message;

This error message indicates the API user is locked in SuccessFactors.

This usually happens when there are some login attempts with wrong password.

To solve it you just need to unlock the API user in SuccessFactors following the KBA 2086751 - How to Unlock a User Who Has Been Locked Out - SuccessFactors.

• KBA 2088598 - Will I get locked out of the system if I enter the wrong password too many times?
• KBA 2255660 - SuccessFactors: API Call fails with error Authentication failed, user account is locked(status code = 13)

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