3452776 - "You’re not allowed to access APIs using Basic Authentication or OAuth on this server. Please use the API server instead" error - OData API

Symptom

You are calling a SuccessFactors OData API endpoint/address/URL but the following error is being thrown:

"[LGN0004]You’re not allowed to access APIs using Basic Authentication or OAuth on this server. Please use the API server instead. You can find the API server of your company in https://help.sap.com/viewer/d599f15995d348a1b45ba5603e2aba9b/LATEST/en-US/af2b8d5437494b12be88fe374eba75b6.html."

Environment

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite

Product

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite all versions

Keywords

not able, cannot, can't, not allowed, access, APIs, Basic Authentication, OAuth, API server, SuccessFactors, OData, API, endpoint, address, URL, incorrect, wrong, data center, dc , KBA , LOD-SF-INT-ODATA , OData API Framework , Problem

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