2161058 - Error in SuccessFactors API: "Attempted login from unauthorized ip"

While accessing SuccessFactors instance via API, the following error is returned:

<error>
   <errorCode>FAILED_AUTHENTICATION</errorCode>
   <errorMessage> Authentication failed. Attempted login from unauthorized ip: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx to company id: xxxx by username: user(status code = 8)</errorMessage>
</error>

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• SAP SuccessFactors HXM Suite
• OData API
• SFAPI

An IP address restriction was configured for the API user and the IP address from the error message was not included in the restriction.

You'll have to include the IP address from the error message in the restrictions of the API user.

In order to do that, please follow the steps from KBA 2253200.

OData API Help Portal: Restricting API Access by IP Addresses or IP Address Ranges

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