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Why do I keep getting 401 errors when connecting with Salesforce?

  • 22 April 2020
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I am using Zapier to push records into Salesforce, when I authorise my account in Salesforce when adding to the Zaps page the connection is successful. I am able to see the related fields from Salesforce and even a few test runs of my zaps work, however usually within 5 minutes my Zap stops working because the Salesforce account needs to be reconnected, why does this happen?

 

Its a 401 error that occurs, and according to the help page this happens when the app access has been revoked or someone has changed the password, neither scenario has occured so I dont know why I keep needing to reconnect the orgs. (I have to do it every 10 minutes before it breaks again)

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Best answer by steph.n 1 May 2020, 01:35

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Liz_Roberts
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Hi @imran.rahman ,

Thanks for reaching out! Sorry you are running into a 401 error here!

I’m escalating this to Support as they can dig deeper into your connection and take a look at our logs to troubleshoot. 

Sit tight and someone will be in touch as soon as they can!

steph.n
Userlevel 7
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Hello @imran.rahman - Thanks for your patience. Jason from Support was able to reply back to you, but I wanted to share it here: 

I think the errors you were getting are too far back for me to see in our detailed logs, since our logs only last for 7 days. But I can see that some people have reported that their connections expire quickly and the workaround for now is to use the Salesforce (Legacy) version and not the latest version.

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I've added your name to a bug report for connection issues we're having with the new version. As soon as we get it squashed, we'll send you an email to let you know.

That said, I can see that your account is on the Free Plan, and since Salesforce is a premium app, you won't be able to turn on any Zaps with Salesforce in.

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