SalesLoft API Limits

API (Application Programming Interface) calls allow two applications to "talk" to each other. Each time data is shared between the two systems, an API call is made. SalesLoft (and many other applications) use API calls to log information in between our platform and your Salesforce account.

Now, Salesforce sets restrictions on the number of API calls made to their servers in a 24 hour period. Think of this kind of like your credit limit. You have a set amount of credit you may use, and if you go over that limit, your card will be declined.

Things to Note:

• You may purchase additional API Calls in Salesforce. 
• To learn more about why you have exceeded your API calls within Salesforce, visit the API call limits and reporting FAQ.

In this article, you will learn the ins and outs of Salesforce API calls and how SalesLoft connects with them, including:

• How Many API Calls Are Made?
• View Current API Usage
• Set API Usage Threshold
• View API Calls in Salesforce

How Many API Calls Are Made?

While there is a Salesforce limit for how many API calls can occur, the number of API calls made by your team each day completely depends on your team's integration(s) and use with Salesforce's API.

This means, the more actions you take or applications you have integrating with your Salesforce account, will make it more likely to quickly rack up API calls.

All this being said, we can't say what the specific number of API calls your team will make, since it depends completely on your use case. But we can tell you when SalesLoft makes calls to help you monitor that usage.

SalesLoft will make API calls when the following events occur:

• Activity Logging
• SalesLoft to Salesforce Updates: Changes on a field to a Person or Account in SalesLoft that call Salesforce to update an equivalent field
• Salesforce to SalesLoft Updates: Changes to any of the following fields in Salesforce that will update an equivalent SalesLoft field according to field mapping:
  • Leads
  • Contacts 
  • Accounts
  • Opportunities

Things to Note:

• Salesforce sets a daily API Limit within a 24 hour window. If you reach your API limit, Salesforce will not allow SalesLoft to make any additional calls. When that limit is hit SalesLoft will show Salesforce sync failures due to no API Credits being allowed. SalesLoft Admins can retry any sync failures manually the following day or after more credits have been accrued. 
• SalesLoft admins can set their Salesforce Sync intervals to limit the number of API calls made to Salesforce.
• If too many API calls are being made, the Salesforce Field Configuration may be edited to include less fields or set fields to sync in one direction. 

View Current API Usage

With all these questions about limitations surrounded API calls, SalesLoft offers the option to set a threshold to warn them when the amount of API requests have been met. This gives you the power to prevent future Salesforce sync failures from occurring by purchasing extra API calls or disabling specific services.

As a SalesLoft admin, from the Salesforce Connector page under the API Usage tab you can view information about the Total API calls available versus the number of API calls used.

A visual representation of your API calls can keep your mind at ease, or spring you into necessary action. This is why we've provided bar codes that show the daily limit of API calls allowed by your CRM.

Two bar codes can be found under the API Limits tab:

• Total API Calls Used: Shows the total API calls allowed by your CRM and the total number of calls that have been made from all of your integrations (not just SalesLoft).
• API Usage Threshold: This is the limit that can be set by a SalesLoft admin. Once the limit is reached, you may receive an email notification that you have reached your set limit. To learn more, see the set up below.

The bar color will appear based on % of API usage as follows:

• Green: 0-80%
• Orange: 80%-90%
• Red: 90%-100%

Set API Usage Threshold

Threshold notifications can give you a heads up that your team is reaching the API call limits. You can enable threshold notification that will be sent to the SalesLoft user who is designated as your Salesforce Main Connector.

To set a threshold, follow these steps:

1. From your dashboard, click on your name and select Team.
2. Navigate to the Salesforce Connector section in the left-hand menu.
3. Click on the API Limits tab at the top of the page.
4. Find the API Usage Threshold section. Select the checkbox for "Email main Salesforce account after number of API calls have been used." Prior to selecting the checkbox you will not be able to edit the text box below and it will say No Threshold.
5. Once you select the checkbox, enter the ideal threshold for when you want to be notified about your API Calls. We recommend setting this number lower than your total number of API calls do you can take action prior to reaching your limit.
   • Things to Note: Setting a threshold will not stop API calls for occurring. 
6. Hit Save. The API Usage Threshold bar will adjust color based on the set API threshold.

View API Calls in Salesforce

While viewing the API usage within SalesLoft can set your mind at ease, you may view your API calls directly in Salesforce through different reports based on which edition of Salesforce your team has. 

For Enterprise additions of Salesforce, follow this path to view your API Usage report: 

1. Select the Reports tab from the top navigation.
2. In the folders on the left of the page, select or search for Administrative Reports.
3. Select API Usage Last 7 Days. This report can view by day of week.

For Professional additions of Salesforce, follow this path to view your API Usage report: 

1. Click on Setup
2. Scroll to the Monitor section on the left. 
3. Select System Overview. 
4. On the System Overview page, you may view your API Usage.