API Authentication

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated March 12, 2026
  • 1 minute to read

    • Authentication configurations for API.

    API based Authentication in ServiceNow®'s validates the identity of a user who accesses an instance, and then authorizes the user to features that match the user's role or job function while making an API call to the ServiceNow® instance.

    Following are the types of API Authentication in ServiceNow®: