Passwordvault Api Auth Cyberark Logon Jun 2026

credentials = "username": "PVWAAppUser", "password": "YourStrong!Password", "concurrentSession": "true"

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| HTTP Status | Error Text | Likely Cause | Solution | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | "Authentication failed" | Wrong username/password OR account is locked/disabled. | Check credentials in the vault via PVWA. Verify the user is allowed API access. | | 403 Forbidden | "User is not authorized to logon from this IP" | IP restriction policy on the vault user. | Update the user's Location settings in CyberArk to include your API client's IP. | | 404 Not Found | "Resource not found" | Wrong URL path. Often missing /PasswordVault or using incorrect case. | CyberArk URLs are case-sensitive. Use exactly /PasswordVault/API/... | | 500 Internal Error | "Vault General Error" | The Vault server is overloaded or the CyberArk Vault service is down. | Check the ITA Log (ITAudit log) on the PVWA server. | | 504 Gateway Timeout | N/A | Network connectivity issue between client and PVWA, or PVWA to Vault. | Check firewall rules (port 443 and 1858). | Verify the user is allowed API access

For SaaS environments (CyberArk Identity), the API changes entirely. You must use OAuth2.0 flows with the Identity platform, not the PasswordVault API. You first get an access_token from the Identity OIDC endpoint, then use that to call the Privilege Cloud API. | | 404 Not Found | "Resource not found" | Wrong URL path