How to Check Field Level Security in Salesforce

Quick summary

Field Level Security in Salesforce controls which profiles can view or edit specific object fields. You can check field accessibility for any field directly from the Object Manager in Advanced Setup without writing a single line of code.

Steps

1. Click the gear icon in the top-right menu of your Salesforce dashboard to open settings.
2. Select Open Advanced Setup from the dropdown menu.
3. Click Object Manager at the top of the Setup page.
4. Select the object you want to inspect from the object list.
5. In the left menu, choose Fields & Relationships.
6. Select the field you want to check field-level security for.
7. Click View Field Accessibility to open the accessibility panel.
8. Review which profiles can view and edit the field.
9. Choose another field from the list to check its security settings.
10. Select another profile to view or edit its field-level permissions.