okta

Okta

Common Questions

Okta is an enterprise grade, identity management service built for the cloud which integrates deeply with on-premises applications, devices, and identity management systems.

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Triggers

  • New Event

    Triggers when a new event occurs

  • Group Operations

    Triggers when a new group operation occurs

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Actions

  • Add Application

    Create a new application

  • Activate User

    Activate an existing user

  • List Groups

    Retrieve the list of some or all groups

  • Add Group

    Create a new group

  • Add User

    Create a new user

  • Add User to Group

    Add an existing user to the specified group 

  • Assign Role to User

    Assign a role to an existing user

  • Get Application Details

    Retrieve the details of the specified application 

  • Get User Details

    Retrieve the details of the specified user

  • List Applications

    Retrieve the list of some or all applications

  • List Events

    Retrieve the list of some or all events

  • List User Roles

    Retrieve the list of roles of some or all users

  • List Users

    Retrieve the list of some or all users

  • Deactivate Application

    Deactivate the specified application

  • Delete Application

    Delete the specified application

  • Remove Group

    Remove the specified group

  • Remove User from Group

    Remove the specified user from a group


  • Suspend User

    Suspend an existing active user

  • Unsuspend User

    Unsuspend an existing suspended user

  • Update Group

    Update an existing group

  • Update User

    Update an existing user

  • Get User Groups

    Retrieve the details of the group associated with specified user

To use Okta in your flow, you will first need to connect Okta to Built.io Flow. 

To do this, drag any Okta action listed under Okta service on the canvas and click on ‘Add New’ option listed under ‘Connect to Okta’ field in the configuration window. You will be prompted to enter ‘Single Sign-On URL’ and ‘API Token’ for your Okta account. You can also rename the connection name in the ‘Connection Label’ field. 

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In ‘Single Sign-On URL’ field, enter the link of your Okta account. For example, https://mydemo.okta.com, and in the ‘API Token’ field, enter the API token of your Okta account.

How to generate API token

In order to generate the API token, click on the ‘Security’ tab of your Okta account dashboard.

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You will get a dropdown menu. Click on the 'API' tab.

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Now, under the ‘Tokens’ section in the ‘API’ window, click on the ‘Create Token’ button.

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A ‘Create Token’ window will be prompted.

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Provide a name of the token, and then click on the ‘Create Token’ button.

You will get a screen displaying the message ‘Token created successfully’ and your token is generated in the ‘Token Value’ field. 

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Copy this token and paste it in the ‘API Token’ field of the ‘Add Connection’ Window and click the ‘ADD’ button. Once you have entered these details in the ‘Add connection’ window, the connection will be automatically created and added under ‘Okta Connection’ field. Once added, this connection will be available in all Okta actions and triggers.