Add users manually

Manually add users when they join your org. After you add the user, you can assign them to apps and groups and manage their profile.

  1. In the Admin Console, go to DirectoryPeople.
  2. Click Add Person.
  3. Select a user type in the User type list or accept the default. See About custom user types in Universal Directory.
  4. Complete these fields. Okta supports 3-byte encoded UTF-8 characters.
    • First name: Enter the user's first name.
    • Last name: Enter the user's last name.
    • Username: Enter the user's username in email format.
    • Primary email: Enter the user's primary email if it's different from their username.
    • Secondary email: Optional. Enter a secondary email to allow the user to access information when their primary email is unavailable.
    • Groups: Optional. Enter the groups to which the user belongs.

    • Realm residency: Select a realm or apply a realm assignment. See Realm assignments for more information.

      Delegated realm admins can only select realms or create users in realms where they have admin privileges.

    • Password: Select Set by user to allow the user to set their password, or select Set by admin and enter a password.
    • Send user activation now: Optional. This option is available when Set by user is selected as the password option. Select this checkbox to send a user activation email to the user.
    • User must change password on first login: Optional. This is selected by default when you select Set by admin as the password option. Clear this checkbox if you don't want the user to change their password when they first sign in.
  1. Click Save or click Save and Add Another to add another user.