Create User
Create a new user in Okta. This action commonly follows an event like User is Added to Application Membership.
See Create User for more information on creating users in Okta.
Scopes
See Action cards for the list of required OAuth scopes for this card.
Options
| Field | Definition | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
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Option |
Select option for the new user profile:
Note: When you use a Group ID that corresponds to the default Everyone group in your Okta org, a 501 Not Implemented error occurs. This is expected behavior. All users within an Okta org are automatically added to the default Everyone group. |
Dropdown |
TRUE |
Input
Input fields vary by option but will always include the mandatory Okta profile attributes: Username, First Name, Last Name, and Primary Email. Required fields are indicated by a red asterisk.
| Field | Definition | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Profile |
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Username |
Username of the Okta user, in email address format. |
Text |
TRUE |
|
First Name |
First name of the Okta user. |
Text |
TRUE |
|
Last Name |
Last name of the Okta user. |
Text |
TRUE |
|
Primary email |
Primary email address of the Okta user. |
Text |
TRUE |
|
Credentials |
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Question |
Password recovery question (must be specified if Answer is specified). |
Text |
FALSE |
|
Answer |
Answer to the password recovery question (must be specified if Question is specified). |
Text |
FALSE |
|
Password |
Password that meets minimum criteria (see documentation). |
Text |
FALSE |
|
Provider Name |
Name of the identity provider. Note that you must specify the directory instance name for
|
Text |
FALSE |
|
Provider Type |
Identity provider type. |
drop-down list |
FALSE |
|
Activate |
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Activate |
User is activated upon creation (see documentation). |
True/False |
FALSE |
Output
| Field | Definition | Type |
|---|---|---|
|
Raw Body |
Raw payload returned from the Okta API. |
Object |
|
ID |
ID of the user created in Okta. |
Text |
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Status |
Current status of the user (STAGED, PROVISIONED, ACTIVE, RECOVERY, LOCKED_OUT, PASSWORD_EXPIRED, SUSPENDED, or DEPROVISIONED). |
Text |
|
Created |
Date and time when the object was created. |
Date & Time |
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Activated |
Time stamp when the transition to ACTIVE status completed. |
True/False |
|
Status Changed |
Date when the user's status changed. |
Date & Time |
|
Last Login |
Time stamp of the user's last login date. |
Date & Time |
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Last Updated |
Time stamp of the last user update. |
Date & Time |
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Password Changed |
Time stamp when the password was last changed. |
Date & Time |