Read User
Read an Okta user's system information and profile properties by ID or username. Custom added fields are included in the profile properties.
This action card will not read information about application users. Attempting to do so will result in a 404 error when the user type is invalid or incorrect. See Workflows error messages and HTTP status codes.
To retrieve details about an application user, use the Custom API Action card. See Application user operations on reading information about assigned users for an application.
Scopes
See Action cards for the list of required OAuth scopes for this card.
Input
| Field | Definition | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
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ID or Login |
ID or login username of the Okta user (usually in an email format). |
Text |
TRUE |
Output
| Field | Definition | Type |
|---|---|---|
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System Properties |
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ID |
ID of the Okta user. |
Text |
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Status |
Current status of the user: STAGED, PROVISIONED, ACTIVE, RECOVERY, LOCKED_OUT, PASSWORD_EXPIRED, SUSPENDED, or DEPROVISIONED. |
Text |
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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 |
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Status Changed |
Date of the user's last status change. |
Date & Time |
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Last Login |
Time stamp of the user's last login date. |
Date & Time |
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Last Updated |
Time stamp of the user's last update. |
Date & Time |
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Password Changed |
Time stamp of the user's last password change. |
Date & Time |
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Credentials |
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Emails |
List of emails associated with the user. |
List |
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Password |
True if the user has a valid password or imported hashed password, false otherwise. |
True/False |
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Recovery Question |
Recovery question when a user forgets their password. |
Text |
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Provider |
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Name |
Name of the authentication provider. |
Text |
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Type |
Type of authentication provider; one of: OKTA, ACTIVE_DIRECTORY, LDAP, FEDERATION, SOCIAL or IMPORT. |
Text |
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Profile Properties |
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City |
City or locality component of user's address. |
Text |
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Cost center |
Name of a cost center assigned with the user. |
Text |
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Country code |
Country abbreviation. |
Text |
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Department |
Name of user's department. |
Text |
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Display name |
Name of the user, suitable for display to end users. |
Text |
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Division |
Name of the user's division, |
Text |
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Primary email |
User's primary email address. |
Text |
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Employee number |
User's unique identifier assigned to them by the organization or company. |
Text |
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First name |
User's first name. |
Text |
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Honorific prefix |
User's honorific prefix(es), also known as title in most Western languages |
Text |
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Honorific suffix |
User's honorific suffix(es), also known as title in most Western languages. |
Text |
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Last name |
User's last name or family name. |
Text |
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Locale |
User's default location for purposes of localizing items like currency, date/time format, and numerical representations. |
Text |
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Username |
Login username of the user, usually in the form of an email address. |
Text |
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Manager |
Display name of the user's manager. |
Text |
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ManagerId |
ID of the user's manager. |
Text |
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Middle name |
User's middle name. |
Text |
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Mobile phone |
User's mobile phone number. |
Text |
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Nickname |
User's preferred nickname, if applicable. |
Text |
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Organization |
Name of the user's organization. |
Text |
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Postal Address |
Mailing address component of user's address. |
Text |
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Preferred language |
User's preferred written or spoken languages. |
Text |
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Primary phone |
Primary phone number of the user, such as their home number. |
Text |
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Profile Url |
URL of user's online profile (a web page). |
Text |
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Secondary email |
Secondary email address of the user (typically used for account recovery). |
Text |
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State |
State or region component of user's address. |
Text |
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Street address |
Full street address component of user's address. |
Text |
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Time zone |
User's time zone. |
Text |
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Title |
Job title of the user. |
Text |
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User type |
User's relationship to the organization, such as Employee or Contractor. |
Text |
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Zip code |
Zip code or postal code component of the user's address. |
Text |
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Custom Profile Properties |
Additional custom user profile properties that are generated when configuring this card. |
Various |