Initial verification

Okta Event Hooks require an initial verification of the external service endpoint prior to ongoing triggering of the Hook. For more information on this request, see One-Time Verification Request.

Add the following code to your external service to address this request.

Note: Also, make sure to have the required default code and packages in your project. See Overview and considerations for further information.

Instructions for

Node.js

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The value userDeactivated is the endpoint in this example.

// Event Hook initial verification
// Extract header 'x-okta-verification-challenge' from Okta request
// Return value as JSON object verification

app.get("/userDeactivated", (request, response) => {
  var returnValue = {
    "verification": request.headers['x-okta-verification-challenge'],
  };
  response.json(returnValue);
});

Next: Parse the Event Hook request