Reference overview

Details on parameters, requests, and rsponses for Okta's API endpoints.

Okta APIs generally fall two categories: signing in your users, and managing resources in your kta org.

Sign in Your Users

API endpoints to authenticate your users, challenge for factors, recover passwords, and more.

• The Authentication Api controls user accesss to Okta.
• The OpenID Connect & OAuth 2.0 API controls users access to your applications.

Learn about which APIs to use.

Manage Okta Objects

REST endpoints to configure resources such as users, apps, sessions, and factors whenever you need.

For example, see the Users API for GRUD operations on users.