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Okta Authentication Guide

How to authenticate Okta for use with Tines

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Written by Fergal Collins
Updated over 7 months ago

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First, get an Okta API key:

  1. From the Okta dashboard screen, go to Security > API > Token or get there directly by visiting https://{{ your_okta_domain }}.okta.com/admin/access/api/tokens

  2. Give the token a descriptive name, then click “Create token”

  3. Copy the “Token Value” and click “OK, got it"

Next, create an Okta credential in Tines

Okta connect flow (recommended):

  1. Login to your Tines tenant

  2. Navigate to the team that will be using the API and click "Credentials"

  3. Click "+ New Credential" and select "Okta" and follow the prompts to connect.

Manual credential creation

This method is not recommended as the Okta connect flow creates this credential with much less complexity. However, if you need to create this credential set manually, see the following steps below:

  1. Login to your Tines tenant

  2. Navigate to the team that will be using the API and click Credential

  3. Click + New Credential and select Text

  4. Input the values for the credential

    1. Name: Required

    2. Description: Optional

    3. Value: API Key

    4. Metadata: Select 'Enable metadata' and then paste in the following in Plain code mode. Replace 'yourdomain' with your Okta domain.

      {
      "domain": "yourdomain.okta.com"
      }
  5. Optional

    1. Domains: Ensure this credential can only be used when making HTTP requests to specific domains.

    2. Access: What other teams can also use the API

Read more about our connect flows here.

For more on creating credentials in Tines, click here.

You can find a selection of Okta stories in the Tines story library.

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