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Introducing Okta's Official PowerShell Module
Summary
Okta’s official PowerShell Module provides PowerShell-based access to Okta group, group-rule, and user operations. The post shows installation from PSGallery, configuration with an organization base URL, client ID, and OAuth 2.0 scopes, followed by browser-based token establishment. Examples create a “Sales Team” group, define a rule that assigns users with the title “Sales Representative,” activate it, and create a matching user during onboarding. A second script imports employee records from a CSV, copies each property into a user profile, uses the email as the login, and calls New-OktaUser for each row. The source presents these workflows as examples for automating employee data synchronization when a custom tool lacks OIDC or SCIM compatibility.
Context
The post presents two scenarios: interactively managing groups, group rules, and users with PowerShell, and importing employee data from a CSV generated by a custom tool without OIDC or SCIM compatibility.
Approach / What changed
Install Okta.PowerShell from PSGallery, configure the organization base URL, client ID, and scopes, then establish an access token through the browser login flow. The examples use module commands to create and activate group rules and users, while a CSV script imports rows, maps each email to a login, and submits user-creation requests.
Takeaways
The module is installed with Install-Module -Name Okta.PowerShell and configured through Get-OktaConfiguration with an organization URL, client ID, and scopes including okta.groups.manage, okta.apps.manage, and okta.users.manage.
A group rule can assign users whose title matches “Sales Representative” to a created group, but it must be activated with Invoke-OktaActivateGroupRule before it is applied.
The CSV synchronization script copies input properties into a user profile and adds login from email, then calls New-OktaUser for each imported row.
FAQ
How does the PowerShell session obtain an Okta access token?
Invoke-OktaEstablishAccessToken opens a browser and follows the organization’s usual login flow. The browser login provides a token to the PowerShell session that opened the browser.
How does the CSV import handle user login values?
For each CSV row, the script copies the row’s properties into a user profile. When it encounters the email property, it adds a login property with the same value before creating the user.
What does the group-rule example automate?
The example creates a rule whose expression matches users with the title “Sales Representative” and assigns them to the created Sales Team group. The script then activates the rule and lists the group’s users.
Source and freshness
- Source
- developer.okta.com
- Published
- Added to Yomu
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