---
title: "Okta Connection"
description: "Learn how to configure an Okta Connection for Infisical."
---

Infisical supports the use of [API Tokens](https://developer.okta.com/docs/guides/create-an-api-token/main/) to connect with Okta.

## Create Okta API Token

<Steps>
    <Step title="Create API Token">
        From the Okta admin dashboard, navigate to **Security > API > Tokens** and click **Create token**.

        ![Create API Token](/images/app-connections/okta/step-1.png)
    </Step>
    <Step title="Provide Info">
        Enter the token name and select **Any IP** for the second dropdown, then click **Create token**.

        ![Provide Info](/images/app-connections/okta/step-2.png)
    </Step>
    <Step title="Copy Token">
        Copy the token from the modal for later steps.

        ![Copy Token](/images/app-connections/okta/step-3.png)
    </Step>
</Steps>

## Create Okta Connection in Infisical

<Tabs>
    <Tab title="Infisical UI">
        <Steps>
            <Step title="Navigate to App Connections">
                In your Infisical dashboard, navigate to the **App Connections** page in the desired project.

                ![App Connections Tab](/images/app-connections/general/add-connection.png)
            </Step>
            <Step title="Select Okta Connection">
                Click the **Add Connection** button and select **Okta** from the list of available connections.
            </Step>
            <Step title="Fill out Connection Modal">
                Complete the Okta Connection form by entering:
                - A descriptive name for the connection
                - An optional description for future reference
                - Your Okta instance URL
                - The API Token from earlier steps

                ![Connection Modal](/images/app-connections/okta/step-4.png)
            </Step>
            <Step title="Connection Created">
                After clicking Create, your **Okta Connection** is established and ready to use with your Infisical project.

                ![Connection Created](/images/app-connections/okta/step-5.png)
            </Step>
        </Steps>
    </Tab>
    <Tab title="API">
        To create a Okta Connection, make an API request to the [Create Okta Connection](/api-reference/endpoints/app-connections/okta/create) API endpoint.

        ### Sample request

        ```bash Request
        curl    --request POST \
                --url https://app.infisical.com/api/v1/app-connections/okta \
                --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
                --data '{
                    "name": "my-okta-connection",
                    "method": "api-token",
                    "projectId": "7ffbb072-2575-495a-b5b0-127f88caef78",
                    "credentials": {
                        "instanceUrl": "https://example.okta.com",
                        "apiToken": "<YOUR-API-TOKEN>"
                    }
                }'
        ```

        ### Sample response

        ```bash Response
        {
          "appConnection": {
              "id": "e5d18aca-86f7-4026-a95e-efb8aeb0d8e6",
              "name": "my-okta-connection",
              "projectId": "7ffbb072-2575-495a-b5b0-127f88caef78",
              "description": null,
              "version": 1,
              "orgId": "6f03caa1-a5de-43ce-b127-95a145d3464c",
              "createdAt": "2025-04-23T19:46:34.831Z",
              "updatedAt": "2025-04-23T19:46:34.831Z",
              "isPlatformManagedCredentials": false,
              "credentialsHash": "7c2d371dec195f82a6a0d5b41c970a229cfcaf88e894a5b6395e2dbd0280661f",
              "app": "okta",
              "method": "api-token",
              "credentials": {
                  "instanceUrl": "https://example.okta.com"
              }
          }
        }
        ```
    </Tab>
</Tabs>