Call Okta API from PowerShell -- unofficial code.
This module provides a very thin wrapper around the Okta API. It converts to/from JSON. It supports pagination of objects and allows you to check rate limits.
It assumes you are familiar with the Okta API and using REST.
Connect-Okta "YOUR_API_TOKEN" "https://YOUR_ORG.oktapreview.com"
$user = Get-OktaUser "me"
$group = Get-OktaGroups "PowerShell" 'type eq "OKTA_GROUP"'
Add-OktaGroupMember $group.id $user.idSee CallOktaAPI.ps1 for more samples.
To determine which version of PowerShell you're running, see PSVersion under $PSVersionTable.
To Install on PowerShell 5 or newer
Install-Module OktaAPI # [1]
Install-Script CallOktaAPI # [2]CallOktaAPI.ps1 has sample code. Replace YOUR_API_TOKEN and YOUR_ORG with your values or use OktaAPISettings.ps1.
[1] https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/OktaAPI
[2] https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/CallOktaAPI
To Install on PowerShell 4 or older
$env:PSModulePathcontains a list of folders where modules live (e.g., C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules). Create a new folder in a folder in your module path called OktaAPI (e.g., C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\OktaAPI).- Copy OktaAPI.psm1 to the new folder: Modules\OktaAPI
- Copy CallOktaAPI.ps1. It has sample code. Replace
YOUR_API_TOKENandYOUR_ORGwith your values or use OktaAPISettings.ps1.
Might I also suggest one of these GUIs/IDEs
- PowerShell ISE (on Windows). It comes pre-installed with most Windows versions (including Server). It's basic, but better than the command-line.
- Visual Studio Code and the PowerShell Extension (on Windows, macOS, or Linux). See also Using VS Code for PowerShell. It's very powerful, but maybe not as well integrated with PowerShell as the ISE.
Most Okta API calls come with sample curl commands with blocks of JSON. To convert from JSON to PowerShell:
- Change
{to@{ - Change
:to= - Change
,to;or use a line break instead - Change
[to@(, and]to) - Change
true,falseandnullto$true,$falseand$null
Here is an example from Assign User to App:
JSON
{
"id": "00ud4tVDDXYVKPXKVLCO",
"scope": "USER",
"credentials": {
"userName": "[email protected]",
"password": {
"value": "correcthorsebatterystaple"
}
}
}PowerShell
@{
id = "00ud4tVDDXYVKPXKVLCO"
scope = "USER"
credentials = @{
userName = "[email protected]"
password = @{
value = "correcthorsebatterystaple"
}
}
}To add a new endpoint, check the documentation for the HTTP verb (e.g. GET, POST, PUT, DELETE) and URL, and convert it into a corresponding PowerShell call.
For example, the documentation for Get User says:
GET /api/v1/users/${id}
The PowerShell code is:
function Get-OktaUser($id) {
Invoke-Method GET "/api/v1/users/$id"
}See Modules/OktaAPI.psm1 for more examples.