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Get A User's Factors

Returns a list of the specified user's factors.

External Documentation

To learn more, visit the Okta documentation.

Parameters

ParameterDescription
User IDThe user ID can be retrieved using the 'List Users' Action with either query or search.

Example Output

[
{
"id": "ufs2bysphxKODSZKWVCT",
"factorType": "question",
"provider": "OKTA",
"vendorName": "OKTA",
"status": "ACTIVE",
"created": "2014-04-15T18:10:06.000Z",
"lastUpdated": "2014-04-15T18:10:06.000Z",
"profile": {
"question": "favorite_art_piece",
"questionText": "What is your favorite piece of art?"
},
"_links": {
"questions": {
"href": "https://{yourOktaDomain}/api/v1/users/00u15s1KDETTQMQYABRL/factors/questions",
"hints": {
"allow": [
"GET"
]
}
},
"self": {
"href": "https://{yourOktaDomain}/api/v1/users/00u15s1KDETTQMQYABRL/factors/ufs2bysphxKODSZKWVCT",
"hints": {
"allow": [
"GET",
"DELETE"
]
}
},
"user": {
"href": "https://{yourOktaDomain}/api/v1/users/00u15s1KDETTQMQYABRL",
"hints": {
"allow": [
"GET"
]
}
}
}
},
{
"id": "ostf2gsyictRQDSGTDZE",
"factorType": "token:software:totp",
"provider": "OKTA",
"status": "PENDING_ACTIVATION",
"created": "2014-06-27T20:27:33.000Z",
"lastUpdated": "2014-06-27T20:27:33.000Z",
"profile": {
"credentialId": "dade.murphy@example.com"
},
"_links": {
"next": {
"name": "activate",
"href": "https://{yourOktaDomain}/api/v1/users/00u15s1KDETTQMQYABRL/factors/ostf2gsyictRQDSGTDZE/lifecycle/activate",
"hints": {
"allow": [
"POST"
]
}
},
"self": {
"href": "https://{yourOktaDomain}/api/v1/users/00u15s1KDETTQMQYABRL/factors/ostf2gsyictRQDSGTDZE",
"hints": {
"allow": [
"GET"
]
}
},
"user": {
"href": "https://{yourOktaDomain}/api/v1/users/00u15s1KDETTQMQYABRL",
"hints": {
"allow": [
"GET"
]
}
}
},
"_embedded": {
"activation": {
"timeStep": 30,
"sharedSecret": "HE64TMLL2IUZW2ZLB",
"encoding": "base32",
"keyLength": 16
}
}
},
{
"id": "sms2gt8gzgEBPUWBIFHN",
"factorType": "sms",
"provider": "OKTA",
"status": "ACTIVE",
"created": "2014-06-27T20:27:26.000Z",
"lastUpdated": "2014-06-27T20:27:26.000Z",
"profile": {
"phoneNumber": "+1-555-415-1337"
},
"_links": {
"verify": {
"href": "https://{yourOktaDomain}/api/v1/users/00u15s1KDETTQMQYABRL/factors/sms2gt8gzgEBPUWBIFHN/verify",
"hints": {
"allow": [
"POST"
]
}
},
"self": {
"href": "https://{yourOktaDomain}/api/v1/users/00u15s1KDETTQMQYABRL/factors/sms2gt8gzgEBPUWBIFHN",
"hints": {
"allow": [
"GET",
"DELETE"
]
}
},
"user": {
"href": "https://{yourOktaDomain}/api/v1/users/00u15s1KDETTQMQYABRL",
"hints": {
"allow": [
"GET"
]
}
}
}
}
]

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