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Get User By Email

Fetches a user from your Okta organization.

External Documentation

To learn more, visit the Okta documentation.

Parameters

ParameterDescription
User EmailThe user's email address.

Example Output

{
"id": "00ub0oNGTSWTBKOLGLNR",
"status": "ACTIVE",
"created": "2013-06-24T16:39:18.000Z",
"activated": "2013-06-24T16:39:19.000Z",
"statusChanged": "2013-06-24T16:39:19.000Z",
"lastLogin": "2013-06-24T17:39:19.000Z",
"lastUpdated": "2013-07-02T21:36:25.344Z",
"passwordChanged": "2013-07-02T21:36:25.344Z",
"profile": {
"firstName": "Isaac",
"lastName": "Brock",
"email": "isaac.brock@example.com",
"login": "isaac.brock@example.com",
"mobilePhone": "555-415-1337"
},
"credentials": {
"password": {},
"recovery_question": {
"question": "Who's a major player in the cowboy scene?"
},
"provider": {
"type": "OKTA",
"name": "OKTA"
}
},
"_links": {
"resetPassword": {
"href": "https://{yourOktaDomain}/api/v1/users/00ub0oNGTSWTBKOLGLNR/lifecycle/reset_password"
},
"resetFactors": {
"href": "https://{yourOktaDomain}/api/v1/users/00ub0oNGTSWTBKOLGLNR/lifecycle/reset_factors"
},
"expirePassword": {
"href": "https://{yourOktaDomain}/api/v1/users/00ub0oNGTSWTBKOLGLNR/lifecycle/expire_password"
},
"forgotPassword": {
"href": "https://{yourOktaDomain}/api/v1/users/00ub0oNGTSWTBKOLGLNR/credentials/forgot_password"
},
"changeRecoveryQuestion": {
"href": "https://{yourOktaDomain}/api/v1/users/00ub0oNGTSWTBKOLGLNR/credentials/change_recovery_question"
},
"deactivate": {
"href": "https://{yourOktaDomain}/api/v1/users/00ub0oNGTSWTBKOLGLNR/lifecycle/deactivate"
},
"changePassword": {
"href": "https://{yourOktaDomain}/api/v1/users/00ub0oNGTSWTBKOLGLNR/credentials/change_password"
}
}
}

Workflow Library Example

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