okta
Python SDK for the Okta Management API
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes. The package is production-stable, actively maintained, has low install friction, carries a permissive license, and no known vulnerabilities. Install it if you need to integrate Okta's Management APIs into a Python application and have a valid Okta organization and API token.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires an Okta organization account and a valid API token from your Okta developer account.
- Low install friction with a pure-wheel distribution.
- Actively maintained with a recent release (44 days ago) and continuous repository activity.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; you may use, modify, and distribute the package freely provided you include the license notice.
last release 2026-07-01 (44 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-03 · 269 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 1,151,332 downloads/mo, #4,296 on PyPI
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pip install okta
from okta.client import Client as OktaClient
client = OktaClient({
'client_orgUrl': 'https://your-org.okta.com',
'client_token': 'your_api_token'
})- Whether the SDK supports all current Okta Management API endpoints or if some require direct HTTP calls.
- Performance characteristics and rate-limiting behavior when handling large batches of users or resources.
- Backward compatibility guarantees across major version changes.
What it is and what it does
The Okta SDK is a Python client library that wraps the Okta Management APIs, allowing developers to programmatically manage identity and access resources within an Okta organization. It handles authentication, request construction, and response parsing, exposing Okta's administrative capabilities—such as user provisioning, group management, and policy configuration—through Python objects and methods.
The package depends on standard HTTP and cryptographic libraries (requests, aiohttp, jwcrypto, PyJWT, pycryptodomex) to communicate securely with Okta's cloud services. It targets modern Python versions (3.9 through 3.13) and is maintained actively by Okta, with a stable production status since its initial release in 2015.
Use it for
- Automate user provisioning and deprovisioning workflows in Okta from your application.
- Build administrative dashboards that query Okta user, group, and application data programmatically.
- Integrate Okta identity management into CI/CD pipelines for automated account lifecycle management.
- Sync user data between Okta and external systems via scheduled batch operations.
- Manage Okta policies, rules, and authentication factors through infrastructure-as-code tools.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
The package is production-stable, actively maintained, has low install friction, carries a permissive license, and no known vulnerabilities. Install it if you need to integrate Okta's Management APIs into a Python application and have a valid Okta organization and API token.
Install
okta on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-wheel distribution. Actively maintained with a recent release (44 days ago) and continuous repository activity. Requires Python 3.10 or later.
Requires an Okta organization account and a valid API token from your Okta developer account.
License in practice
Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; you may use, modify, and distribute the package freely provided you include the license notice.
Quickstart
pip install okta
from okta.client import Client as OktaClient
client = OktaClient({
'client_orgUrl': 'https://your-org.okta.com',
'client_token': 'your_api_token'
})Verify before relying
- Whether the SDK supports all current Okta Management API endpoints or if some require direct HTTP calls.
- Performance characteristics and rate-limiting behavior when handling large batches of users or resources.
- Backward compatibility guarantees across major version changes.
Package facts
| License | Apache-2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 12 packagesaenumaiohttpblinkerjwcryptopycryptodomexpydanticpydashPyJWTpython-dateutilPyYAMLrequestsxmltodict |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 44 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 1,151,332 / month, #4,296 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software LicenseProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules |
Evidence: okta-3.4.4-py3-none-any.whl
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