SWA Apps on Okta Dashboard that Are Not Created or Assigned by Admins
Sep 12, 2025
Single Sign-On
Okta Classic Engine
Okta Identity Engine
Administration
Overview
This article discusses why some end users have Secure Web Authentication (SWA) app(s) that are not created or assigned by admins on their Okta dashboard.
Applies To
- Self-service personal apps
- Okta Browser plugin
- On the Fly app
Solution
Users may add the SWA apps as Self-service personal apps (by going to End user dashboard > Add apps > search for the app name) and/or add the apps from the Okta Browser plugin (On the Fly app).
The following query can be used to find out how many users have added on-the-fly apps:
eventType eq "application.user_membership.add" and debugContext.debugData.requestUri eq "/enduser/api/v1/catalog/personal-apps"This can be verified by checking the RequestUri of the events:
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On the Fly app:
RequestUri /api/plugin/2/create-on-the-fly-app-instance
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Self-service Personal app:
RequestUri /api/internal/enduser/catalog/personal-apps
