This article describes how to change an Okta User's attribute(s) or password via API.

• Okta API
• Users
• Universal Directory

Admins may leverage Postman, copy the body and URL, and get to POST-ing. To start this, please follow the steps for setting up the environment and getting the Okta API collections. 

• This guide is based on the Update User API call, but instead of using POST, use PUT: 

• If Admins do not define the required attributes and use POST, Admins will receive a 400 Bad Request error:

If errors are thrown, please: 

1. Check if attributes are editable in Okta. If the user has another profile master other than Okta, the application must edit their profiles.
2. Retrieve the variable name that Admins want to modify. This can be done through API or just by checking the Okta Profile in the Profile editor (Admin Dashboard > Directory > Profile Editor > Okta Profile (default)).

3. Format the URL and headers just like in the image below:

4. Modify the body for the Admin's use case. The password will not be displayed in the response.
   • Here is how it would look for a single attribute change or multiple:

Body: 

{
  "profile": {
    "department" : "HR",
    "firstName": "John",
    "lastName" : "Smith"
  },
  "credentials": {
        "password": "Supersecretp@ssword123"
  }
}

5. Click Send. If a 200 OK response is received, congratulations!

• Here is a before and after example of the attribute(s) being modified.