HackerRank For Work Provisioning Error: "Unauthorized. Errors reported by remote server: Authentication header invalid"
Jan 30, 2026
Okta Integration Network
Overview
HackerRank For Work provisioning flow fails with the following error visible in the Okta dashboard:
Automatic provisioning of user <user> to app HackerRank For Work failed: Error while verifying if user <user> exists: Unauthorized. Errors reported by remote server: Authentication header invalid
Applies To
- HackerRank For Work
- Provisioning
- Error
Cause
Solution
- Go to Okta Admin Console and navigate to Applications > Applications > HackerRank For Work > Provisioning > Integration > Edit.
- Enter the API token that was generated in HackerRank For Work in the API Token field.
- Click Test API Credentials, verify the connection was successful, and then click Save.
- Attempt the failed tasks again. Navigate to Dashboard > Tasks. Any failed assignments should appear under Tasks.
- After locating the failed task for the user that should be retried, click Retry Selected.
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