How to Delete an App or a Directory via API Using Postman
May 14, 2025
Okta Integration Network
Okta Classic Engine
Okta Identity Engine
Overview
Applies To
- API
- Lifecycle Management
- Third Party Tools - Postman
Solution
- Run the List Apps API call under the Apps collection and find the App required to delete, and take note of the ID.
- Run the Deactivate App API call; replace
{{appid}}with the app ID to be deleted (that was noted above) and click Send.
- Run Delete App API call; replace
{{appid}}with the app ID to be deleted, and click Send.
NOTE: The above steps can also be used to delete a Directory such as Active Directory, LDAP, or CSV Directory. Multiple apps can be deleted using the collection runner and by parsing a CSV file with the application IDs
