Administrators often need to generate a list of active users for auditing or reporting purposes. Exporting a list of active users from Okta requires using the Admin Console, a third-party tool like Rockstar, or an API call.
- Okta Identity Engine (OIE)
- Okta Classic Engine
- Reports
- Rockstar
- API
Is there a video demonstrating how to export a list of active users?
Watch the following video to learn how to export a list of active Okta users.
What are the prerequisites for exporting a list of active users?
Review the following prerequisites required for each export method.
- Admin Console: Requires administrator access to the Okta Admin Console with at least the Okta Reports Admin role.
- Rockstar: Requires at least the Read Only Administrator role with access to the People tab in the Okta Admin Console.
- API call: Requires an API client, such as Postman, configured to make API calls to Okta.
How is a list of active users exported using the Admin Console?
Navigate to the Reports section in the Admin Console, download the password health report, and filter the results to show only active users.
- Go to Okta Admin Console > Reports.
- Select the Okta Password Health link to download a Comma-Separated Values (CSV) file.
- Open the CSV file and apply a filter on the Status column to show Active users.
How is a list of active users exported using Rockstar?
Download the Rockstar extension and use it to export the user list directly from the browser.
- The Rockstar Chrome extension exports users, groups, and applications, and is available on the Rockstar Chrome Extension page.
- Additional details and source code are available on the Rockstar GitHub page.
NOTE: Okta did not create the Rockstar extension. It is an unofficial extension created and supported by the community. If the extension does not function correctly, Okta Support cannot troubleshoot it. The JavaScript source is available on GitHub, where developers can open issues or pull requests.
How is a list of active users exported using an API call?
Execute an API call to filter users, save the response, and convert the data into a readable format.
- Using List Users with a Filter, execute an API call to retrieve users based on specific criteria.
- Save the output of the call in a JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) format.
- Use a JSON to CSV converter to change the downloaded data into a readable CSV list.
