Databricks Provisioning Error: "Invalid JSON: Unexpected character ('<' (code 60)): expected a valid value"
Dec 10, 2025
Okta Integration Network
Overview
Databricks provisioning flow fails with the following error visible in the Okta dashboard:
Automatic provisioning of user <username> to app Databricks failed: Error while verifying if user <username> exists: Not Acceptable. Errors reported by remote server: Invalid JSON: Unexpected character ('<' (code 60)): expected a valid value (JSON String, Number, Array, Object or token 'null', 'true' or 'false')
Applies To
- Databricks
- Provisioning
- Error
Cause
The account permissions used for enabling user provisioning are incorrect on Databricks' side, or the API Credentials (Base URL or API Token) used for creating the API connection are invalid.
Solution
- Refer to Databricks: Configuration Guide. On the Databricks side, verify that the account's permissions for enabling user provisioning are correct.
- Go to Okta Admin Console and navigate to Applications > Databricks > Provisioning > Integration > Edit.
- In the Base URL field, enter the SCIM URL from Databricks.
- In the API Token field, enter the SCIM token from Databricks.
- Click Test API Credentials, verify the successful connection, and click Save.
- Attempt the failed tasks again. Navigate to Dashboard > Tasks. Any failed assignments should appear under Tasks.
- After identifying the failed task for the user that should be retried, click on Retry Selected.
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