Lock Okta Account via API
Sep 26, 2025
Lifecycle Management
Okta Classic Engine
Okta Identity Engine
Overview
This article clarifies whether it is possible to lock an Okta account via API.
Applies To
- Lifecycle Management
- Users API
Solution
Locking an Okta account via API is not available. As a workaround, an Administrator may use the API to suspend the user. Please see the Suspend a user documentation for instructions on suspending users via API.
- An API call example would be:
POST api/v1/users/InsertUserID/lifecycle/suspend
If successful, there will be a status with "200 ok" as showcased in the screenshot below:
