Mass User Type Change
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Lifecycle Management
Okta Classic Engine
Okta Identity Engine
Overview
This article presents the available methods to bulk change the user type in Okta.
Applies To
- User Type
- Custom User Type
- API call
Solution
There are two ways in Okta to change a user's type:
- Through the Okta Admin UI.
- Through the Okta API, detailed in the API Update User.
If the users targeted for updating are currently deactivated, these methods will not work, as it is not possible in Okta to update a deactivated user. The only way to update a deactivated user is to activate them first.
Admins could use the Okta API to build a script that updates all of these users from an example Contractor user type to the default User user type. However, this would require activating them, making the change, and then deactivating them again.
