Okta Workflows Text - Replace Card Uses RegEx
Aug 12, 2025
Workflows
Okta Classic Engine
Okta Identity Engine
Overview
Okta Workflows Text - Replace card uses RegEx behind the scenes for the search and replace functionality.
Applies To
- Workflows
- Text - Replace
- RegEx
Cause
RegEx keywords will provide unexpected results if not used with an escape character to allow a literal search. Examples of keywords are (. = any character, $ = end of string, ^ = beginning of string)
Solution
Use the RegEx escape character \ in front of the keyword. Instead of . use \. and this will look for the literal . instead of any character.
The screenshot below shows the difference between these two examples using the (.).
