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Hi,
Is it possible to export and import Okta tenant configs (Users, groups, applications and assignement, policy, etc...)? Can the Okta org configuration be exported, and imported into another tenant? Is there any tools, which is supported by Okta and can do that?
Thanks
Hi! Thanks for your question. I have seen this request somewhat frequently, and I too somewhat wish there was an out of the box solution, but unfortunately that is not the case today. I would recommend that you search for, or submit, this for an idea on Okta Ideas so it can be voted upon and potentially released.
With that being said, there are other, 3rd party, solutions that can get the job done. First, you could capture configurations via API and have those stored for reference, either using Postman, Python, or some other tool.
Another option that I use for some things, is the Powershell module for Okta managment APIs, which is a pretty great tool for automating certain aspects of your environment. For instance, I use this pretty frequently when needing to add a lot (10+) users to a particular group, or remove them, etc.
Finally, and perhaps most popular, is to utilize Terraform. Using the Okta provider, Terraform allows for nearly managing all Admin functions via CLI. Okta Provider Take a look at the Resources sections for more information on what can be created/imported. This is awesome for setting up things in say, your Preview environment, then sending that same set of configurations to your production environment.
I do hope that helps! Please feel free to reach out with any further questions or concerns. Thanks!
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Hi! Thanks for your question. I have seen this request somewhat frequently, and I too somewhat wish there was an out of the box solution, but unfortunately that is not the case today. I would recommend that you search for, or submit, this for an idea on Okta Ideas so it can be voted upon and potentially released.
With that being said, there are other, 3rd party, solutions that can get the job done. First, you could capture configurations via API and have those stored for reference, either using Postman, Python, or some other tool.
Another option that I use for some things, is the Powershell module for Okta managment APIs, which is a pretty great tool for automating certain aspects of your environment. For instance, I use this pretty frequently when needing to add a lot (10+) users to a particular group, or remove them, etc.
Finally, and perhaps most popular, is to utilize Terraform. Using the Okta provider, Terraform allows for nearly managing all Admin functions via CLI. Okta Provider Take a look at the Resources sections for more information on what can be created/imported. This is awesome for setting up things in say, your Preview environment, then sending that same set of configurations to your production environment.
I do hope that helps! Please feel free to reach out with any further questions or concerns. Thanks!