Okta CLI

Okta CLI is Okta's command line tool for setting up developer org access and wiring applications to Okta from the shell. Its scope is narrower than a full Okta admin CLI: it focuses on org signup or login, OIDC app creation, sample bootstrapping, and a few basic app or log tasks.

• Register a new Okta developer org or log into an existing org and write local ~/.okta/okta.yaml credentials for later CLI use.
• Create web, SPA, native, or service OIDC apps, choose redirect and logout URIs, and write the resulting issuer and client settings into app config files or terminal output.
• List, inspect, and delete Okta apps from the terminal, and bootstrap Okta sample projects with matching application configuration.

• The command set is explicit and there is a real --batch mode plus flags such as --app-name, --config-file, and --redirect-uri, so repeatable setup flows can be scripted once credentials already exist.
• Automation is limited by plain-text output only: app lists, config reads, and logs do not expose a structured JSON mode for reliable follow-up parsing.
• Works best for guided bootstrap tasks rather than unattended administration, because register, login, issuer selection, and some delete or create flows still depend on prompts or other human steps when inputs are incomplete.

• This is a developer-onboarding CLI, not a broad Okta admin surface for users, groups, policies, or lifecycle management.
• register requires email verification and login requires an API token from the Okta admin console before most commands become useful.