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API Reference

The WorkOS API enables adding enterprise-ready features to your application. This REST API provides programmatic access and management of SSO, Magic Link, Directory Sync, and Audit Trail resources.

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API Base URL

https://api.workos.com

Client Libraries

WorkOS offers native SDKs in several popular programming languages. Choose one language below to see our API Reference in your application’s language.

  • Node.jsNode.js
  • RubyRuby
  • GoGo
  • PythonPython
  • PHPPHP
  • LaravelLaravel
  • .NET.NET

Command Line

npm install @workos-inc/node

API Keys

WorkOS authenticates your API requests using your account's API keys. API requests made without authentication or using an incorrect key will return a 401 error. Requests using a valid key but with insufficient permissions will return a 403 error. All API requests must be made over HTTPS - requests over plain HTTP will fail.

You can view and manage your API keys in the Developer Dashboard. There are two types of API keys:

  • Deprecated Publishable keys are only meant to identify your account with WorkOS. They aren't secret, and can safely be made public in any of your client-side code. Publishable keys are prepended with pk_*.
  • Secret keys can perform any API request to WorkOS. They should be kept secure and private! Be sure to prevent secret keys from being made publicly accessible, such as in client-side code, GitHub, unsecured S3 buckets, and so forth. Secret keys are prepended with sk_*.

Each Environment in your account has both a publishable and secret key pair. API requests will be scoped to the provided key's Environment.

All API requests must be made over HTTPS. Any requests made over plain HTTP will fail.

API Key

{secretKey}

Set API Key

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import WorkOS from '@workos-inc/node';

const workos = new WorkOS('{secretKey}');

Errors

WorkOS uses standard HTTP response codes to indicate the success or failure of your API requests.

  • 2xx - Indicates success.
  • 4xx - Indicates an error, normally due to error caused by incorrect or missing request information (e.g. providing an incorrect API key).
  • 5xx - Indicates a WorkOS server error.

Status Codes

200

Successful request.

400

The request was not acceptable, often indicates the parameters were not correct.

401

The API key used was invalid.

403

The API key used did not have the correct permissions.

404

The resource was not found.

5xx

Indicates an error with WorkOS' servers.

Single Sign-On

The Single Sign-On API has been modeled to meet the OAuth 2.0 framework specification. As a result, authentication flows constructed using the Single Sign-On API replicate the OAuth 2.0 protocol flow.

Endpoints

GET/sso/authorizePOST/sso/tokenGET/connections/:idGET/connectionsDELETE/connections/:id

Redirect URI

In the OAuth 2.0 protocol, a redirect URI is the location your user is redirected to once they have successfully authenticated with their Identity Provider.

In Production Environments, the redirect URI to your application must use HTTPS and there should be at least one redirect URI configured and selected as a default for a WorkOS Environment. This can be done from the SSO Configuration page in the WorkOS dashboard. Without a valid redirect URI, users will be unable to sign in.

Redirect URIs that use HTTP and localhost are allowed in Sandbox Environments.

Redirect URI

https://your-app.com/callback?
  code=01E2RJ4C05B52KKZ8FSRDAP23J&
  state=dj1kUXc0dzlXZ1hjUQ==

Get Authorization URL

Generate an OAuth 2.0 authorization URL.

WorkOS generates an OAuth 2.0 authorization URL that automatically directs a user to their Identity Provider. Once the user authenticates with their Identity Provider, WorkOS then issues a redirect to your Redirect URI to complete the login flow.

Endpoint

GET/sso/authorize

Query Parameters

  • client_idstring

    This value can be obtained from the SSO Configuration page in the WorkOS dashboard.

  • response_typestring

    The only valid option for the response_type parameter is code.

    The code parameter value initiates an Authorization Code Grant Type. This grant type allows a Developer to exchange an authorization code for an access token during the redirect that takes place after a user has authenticated with an Identity Provider.

  • redirect_uristring

    A Redirect URI to return an authorized user to.

  • domainstring (optional)

    Value used to identify the correct connection and authentication strategy for an authenticating user.

    Provide the domain parameter when authenticating a user by their domain. For example, when a user enters their email address into a login form, the Developer would parse this email address for the domain and pass the domain as a domain parameter into their authorization URL. Then, WorkOS will use this domain value as a key to determine the connection and IdP to direct the user to for authentication.

  • providerstring (optional)

    Value used to authenticate all users with the same connection and Identity Provider.

    Currently, the only supported value for provider is GoogleOAuth . Provide the provider parameter when authenticating Google OAuth users, because Google OAuth does not take a user’s domain into account when logging in with a “Sign in with Google” button.

  • statestring (optional)

    Optional parameter that a Developer can choose to include in their authorization URL. If included, then the redirect URI received from WorkOS will contain the exact state that was passed in the authorization URL.

    The state parameter can be used to encode arbitrary information to help restore application state between redirects.

Returns

The user is redirected to the generated OAuth 2.0 authorization URL to authenticate with their Identity Provider.

A code parameter is also provided and is a unique, short-lived (10 minutes) value that the Developer can exchange for an access token and user Profile. To perform this exchange, the Developer should make a POST request to the /sso/token endpoint.

If provided in the original request, the exact same state parameter and value is also returned.

Error Codes

If there is an issue generating an authorization URL, WorkOS will issue a redirect with an error query parameter, an error_description query parameter with additional information, and the original state parameter (if provided).

The set of error values is provided below.

    Possible values
    • connection_domain_invalid

      There is no Connection for the provided domain.

    • connection_strategy_invalid

      The Provider has multiple strategies associated per environment.

    • connection_unlinked

      The Connection associated with the request is unlinked.

Get Authorization URL

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import WorkOS from '@workos-inc/node';

const workos = new WorkOS('{secretKey}');

client.sso.getAuthorizationURL({
  domain: '{foo-corp.com}',
  clientID: '{clientID}',
  redirectURI: 'https://your-app.com/callback',
  state: 'dj1kUXc0dzlXZ1hjUQ==',
});

Response

https://api.workos.com/sso/authorize?
  response_type=code&
  client_id={projectID}&
  redirect_uri=https://your-app.com/callback&
  domain={foo-corp.com}&
  state=dj1kUXc0dzlXZ1hjUQ==

Redirect URI

https://your-app.com/callback?
  code=01E2RJ4C05B52KKZ8FSRDAP23J&
  state=dj1kUXc0dzlXZ1hjUQ==

Profile

A Profile is an object that represents an authenticated user. The Profile object contains information relevant to a user in the form of normalized and raw attributes.

After receiving the Profile for an authenticated user, use the Profile object attributes to persist relevant data to your application’s user model for the specific, authenticated user.

No Profile attributes can be returned other than the normalized attributes listed below, and the raw attributes returned by an Identity Provider.

Attributes

  • idstring

    Unique identifier for the user, assigned by WorkOS.

    This value can be persisted to the Developer's user model and used as a unique key for identifying a specific user.

  • objectstring

    String representing the object's type. Currently the only possible value is profile.

  • connection_typeenum

    The type of SSO Connection used to authenticate the user.

      Possible values
      • ADFSSAML
      • AzureSAML
      • GenericOIDC

        BETA

        This is in beta, please contact us to request access.
      • GenericSAML
      • GoogleOAuth
      • GoogleSAML
      • OktaSAML
      • OneLoginSAML
      • PingFederateSAML
      • PingOneSAML
      • SalesforceSAML

        COMING SOON

      • VMwareSAML

  • emailstring

    The user's email address.

  • first_namestring

    The user's first name.

  • last_namestring

    The user's last name.

  • idp_idstring

    Unique identifier for the user, assigned by the Identity Provider. Different Identity Providers use different ID formats.

    One possible use case for idp_id is associating a user’s SSO Profile with any relevant Directory Sync actions related to that user.

  • raw_attributesobject

    Object of key-value pairs containing relevant user data from the Identity Provider.

    Raw attributes are an extended set of information one can expect for each user Profile. These raw attributes will vary by Identity Provider and Identity Provider configuration.

Profile Object

{
  "{id}": "prof_01DMC79VCBZ0NY2099737PSVF1",
  "connection_id": "conn_01E4ZCR3C56J083X43JQXF3JK5",
  "{connection_type}": "okta",
  "{email}": "[email protected]{foo-corp.com}",
  "{first_name}": "Todd",
  "{idp_id}": "00u1a0ufowBJlzPlk357",
  "{last_name}": "Rundgren",
  "{object}": "profile",
  "raw_attributes": {{rawAttributes}}
}

Get a Profile

Get an access_token along with the user's Profile using the code we passed to your Redirect URI.

Endpoint

POST/sso/token

Query Parameters

  • client_idstring

    This value can be obtained from the SSO Configuration page in the WorkOS dashboard.

  • client_secretstring

    This is the same value as the WorkOS Environment’s secret API key.

    This value can be obtained from the API Keys page in the WorkOS dashboard.

  • grant_typestring

    The method by which your application will receive an access token. This value should be authorization_code.

  • codestring

    The authorization value which was passed back as a query parameter in the callback to the redirect URI.

Returns

An object containing an access token and Profile.

  • access_tokenstring

    An access token that can be used to manage sessions like one would a normal OAuth access token. Access tokens are one-time use and expire 10 minutes after they’re created. Session duration is up to the Developer.

  • profileobject

    The user Profile.

Get a Profile

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import WorkOS from '@workos-inc/node';

const workos = new WorkOS('{secretKey}');

const profileOptions = {
  code,
  clientID: {clientID},
};

workos.sso.getProfile(profileOptions);

Response

{
  "access_token": "01DMEK0J53CVMC32CK5SE0KZ8Q",
  "profile": {
    "id": "prof_01DMC79VCBZ0NY2099737PSVF1",
    "connection_id": "conn_01E4ZCR3C56J083X43JQXF3JK5",
    "connection_type": "okta",
    "email": "[email protected]{foo-corp.com}",
    "first_name": "Todd",
    "idp_id": "00u1a0ufowBJlzPlk357",
    "last_name": "Rundgren",
    "object": "profile",
    "raw_attributes": {{rawAttributes}}
  }
}

Connection

A Connection represents the relationship between WorkOS and any collection of application users. This collection of application users may include personal or enterprise Identity Providers, or passwordless authentication methods like Magic Link. As a layer of abstraction, a WorkOS Connection rests between an application and its users, separating an application from the implementation details required by specific standards like OAuth 2.0 and SAML.

Attributes

  • idstring

    Unique identifier for the Connection.

  • connection_typeenum

    The type of SSO Connection used to authenticate a user.

    One possible use case for connection_type is dynamically generating authorization URLs.

      Possible values
      • ADFSSAML
      • AzureSAML
      • GenericOIDC

        BETA

        This is in beta, please contact us to request access.
      • GenericSAML
      • GoogleOAuth
      • GoogleSAML
      • OktaSAML
      • OneLoginSAML
      • PingFederateSAML
      • PingOneSAML
      • SalesforceSAML

        COMING SOON

      • VMwareSAML

  • external_keystring

    An additional Connection identifier used when constructing ACS URLs to integrate WorkOS with Identity Providers.

  • namestring

    A human-readable name for the Connection. This will most commonly be the Enterprise Client's name.

  • oauth_redirect_uristring

    An allowlisted callback URL for Connections that use OAuth (currently this value is only relevant for GoogleOAuth Connections). It indicates the location to return an authorized user to after both an authorization code is granted, and the authentication process is complete.

  • oauth_secretstring

    The client secret for Connections that use OAuth (currently this value is only relevant for GoogleOAuth Connections). It's a secret value known only to the application and authorization server.

  • oauth_uidstring

    The client ID for Connections that use OAuth (currently this value is only relevant for GoogleOAuth Connections). It's a public identifier for the application.

  • objectstring

    String representing the object's type. Currently the only possible value is connection.

  • saml_entity_idstring

    A unique name for an Identity Provider or Service Provider (i.e. application). Certain Connection types only require an IdP entity ID, whereas other Connection types will require both an IdP and SP entity ID.

  • saml_idp_urlstring

    An endpoint provided by an Identity Provider that will initiate SAML authentication after receiving a SAML request from a Service Provider (i.e. application)

  • saml_relying_party_trust_certstring

    Metadata file containing necessary information and certificates for a relying party (i.e. Service Provider or application). This metadata file provides a Microsoft AD FS instance with the information required to determine where it can expect to receive SAML assertions from. Only ADFSSAML Connections will use a saml_relying_party_trust_cert.

  • saml_x509_certsstring

    Standardized certificate format for public-key data structures. This certificate is provided by the Identity Provider and used to verify the public key passed by the IdP in SAML assertions. This certificate allows a Service Provider (i.e. application) to verify that SAML assertions are made from an IdP that the SP trusts.

  • stateenum

    Indicates whether a Connection is able to authenticate users.

      Possible values
      • draft
      • active
      • inactive

  • statusenumDeprecated

    Indicates whether a Connection is able to communicate with an Identity Provider. Use state instead.

      Possible values
      • linked
      • unlinked

Connection Object

{
  "{id}": "conn_01E4ZCR3C56J083X43JQXF3JK5",
  "{connection_type}": "GoogleOAuth",
  "{external_key}": "GbQX1B6LWUYcsGiq6k20iCUMA",
  "{name}": "Foo Corp",
  "{oauth_redirect_uri}": "http://{foo-corp.com}/sso/oauth/google/GbQX1B6LWUYcsGiq6k20iCUMA/callback",
  "{oauth_secret}": "3gjDWvP3XGtS2hD4VMDwc-qh",
  "{oauth_uid}": "453759831276-j0cue5069gf4l39u0idevk6ibk0clcli.apps.googleusercontent.com",
  "{object}": "connection",
  "organization_id": "org_01EHWNCE74X7JSDV0X3SZ3KJNY",
  "{saml_entity_id}": null,
  "{saml_idp_url}": null,
  "{saml_relying_party_trust_cert}": null,
  "{saml_x509_certs}": null,
  "{state}": "active",
  "{status}": "linked"
}

Get a Connection

Get the details of an existing connection.

Endpoint

GET/connections/:id

Path Parameters

Returns

A Connection.

Get a Connection

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import WorkOS from '@workos-inc/node';

const workos = new WorkOS('{secretKey}');

const connection = await client.sso.getConnection('conn_01E4ZCR3C56J083X43JQXF3JK5');

Response

{
  "connection_type": "GoogleOAuth",
  "external_key": "GbQX1B6LWUYcsGiq6k20iCUMA",
  "id": "conn_01E4ZCR3C56J083X43JQXF3JK5",
  "name": "Foo Corp",
  "oauth_redirect_uri": "http://{foo-corp.com}/sso/oauth/google/GbQX1B6LWUYcsGiq6k20iCUMA/callback",
  "oauth_uid": "453759831276-j0cue5069gf4l39u0idevk6ibk0clcli.apps.googleusercontent.com",
  "oauth_secret": "3gjDWvP3XGtS2hD4VMDwc-qh",
  "object": "connection",
  "organization_id": "org_01EHWNCE74X7JSDV0X3SZ3KJNY",
  "saml_entity_id": null,
  "saml_idp_url": null,
  "saml_relying_party_trust_cert": null,
  "saml_x509_certs": null,
  "state": "active",
  "status": "linked",
  "domains": [
    {
      "id": "conn_domain_01EHWNFTAFCF3CQAE5A9Q0P1YB",
      "object": "connection_domain",
      "domain": "{foo-corp.com}"
    }
  ]
}

List Connections

Get a list of all of your existing connections matching the criteria specified.

Endpoint

GET/connections

Query Parameters

  • afterstring (optional)

    A cursor to use for pagination. after is a Connection object ID that takes the form conn_* and defines your place in the paginated list of Connection objects. after will return all Connections created after the cursor's value.

  • beforestring (optional)

    A cursor to use for pagination. before is a Connection object ID that takes the form conn_* and defines your place in the paginated list of Connection objects. before will return all Connections created before the cursor's value.

  • connection_typeenum (optional)

    Filter Connections by their type.

      Possible values
      • ADFSSAML
      • AzureSAML
      • GenericOIDC

        BETA

        This is in beta, please contact us to request access.
      • GenericSAML
      • GoogleOAuth
      • GoogleSAML
      • OktaSAML
      • OneLoginSAML
      • PingFederateSAML
      • PingOneSAML
      • SalesforceSAML

        COMING SOON

      • VMwareSAML

  • domainstring (optional)

    Filter Connections by their associated domain.

  • organization_idstring (optional)

    Filter Connections by their associated organization.

  • limitinteger (optional)

    Upper limit on the number of Connections to return, between 1 and 100. The default value is 10.

Returns

An object containing Connections and metadata.

  • dataarray of objects

    An array of Connections in descending order by created_at timestamp.

  • listMetadataobject

    Contains cursor options to utilize for pagination.

List Connections

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import WorkOS from '@workos-inc/node';

const workos = new WorkOS('{secretKey}');

const connections = await workos.sso.listConnections();

Response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "connection_type": "GoogleOAuth",
      "external_key": "GbQX1B6LWUYcsGiq6k20iCUMA",
      "id": "conn_01E4ZCR3C56J083X43JQXF3JK5",
      "name": "Foo Corp",
      "oauth_redirect_uri": "http://{foo-corp.com}/sso/oauth/google/GbQX1B6LWUYcsGiq6k20iCUMA/callback",
      "oauth_uid": "453759831276-j0cue5069gf4l39u0idevk6ibk0clcli.apps.googleusercontent.com",
      "oauth_secret": "3gjDWvP3XGtS2hD4VMDwc-qh",
      "object": "connection",
      "organization_id": "org_01EHWNCE74X7JSDV0X3SZ3KJNY",
      "saml_entity_id": null,
      "saml_idp_url": null,
      "saml_relying_party_trust_cert": null,
      "saml_x509_certs": null,
      "state": "active",
      "status": "linked"
    },
    {
      "connection_type": "OktaSAML",
      "external_key": "GbQX1B6LWUYcsGiq6k20iCUMA",
      "id": "conn_01E2NPPCT7XQ2MVVYDHWGK1WN4",
      "name": "Example Co",
      "oauth_redirect_uri": null,
      "oauth_secret": null,
      "oauth_uid": null,
      "object": "connection",
      "organization_id": "org_01EHWNCE74X7JSDV0X3SZ3KJNY",
      "saml_entity_id": "http://www.okta.com/ert31rg83inANNuT04x7",
      "saml_idp_url": "https://example-co.okta.com/app/exampleco-sso1337/ert31rg83inANNuT04x7/sso/saml",
      "saml_relying_party_trust_cert": null,
      "saml_x509_certs":  [
        "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
        MIICVjCCAb8CAg37MA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBBQUAMIGbMQswCQYDVQQGEwJKUDEOMAwG
        A1UECBMFVG9reW8xEDAOBgNVBAcTB0NodW8ta3UxETAPBgNVBAoTCEZyYW5rNERE
        MRgwFgYDVQQLEw9XZWJDZXJ0IFN1cHBvcnQxGDAWBgNVBAMTD0ZyYW5rNEREIFdl
        YiBDQTEjMCEGCSqGSIb3DQEJARYUc3VwcG9ydEBmcmFuazRkZC5jb20wHhcNMTIw
        ODIyMDUyNzIzWhcNMTcwODIxMDUyNzIzWjBKMQswCQYDVQQGEwJKUDEOMAwGA1UE
        CAwFVG9reW8xETAPBgNVBAoMCEZyYW5rNEREMRgwFgYDVQQDDA93d3cuZXhhbXBs
        ZS5jb20wgZ8wDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQADgY0AMIGJAoGBAMYBBrx5PlP0WNI/ZdzD
        +6Pktmurn+F2kQYbtc7XQh8/LTBvCo+P6iZoLEmUA9e7EXLRxgU1CVqeAi7QcAn9
        MwBlc8ksFJHB0rtf9pmf8Oza9E0Bynlq/4/Kb1x+d+AyhL7oK9tQwB24uHOueHi1
        C/iVv8CSWKiYe6hzN1txYe8rAgMBAAEwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEFBQADgYEAASPdjigJ
        kXCqKWpnZ/Oc75EUcMi6HztaW8abUMlYXPIgkV2F7YanHOB7K4f7OOLjiz8DTPFf
        jC9UeuErhaA/zzWi8ewMTFZW/WshOrm3fNvcMrMLKtH534JKvcdMg6qIdjTFINIr
        evnAhf0cwULaebn+lMs8Pdl7y37+sfluVok=
        -----END CERTIFICATE-----"
      ],
      "state": "active",
      "status": "linked"
    }
  ],
  "listMetadata": {
    "before": "conn_01E2NPPCT7XQ2MVVYDHWGK1WN4",
    "after": "conn_01EKKZXY1C4500PWY67PNQ3RGK",
  }
}

Delete a Connection

Delete an existing connection.

Endpoint

DELETE/connections/:id

Path Parameters

Delete a Connection

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import WorkOS from '@workos-inc/node';

const workos = new WorkOS('{secretKey}');

await client.sso.deleteConnection('conn_01E2NPPCT7XQ2MVVYDHWGK1WN4')

Magic Link

The Magic Link API can be used to add Passwordless Authentication to your app.

Endpoints

POST/passwordless/sessionsPOST/passwordless/sessions/:id/send

Passwordless Session

An object representing a passwordless authentication session.

Attributes

  • idstring

    The unique ID of the session.

  • emailstring

    The email address of the user for the session.

  • expires_atdate

    The ISO-8601 datetime at which the session expires.

  • linkstring

    The link for the user to authenticate with. You can use this link to send a custom email to the user, or send an email using Email a Magic Link to the user.

    Once a user has authenticated with the link, WorkOS issues a redirect to the Environment's default redirect URI, with a code parameter and, if provided during session creation, a state parameter.

    code can then be exchanged for an access token and user Profile. To perform this exchange, the Developer should make aPOST request to the /sso/token endpoint.

    If the link has expired, WorkOS will issue a redirect with an error query parameter and value of access_denied.

  • objectstring

    String representing the object's type. Currently, the only possible value is passwordless_session.

Passwordless Session Object

{
  "{id}": "passwordless_session_01EHDAK2BFGWCSZXP9HGZ3VK8C",
  "{email}": "[email protected]{foo-corp.com}",
  "{expires_at}": "2020-08-13T05:50:00.000Z",
  "{link}": "https://auth.workos.com/passwordless/4TeRexuejWCKs9rrFOIuLRYEr/confirm",
  "{object}": "passwordless_session"
}

Create Passwordless Session

Create a Passwordless Session for a Magic Link Connection.

Endpoint

POST/passwordless/sessions

Body Parameters

  • emailstring

    The email of the user to authenticate.

  • typestring

    The type of Passwordless Session to create. Currently, the only supported value is MagicLink.

  • redirect_uristring (optional)

    Optional parameter that a Developer can choose to include in their authorization URL. If included, it will override the default Redirect URI set in the dashboard. This is the location your user will be redirected to once the session has been completed successfully.

  • statestring (optional)

    Optional parameter that a Developer can choose to include in their authorization URL. If included, then the redirect URI received from WorkOS will contain the exact state that was passed in the authorization URL.

    The state parameter can be used to encode arbitrary information to help restore application state between redirects.

Returns

A Passwordless Session.

Create a Passwordless Session

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import WorkOS from '@workos-inc/node';

const workos = new WorkOS('{secretKey}');

const session_options = {
  email: '[email protected]{foo-corp.com}',
  type: 'MagicLink',
};

const session = await workos.passwordless.createSession(session_options);

Response

{
  "id": "passwordless_session_01EHDAK2BFGWCSZXP9HGZ3VK8C",
  "email": "[email protected]{foo-corp.com}",
  "expires_at": "2020-08-13T05:50:00.000Z",
  "link": "https://auth.workos.com/passwordless/token/confirm",
  "object": "passwordless_session",
}

Email a Magic Link

Email a user the Magic Link confirmation URL.

Endpoint

POST/passwordless/sessions/:id/send

Path Parameters

Returns

A boolean confirming the Magic Link was sent.

Email a Magic Link

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import WorkOS from '@workos-inc/node';

const workos = new WorkOS('{secretKey}');

await workos.passwordless.sendSession(
  'passwordless_session_01EHDAK2BFGWCSZXP9HGZ3VK8C'
);

Response

{
  "success": true
}

Directory Sync

Directory Sync allows you to connect with Directory Providers to inform your application of any changes in their users, groups, or access rules.

Using Directory Sync, one integration grants your application the ability to support multiple Directory Providers. Get real-time updates of any changes to your Enterprise Client's access rules, groups, and users by integrating webhooks into your application.

Endpoints

GET/directoriesGET/directory_usersGET/directory_users/:idGET/directory_groupsGET/directory_groups/:id

Directory

A Directory stores information about an Enterprise Client’s employee management system.

Synchronizing with a Directory enables Developers to receive changes to an Enterprise Client’s User and Group structure.

Directory Providers vary in implementation details and may require different sets of fields for integration, such as API keys, subdomains, endpoints, usernames, etc. Where available, the WorkOS API will provide these fields when fetching Directory records.

Attributes

  • idstring

    Unique identifier for the Directory.

  • domainstring

    The URL associated with an Enterprise Client.

  • namestring

    The name of the directory.

  • environment_idstring

    A string representing the directory's environment id.

  • stateenum

    Describes whether or not the Directory has been successfully connected to an external provider.

      Possible values
      • linked
      • unlinked

  • typeenum

    The type of external Directory Provider integrated with.

      Possible values
      • azure scim v2.0
      • generic scim v1.1
      • generic scim v2.0
      • gusto

        BETA

        This is in beta, please contact us to request access.
      • okta scim v1.1
      • okta scim v2.0
      • rippling

        BETA

        This is in beta, please contact us to request access.
      • bamboohr

        BETA

        This is in beta, please contact us to request access.
      • gsuite directory
      • workday

  • endpointstring

    The endpoint a Directory Provider will make requests to.

  • bearer_tokenstring

    The authentication token used when integrating WorkOS with Directory Providers.

Directory Object

{
  "{id}": "directory_01ECAZ4NV9QMV47GW873HDCX74",
  "{domain}": "{foo-corp.com}",
  "{name}": "Foo Corp",
  "{environment_id}": "environment_01EVEQ8GWZDERGY2MX47ZE2KAB",
  "{state}": "unlinked",
  "{type}": "gsuite directory",
  "{endpoint}": "https://api.workos.com/scim/v2.0/UVKU1bQPEkCg8oim",
  "{bearer_token}": "se_SNkwwRcnMkM02MeY6GUaibCIe",
}

List Directories

Get a list of all of your existing directories matching the criteria specified.

Endpoint

GET/directories

Query Parameters

  • domainstring (optional)

    The domain of a Directory.

  • searchstring (optional)

    Searchable text to match against Directory names.

  • afterstring (optional)

    A cursor to use for pagination. after is a Directory object ID that takes the form directory_* and defines your place in the paginated list of Directory objects. after will return all Directories created after the cursor's value.

  • beforestring (optional)

    A cursor to use for pagination. before is a Connection object ID that takes the form directory_* and defines your place in the paginated list of Directory objects. before will return all Directories created before the cursor's value.

  • limitinteger (optional)

    Upper limit on the number of Connections to return, between 1 and 100. The default value is 10.

Returns

An object containing Directories.

  • dataarray of objects

    Array of Directories in descending order by created_at timestamp.

List Directories

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import WorkOS from '@workos-inc/node';

const workos = new WorkOS('{secretKey}');

const directories = await workos.directorySync.listDirectories();

Response

{
  data: [{
    "id": "directory_01ECAZ4NV9QMV47GW873HDCX74",
    "domain": "{foo-corp.com}",
    "name": "Foo Corp",
    "object": "directory",
    "environment_id": "environment_01EVEQ8GWZDERGY2MX47ZE2KAB",
    "state": "unlinked",
    "type": "gsuite directory",
    "endpoint": "https://api.workos.com/scim/v2.0/UVKU1bQPEkCg8oim",
    "bearer_token": "se_SNkwwRcnMkM02MeY6GUaibCIe",
  },
  {
    "id": "directory_01E8CS3GSBEBZ1F1CZAEE3KHDG",
    "domain": "{foo-corp.com}",
    "external_key": "r3NDlInUnAe6i4wG",
    "name": "Foo Corp",
    "object": "directory",
    "environment_id": "environment_01EVEQ8GWZDERGY2MX47ZE2KAB",
    "state": "linked",
    "type": "okta scim v2.0",
    "endpoint": "https://api.workos.com/scim/v2.0/yEGBYcUFpem4IEaC",
    "bearer_token": "se_f8h7XDNlqooss6cEmUKYQCkS0"
  }]
}

Directory User

A Directory User represents an active Enterprise user.

Developers can receive Webhooks as employees are added, updated or removed, allowing for provisioning and de-provisioning Users within an application.

The data stored for employees vary per Directory provider and may include attributes such as photo URLs, pay groups, supervisors, etc. Where available, the WorkOS API will provide the additional data in the raw_attributes field when fetching Directory User records.

Attributes

  • idstring

    Unique identifier for the Directory User.

  • first_namestring

    The first name of the user.

  • last_namestring

    The last name of the user.

  • emailsarray of objects

    The emails of the user.

  • usernamestring

    The username of the user.

  • raw_attributesobject

    An object containing the data returned from the Directory Provider.

Directory User Object

{
  "{id}": "directory_user_01E1JG7J09H96KYP8HM9B0G5SJ",
  "{first_name}": "Marcelina",
  "{last_name}": "Davis",
  "{emails}": [{
    "primary": true,
    "type": "work",
    "value": "[email protected]{foo-corp.com}"
  }],
  "{username}": "[email protected]{foo-corp.com}",
  "{raw_attributes}": {
    "id": "directory_user_01E1JG7J09H96KYP8HM9B0G5SJ",
    {rawAttributes}
  }
}

Get a Directory User

Get the details of an existing Directory User.

Endpoint

GET/directory_users/:id

Path Parameters

Returns

A Directory User.

Get a Directory User

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import WorkOS from '@workos-inc/node';

const workos = new WorkOS('{secretKey}');

const user = await workos.directorySync.getUser('directory_user_01E64QS50EAY48S0XJ1AA4WX4D');

Response

{
  "id": "directory_user_01E1JG7J09H96KYP8HM9B0G5SJ",
  "emails": [{
    "primary": true,
    "type": "work",
    "value": "[email protected]{foo-corp.com}"
  }],
  "first_name": "Marcelina",
  "last_name": "Davis",
  "raw_attributes": {
    "id": "directory_user_01E1JG7J09H96KYP8HM9B0G5SJ",
    {rawAttributes}
  },
  "username": "[email protected]{foo-corp.com}"
}

List Directory Users

Get a list of all of existing Directory Users matching the criteria specified.

Endpoint

GET/directory_users

Query Parameters

One of directory or group must be provided.

  • directorystring (optional)

    Unique identifier of the WorkOS Directory.

    This value can be obtained from the WorkOS dashboard or from the WorkOS API.

  • groupstring (optional)

    Unique identifier of the WorkOS Directory Group.

    This value can be obtained from the WorkOS API.

  • afterstring (optional)

    A cursor to use for pagination. after is a Directory User object ID that takes the form directory_user_* and defines your place in the paginated list of Directory User objects. after will return all Directory Users created after the cursor's value.

  • beforestring (optional)

    A cursor to use for pagination. before is a Directory User object ID that takes the form directory_user_* and defines your place in the paginated list of Directory User objects. before will return all Directory Users created before the cursor's value.

  • limitinteger (optional)

    Upper limit on the number of Directory Users to return, between 1 and 100. The default value is 10.

Returns

An object containing Directory Users and metadata.

  • dataarray of objects

    Array of Directory Users in descending order by created_at timestamp. Since these can be bulk processed (ex. 10 updates were batched process), there is a secondary sort on the identifier, i.e. id.

  • listMetadataobject

    Contains cursor options to utilize for pagination.

List Directory Users

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import WorkOS from '@workos-inc/node';

const workos = new WorkOS('{secretKey}');

const users = await workos.directorySync.listUsers({
  directory: 'directory_01ECAZ4NV9QMV47GW873HDCX74',
});

Response

{
  "data": [{
    "id": "directory_user_01E1JJHG3BFJ3FNRRHSFWEBNCS",
    "emails": [{
      "primary": true,
      "type": "work",
      "value": "[email protected]{foo-corp.com}"
    }],
    "first_name": "Jan",
    "last_name": "Brown",
    "username": "[email protected]{foo-corp.com}",
    "raw_attributes": {
      "id": "directory_user_01E1JJHG3BFJ3FNRRHSFWEBNCS",
      {rawAttributes}
    },
   },
   {
    "id": "directory_user_01E1JJHG10ANRA2V6PAX3GD7TE",
    "emails": [{
      "primary": true,
      "type": "work",
      "value": "[email protected]{foo-corp.com}"
    }],
    "first_name": "Rosalinda",
    "last_name": "Swift",
    "username": "[email protected]{foo-corp.com}",
    "raw_attributes": {
      "id": "directory_user_01E1JJHG10ANRA2V6PAX3GD7TE",
      {rawAttributes}
    },
  ],
  "object": "list",
  "listMetadata": {
    "after": "directory_user_01E4RH82CC8QAP8JTRCTNDSS4C",
    "before": "directory_user_01E4RH828021B9ZZB8KH8E2Z1W"
  }
}

Directory Group

A Directory Group represents an Enterprise organizational unit of users.

Developers can receive Webhooks as groups are added, updated, or removed, allowing for group-based resource access.

At this time, only the Group identifier and name attributes are returned.

Attributes

  • idstring

    Unique identifier for the Directory Group.

  • namestring

    The name of the Directory Group.

Directory Group Object

{
  "{id}": "directory_group_01E1JJS84MFPPQ3G655FHTKX6Z",
  "{name}": "Developers"
}

Get a Directory Group

Get the details of an existing Directory Group.

Endpoint

GET/directory_groups/:id

Path Parameters

Returns

A Directory Group.

Get a Directory Group

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import WorkOS from '@workos-inc/node';

const workos = new WorkOS('{secretKey}');

const group = await workos.directorySync.getGroup('directory_group_01E64QTDNS0EGJ0FMCVY9BWGZT');

Response

{
  "id" : "directory_group_01E64QTDNS0EGJ0FMCVY9BWGZT",
  "name" : "Developers"
}

List Directory Groups

Get a list of all of existing directory users matching the criteria specified.

Endpoint

GET/directory_groups

Query Parameters

One of directory or user must be provided.

  • directorystring (optional)

    Unique identifier of the WorkOS Directory.

    This value can be obtained from the WorkOS dashboard or from the WorkOS API.

  • userstring (optional)

    Unique identifier of the WorkOS Directory User.

    This value can be obtained from the WorkOS API.

  • afterstring (optional)

    A cursor to use for pagination. after is a Directory Group object ID that takes the form directory_group_* and defines your place in the paginated list of Directory Group objects. after will return all Directory Groups created after the cursor's value.

  • beforestring (optional)

    A cursor to use for pagination. before is a Directory Group object ID that takes the form directory_group_* and defines your place in the paginated list of Directory Group objects. before will return all Directory Groups created before the cursor's value.

  • limitinteger (optional)

    Upper limit on the number of Directory Groups to return, between 1 and 100. The default value is 10.

Returns

An object containing Directory Groups and metadata.

  • dataarray of objects

    Array of Directory Groups in descending order by created_at timestamp.

  • listMetadataobject

    Contains cursor options to utilize for pagination.

List Directory Groups

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import WorkOS from '@workos-inc/node';

const workos = new WorkOS('{secretKey}');

const groups = await workos.directorySync.listGroups({
  directory: 'directory_01ECAZ4NV9QMV47GW873HDCX74',
});

Response

{
  "data" : [{
    "id" : "directory_group_01E1JJS84MFPPQ3G655FHTKX6Z",
    "name" : "Developers"
  }],
  "listMetadata" : {
    "after" : "directory_group_01E1JJS84MFPPQ3G655FHTKX6Z",
    "before" : "directory_group_01E1JJS84MFPPQ3G655FHTKX6Z"
  }
}

Audit Trail

The Audit Trail API supports publishing and fetching Audit Trail Events.

Endpoints

POST/eventsGET/events

Audit Trail Event

Audit Events are objects containing information relevant to notable actions taken by users in your application. For example, when a user successfully logs in, a user.login_succeeded Event object is created that contains attributes such as the actor_name of the user who performed the action as well as the location and datetime the event occurred_at.

Attributes

  • idstring

    Unique identifier for the Audit Trail Event.

  • objectstring

    String representing the object's type. Currently the only possible value is event.

  • actionobject

    Specific activity performed by the actor.

  • actor_idstring

    Unique identifier of the entity performing the action.

  • actor_namestring

    Display name of the entity performing the action.

  • groupstring

    A single domain containing related members. This will normally be the customer of a vendor's application. Note that group must be a valid domain name.

  • latitudestring

    A geographic coordinate that specifies the north–south position.

  • longitudestring

    A geographic coordinate that specifies the east–west position.

  • locationstring

    Identifier for where the Event originated. This will be an IP address (IPv4 or IPv6), hostname, or device ID.

  • metadataobject (optional)

    Arbitrary key-value data containing information associated with the Event.

    There is a limit of 50 keys. Key names can be up to 40 characters long, and values can be up to 500 characters long.

  • occurred_atdate

    ISO-8601 datetime at which the Event happened, with millisecond precision.

  • target_idstring

    Unique identifier of the object or resource being acted upon.

  • target_namestring

    Display name of the object or resource that is being acted upon.

Audit Trail Event Object

{
  "{id}": "evt_01ECQK8C5X4D8FHAK35W6J9PXD",
  "{object}": "event",
  "{action}": {
    "id": "evt_action_01DQX7EX39R54GXQ2NBBTSB608",
    "object": "event_action",
    "name": "user.login_succeeded",
    "environment_id": "environment_01EVEQ8GWZDERGY2MX47ZE2KAB"
  },
  "{actor_id}": "user_01DEQWZNQT8Y47HDPSJKQS1J3F",
  "{actor_name}": "Annie Easley",
  "{group}": "{foo-corp.com}",
  "{latitude}": "40.676300",
  "{longitude}": "-73.949200",
  "{location}": "65.215.8.114",
  "{occurred_at}": "2020-07-08T15:41:13.607Z",
  "metadata": {
    "redirect": "/setup",
    "description": "User login succeeded.",
    "x_request_id": "ba7380eb-8cea-4b65-bbb1-4091e5bd76fc"
  },
  "{target_id}": "user_01DEQWZNQT8Y47HDPSJKQS1J3F",
  "{target_name}": "[email protected]{foo-corp.com}",
}

Publish an Audit Event

Create an Audit Event.

Endpoint

POST/events

Headers

  • Idempotency-Keystring (optional)

    This enables you to retry a request and know that the same operation isn't performed twice. For example, consider: you're publishing an Event, a network connection error interrupts your API request, and you don't receive a response. You can perform the request again using the same idempotency key, guaranteeing that you only publish one Event.

    We suggesting using V4 UUIDs for idempotency keys to ensure unique key values and avoid collisions.

    Idempotency keys expire after 24 hours, so we generate a new request if you reuse a key outside of that time frame.

Body Parameters

  • groupstring

    A single domain containing related members. This will normally be the domain of the Enterprise Client.

  • actionobject

    Specific activity performed by the actor.

  • action_typestring

    The type of action performed. We recommend values that correspond to Create, Read, Update, and Delete, however any string is accepted.

  • actor_idstring

    Unique identifier of the entity performing the action.

  • actor_namestring

    Display name of the entity performing the action.

  • occurred_atdate

    ISO-8601 datetime at which the Event happened, with millisecond precision.

  • latitudestring

    A geographic coordinate that specifies the north–south position.

  • longitudestring

    A geographic coordinate that specifies the east–west position.

  • locationstring

    Identifier for where the Event originated. This will be an IP address (IPv4 or IPv6), hostname, or device ID.

  • metadataobject (optional)

    Arbitrary key-value data containing information associated with the Event.

    There is a limit of 50 keys. Key names can be up to 40 characters long, and values can be up to 500 characters long.

  • target_idstring

    Unique identifier of the object or resource being acted upon.

  • target_namestring

    Display name of the object or resource that is being acted upon.

Returns

A boolean confirming the event was created.

Publish an Audit Event

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import WorkOS from '@workos-inc/node';

const workos = new WorkOS('{secretKey}');

const event = {
  action_type: 'r',
  action: 'user.login_succeeded',
  actor_id: 'user_01DEQWZNQT8Y47HDPSJKQS1J3F',
  actor_name: 'Annie Easley',
  group: '{foo-corp.com}',
  latitude: '40.676300',
  longitude: '-73.949200',
  location: '65.215.8.114'
  occurred_at: new Date(),
  target_id: 'user_01DEQWZNQT8Y47HDPSJKQS1J3F',
  target_name: '[email protected]{foo-corp.com}'
};

workos.auditTrail.createEvent(event, { idempotency: '6d4c7400-d4bf-4623-a301-afe7b50569d3' });

Response

{
  "success": true
}

List Audit Events

Get a list of all Audit Events matching the criteria specified.

Endpoint

GET/events

Query Parameters

  • actionarray of strings (optional)

    Array of specific activities performed by the actor to filter for.

  • action_typearray of strings (optional)

    Array of action types to filter for.

  • actor_idarray of strings (optional)

    Array of unique identifiers to filter for. An Actor ID is a unique, machine-readable identifier for the entity performing the action.

  • actor_namearray of strings (optional)

    Array of actor names to filter for. An Actor Name is a human-readable label for the entity performing the action.

  • afterstring (optional)

    A cursor to use for pagination. after is an Event object ID that takes the form evt_* and defines your place in the paginated list of Event objects. after will return all Events created after the cursor's value.

  • beforestring (optional)

    A cursor to use for pagination. before is an Event object ID that takes the form evt_* and defines your place in the paginated list of Event objects. before will return all Events created before the cursor's value.

  • grouparray of strings (optional)

    Array of groups to filter events for. A Group is a single domain containing related members. This will normally be the domain of the Enterprise Client.

  • limitinteger (optional)

    Upper limit on the number of Events to return, between 1 and 100. The default value is 10.

  • occurred_atdate (optional)

    ISO-8601 datetime to filter for when an Event occurred, with millisecond precision.

  • occurred_at_gtdate (optional)

    ISO-8601 datetime to filter for when an Event occurred after, with millisecond precision.

  • occurred_at_gtedate (optional)

    ISO-8601 datetime to filter for when an Event occurred at or after, with millisecond precision.

  • occurred_at_ltdate (optional)

    ISO-8601 datetime to filter for when an Event occurred before, with millisecond precision.

  • occurred_at_ltedate (optional)

    ISO-8601 datetime to filter for when an Event occurred at or before, with millisecond precision.

  • searchstring (optional)

    Keyword string to filter for.

  • target_idarray of strings (optional)

    Array of target IDs to filter for. A Target ID is a unique identifier of the object or resource being acted upon.

  • target_namearray of strings (optional)

    Array of target names to filter for. A Target Name is a display name of the object or resource that is being acted upon.

Returns

An object containing Audit Trail Events and metadata.

  • dataarray of objects

    Array of Audit Trail Events in descending order by created_at timestamp.

  • listMetadataobject

    Contains cursor options to utilize for pagination.

List Audit Events

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import WorkOS from '@workos-inc/node';

const workos = new WorkOS('{secretKey}');

const options = {
  limit: "1",
  before: "evt_01ECQKC8JA3T7Z1C9QZKBB1BEH",
  action: ["user.login_succeeded"],
  action_type: ["r"],
  actor_name: ["annie"],
  actor_id: ["user_01DEQWZNQT8Y47HDPSJKQS1J3F"],
  group: ["{foo-corp.com}"],
  occurred_at: new Date(),
  metadata: null,
  target_id: ["user_01DEQWZNQT8Y47HDPSJKQS1J3F"],
  target_name: ["[email protected]{foo-corp.com}"]
}

workos.auditTrail.listEvents(options);

Response

{
  "data": [{
    "id": "evt_01ECQK8C5X4D8FHAK35W6J9PXD",
    "object": "event",
    "action": {
      "id": "evt_action_01DQX7EX39R54GXQ2NBBTSB608",
      "object": "event_action",
      "name": "user.login_succeeded",
      "environment_id": "environment_01EVEQ8GWZDERGY2MX47ZE2KAB"
    },
    "actor_id": "user_01DEQWZNQT8Y47HDPSJKQS1J3F",
    "actor_name": "Annie Easley",
    "group": "{foo-corp.com}",
    "latitude": "40.676300",
    "longitude": "-73.949200",
    "location": "65.215.8.114",
    "metadata": {
      "redirect": "/setup",
      "description": "User login succeeded.",
      "x_request_id": "ba7380eb-8cea-4b65-bbb1-4091e5bd76fc"
    },
    "occurred_at": "2020-07-08T15:41:13.607Z",
    "target_id": "user_01DEQWZNQT8Y47HDPSJKQS1J3F",
    "target_name": "[email protected]{foo-corp.com}",
    "type": "r"
  }],
  "listMetadata": {
    "after": "evt_01ECQK8C5X4D8FHAK35W6J9PXD",
    "before": "evt_01EKN884KEDQNQZEBPCQNV1XXD"
  }
}

Connection Webhooks

WorkOS uses webhooks to automatically notify your application any time certain changes are made to your Connections.

A webhook URL is an endpoint hosted by your application that subscribes to notifications from WorkOS. WorkOS sends these notifications as Events which detail changes to users and groups. Each time there is a change, WorkOS makes a request to your application's webhook URL containing an Event. You'll receive an Event when new users are created, group properties are updated, or users have been added to a group, just to name a few examples. Each Event contains specific information explaining what happened to trigger the webhook.

Event Types

  • connection.activated

    Triggers when a Connection's state changes to active.

  • connection.deactivated

    Triggers when a Connection's state changes to inactive.

connection.activated

{

  "data": {
    "id": "conn_01EHWNC0FCBHZ3BJ7EGKYXK0E6",
    "object": "connection",
    "state": "active",
    "status": "linked",
    "saml_entity_id": null,
    "connection_type": "OktaSAML",
    "saml_idp_url": null,
    "saml_x509_certs": [],
    "name": "Foo Corp's Connection",
    "organization_id": "org_01EHWNCE74X7JSDV0X3SZ3KJNY",
    "saml_relying_party_private_key": null,
    "saml_relying_party_public_key": null,
    "oauth_uid": null,
    "oauth_secret": null,
    "oauth_redirect_uri": null,
    "oidc_client_id": null,
    "oidc_client_secret": null,
    "oidc_discovery_endpoint": null,
    "oidc_redirect_uri": null,
    "domains": [
      {
        "id": "conn_domain_01EHWNFTAFCF3CQAE5A9Q0P1YB",
        "object": "connection_domain",
        "domain": "{foo-corp.com}"
      }
    ]
  },
  "event": "connection.activated"
}

connection.deactivated

{
  "data": {
    "id": "conn_01EHWNC0FCBHZ3BJ7EGKYXK0E6",
    "object": "connection",
    "state": "inactive",
    "status": "unlinked",
    "saml_entity_id": null,
    "connection_type": "OktaSAML",
    "saml_idp_url": null,
    "saml_x509_certs": [],
    "name": "Foo Corp's Connection",
    "organization_id": "org_01EHWNCE74X7JSDV0X3SZ3KJNY",
    "saml_relying_party_private_key": null,
    "saml_relying_party_public_key": null,
    "oauth_uid": null,
    "oauth_secret": null,
    "oauth_redirect_uri": null,
    "oidc_client_id": null,
    "oidc_client_secret": null,
    "oidc_discovery_endpoint": null,
    "oidc_redirect_uri": null,
    "domains": [
      {
        "id": "conn_domain_01EHWNFTAFCF3CQAE5A9Q0P1YB",
        "object": "connection_domain",
        "domain": "{foo-corp.com}"
      }
    ]
  },
  "event": "connection.deactivated"
}

Directory User Webhooks

WorkOS uses webhooks to automatically notify your application any time certain changes are made to Users or Groups in an Enterprise Client's Directory.

A webhook URL is an endpoint hosted by your application that subscribes to notifications from WorkOS. WorkOS sends these notifications as Events which detail changes to users. Each time there is a change, WorkOS makes a request to your application's webhook URL containing an Event. You'll receive an Event when users are created, updated, or deleted. Each Event contains specific information explaining what happened to trigger the webhook.

Event Types

  • dsync.user.created

    Triggers when a user is created or added to the directory

  • dsync.user.updated

    Triggers when a user's properties have been updated.

  • dsync.user.deleted

    Triggers when a user has been removed from a directory.

Directory User Webhooks

{
  "data": {
    "id": "directory_user_01E1X1B89NH8Z3SDFJR4H7RGX7",
    "directory_id": "directory_01ECAZ4NV9QMV47GW873HDCX74",
    "emails": [{
      "primary": true,
      "type": "work",
      "value": "[email protected]{foo-corp.com}"
    }],
    "first_name": "Lela",
    "last_name": "Block",
    "username": "[email protected]{foo-corp.com}"
  },
  "event": "dsync.user.created"
}

Directory Group Webhooks

WorkOS uses webhooks to automatically notify your application any time certain changes are made Groups in an Enterprise Client's Directory.

A webhook URL is an endpoint hosted by your application that subscribes to notifications from WorkOS. WorkOS sends these notifications as Events which detail changes to groups. Each time there is a change, WorkOS makes a request to your application's webhook URL containing an Event. You'll receive an Event when group properties are updated, or users have been added to a group, just to name a few examples. Each Event contains specific information explaining what happened to trigger the webhook.

Event Types

  • dsync.group.created

    Triggers when a group is created or added to a directory.

  • dsync.group.updated

    Triggers when a group's properties have been updated.

  • dsync.group.user_added

    Triggers when a user has been added to a group.

  • dsync.group.user_removed

    Triggers when a user has been removed from a group.

  • dsync.group.deleted

    Triggers when a group is removed from a directory.

dsync.group.created

{
  "data": {
    "id": "directory_group_01E1X5GPMMXF4T1DCERMVEEPVW",
    "directory_id": "directory_01ECAZ4NV9QMV47GW873HDCX74",
    "name": "Developers",
    "users": [{
        "id": "directory_user_01E1X2NKBWA5YDYF23Q7G45YGA",
        "emails": [{
          "primary": true,
          "type": "work",
          "value": "[email protected]{foo-corp.com}"
        }],
        "first_name": "Kiana",
        "last_name": "Flatley",
        "username": "[email protected]{foo-corp.com}"
      },
      {
        "id": "directory_user_01E1X1B89NH8Z3SDFJR4H7RGX7",
        "emails": [{
          "primary": true,
          "type": "work",
          "value": "[email protected]{foo-corp.com}"
        }],
        "first_name": "Veda",
        "last_name": "Block",
        "username": "[email protected]{foo-corp.com}"
      }
    ]
  },
  "event": "dsync.group.created"
}

dsync.group.updated

{
  "data": {
    "id": "directory_group_01E1X1B89NH8Z3SDFJR4H7RGX7",
    "directory_id": "directory_01ECAZ4NV9QMV47GW873HDCX74",
    "name": "Developers"
  },
  "event": "dsync.group.updated"
}

dsync.group.user_added

{
  "data": {
    "directory_id": "directory_01ECAZ4NV9QMV47GW873HDCX74",
    "user": {
      "id": "directory_user_01E1X56GH84T3FB41SD6PZGDBX",
      "emails": [{
        "primary": true,
        "type": "work",
        "value": "[email protected]{foo-corp.com}"
      }],
      "first_name": "Eric",
      "last_name": "Schneider",
      "username": "[email protected]{foo-corp.com}"
    },
    "group": {
      "id": "directory_group_01E1X5GPMMXF4T1DCERMVEEPVW",
      "name": "Developers"
    }
  },
  "event": "dsync.group.user_added",
}

dsync.group.user_removed

{
  "event": "dsync.group.user_removed",
  "data": {
    "directory_id": "directory_01ECAZ4NV9QMV47GW873HDCX74",
    "user": {
      "id": "directory_user_01E1X56GH84T3FB41SD6PZGDBX",
      "emails": [{
        "primary": true,
        "type": "work",
        "value": "[email protected]{foo-corp.com}"
      }],
      "first_name": "Eric",
      "last_name": "Schneider",
      "username": "[email protected]{foo-corp.com}"
    },
    "group": {
      "id": "directory_group_01E1X5GPMMXF4T1DCERMVEEPVW",
      "name": "Developers"
    }
  }
}

dsync.group.deleted

{
  "data": {
    "id": "directory_group_01E1X5GPMMXF4T1DCERMVEEPVW",
    "directory_id": "directory_01ECAZ4NV9QMV47GW873HDCX74",
    "name": "Developers"
  },
  "event": "dsync.group.group_deleted"
}

Admin Portal

The Admin Portal is a standalone application where your users can configure and manage WorkOS resources such as Connections that are scoped to their Organization.

Endpoints

GET/organizationsPOST/organizationsPOST/portal/generate_link

Organization

An Organization describes users which share a common domain or domains.

Each Connection, Directory, and Audit Trail Event belong to an Organization. This relationship is implicitly described by the resource's domain.

Attributes

  • idstring

    Unique identifier for the Organization.

  • namestring

    The name of the Organization.

  • domainsarray of objects

    List of Organization Domains.

Organization Object

{
  "{id}": "org_01EHZNVPK3SFK441A1RGBFSHRT",
  "object": "organization",
  "{name}": "Foo Corp",
  "{domains}": [
    {
      "id": "org_domain_01EHZNVPK2QXHMVWCEDQEKY69A",
      "object": "organization_domain",
      "domain": "{foo-corp.com}"
    },
  ]
}

List Organizations

Get a list of all of your existing organizations matching the criteria specified.

Endpoint

GET/organizations

Query Parameters

  • domainsarray of strings (optional)

    The domains of an Organization. Any Organization with a matching domain will be returned.

  • afterstring (optional)

    A cursor to use for pagination. after is an Organization object ID that takes the form org_* and defines your place in the paginated list of Organization objects. after will return all Organizations created after the cursor's value.

  • beforestring (optional)

    A cursor to use for pagination. before is an Organization object ID that takes the form org_* and defines your place in the paginated list of Organization objects. before will return all Organizations created before the cursor's value.

  • limitinteger (optional)

    Upper limit on the number of Organizations to return, between 1 and 100. The default value is 10.

Returns

An object containing Organizations.

  • dataarray of objects

    Array of Organizations in descending order by created_at timestamp.

  • listMetadataobject

    Contains cursor options to utilize for pagination.

List Organizations

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import WorkOS from '@workos-inc/node';

const workos = new WorkOS('{secretKey}');

const organizations = await workos.portal.listOrganizations({
  domains: ['{foo-corp.com}']
});

Response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "org_01EHZNVPK3SFK441A1RGBFSHRT",
      "object": "organization",
      "name": "Foo Corp",
      "domains": [
        {
          "domain": "{foo-corp.com}",
          "id": "org_domain_01EHZNVPK2QXHMVWCEDQEKY69A",
          "object": "organization_domain"
        },
        {
          "domain": "another-foo-corp-domain.com",
          "id": "org_domain_01EHZNS0H9W90A90FV79GAB6AB",
          "object": "organization_domain"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "listMetadata": {
    "before": "org_01EHZNVPK3SFK441A1RGBFSHRT",
    "after": "org_01EJBGJT2PC6638TN5Y380M40Z",
  }
}

Create an Organization

Create an Organization with a set of domains.

Endpoint

POST/organizations

Body Parameters

  • namestring

    The name of the Organization.

  • domainsarray of strings

    The domains of the Organization.

Returns

An Organization object.

Create an Organization

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import WorkOS from '@workos-inc/node';

const workos = new WorkOS('{secretKey}');

const organization = await workos.portal.createOrganization({
  name: 'Foo Corp',
  domains: ['{foo-corp.com}']
});

Response

{
  "id": "org_01EHZNVPK3SFK441A1RGBFSHRT",
  "object": "organization",
  "name": "Foo Corp",
  "domains": [
    {
      "domain": "{foo-corp.com}",
      "id": "org_domain_01EHZNVPK2QXHMVWCEDQEKY69A",
      "object": "organization_domain"
    },
    {
      "domain": "another-foo-corp-domain.com",
      "id": "org_domain_01EHZNS0H9W90A90FV79GAB6AB",
      "object": "organization_domain"
    }
  ]
}

Update an Organization

Update an Organization.

Endpoint

PUT/organizations/:id

Body Parameters

  • namestring

    The name of the Organization.

Returns

An Organization object.

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Response

{
  "id": "org_01EHZNVPK3SFK441A1RGBFSHRT",
  "object": "organization",
  "name": "Foo Corporation",
  "domains": [
    {
      "domain": "{foo-corp.com}",
      "id": "org_domain_01EHZNVPK2QXHMVWCEDQEKY69A",
      "object": "organization_domain"
    },
    {
      "domain": "another-foo-corp-domain.com",
      "id": "org_domain_01EHZNS0H9W90A90FV79GAB6AB",
      "object": "organization_domain"
    }
  ]
}

Organization Domain

An Organization Domain represents an Organization's domain.

Attributes

  • idstring

    Unique identifier for the Organization Domain.

  • domainstring

    Domain for the Organization Domain.

Organization Domain Object

{
  "{id}": "org_domain_01EHZNVPK2QXHMVWCEDQEKY69A",
  "object": "organization_domain",
  "{domain}": "{foo-corp.com}"
}

Portal Link

A Portal Link is an ephemeral endpoint to initiate an Admin Portal session. It expires five minutes after issuance.

Attributes

  • linkstring

    An ephemeral link to initiate the Admin Portal.

Portal Link Object

{
  "{link}": "https://id.workos.com/portal/launch?secret=JteZqfJZqUcgWGaYCC6iI0gW0",
}

Generate a Portal Link

Generate a Portal Link scoped to an Organization.

Endpoint

POST/portal/generate_link

Body Parameters

  • organizationstring

    An Organization identifier.

  • intentenum

    The intent of the Admin Portal.

      Possible values
      • sso

  • return_urlstring (optional)

    The URL to which WorkOS should send users when they click on the link to return to your website.

Returns

A Portal Link.

Generate a Portal Link

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import WorkOS from '@workos-inc/node';

const workos = new WorkOS('{secretKey}');

const { link } = await workos.portal.generateLink({
  organization: 'org_01EHZNVPK3SFK441A1RGBFSHRT',
  intent: GeneratePortalLinkIntent.SSO,
  returnUrl: "https://www.example.com" //optional
});

Response

{
  "link": "https://id.workos.com/portal/launch?secret=JteZqfJZqUcgWGaYCC6iI0gW0",
}