We’re thrilled to announce two powerful new features for Okta Workflows: Workflows Execution Log Streaming and Workflows Execution History Inspector, both Generally Available as of August 2025. These complementary capabilities empower Workflows builders and administrators with unprecedented observability, enabling proactive management, deeper insights, and comprehensive auditing of your automation initiatives.
In today's dynamic IT environments, the efficiency and reliability of automated processes are paramount. While Okta Workflows already streamlines identity-centric operations, we recognize the critical need for enhanced visibility into the work performed by this versatile platform. These new features directly address key customer pain points, providing the tools necessary to maintain optimal workflow health, facilitate compliance, and maximize the value of each customer’s Workflows investment.
Introducing Workflows Execution Log Streaming: Real-time insights, real-time action
You told us that relying solely on in-product visibility of execution history made it challenging to get a complete, real-time picture of automated processes. You needed a way to proactively monitor flow health, rapidly identify issues, and maintain long-term audit trails within your existing observability tools.
With Workflows Execution Log Streaming, you can now seamlessly transmit real-time execution logs from your Okta Workflows directly to your preferred security information and event management (SIEM) or log parsing tool of choice. This empowers you to:
- Receive timely alerts for Workflow failures: Configure custom alerts in your SIEM to immediately identify and address issues, helping to prevent potential security or operational risks.
- Monitor workflow health and performance in aggregate: Gain a holistic view of your Workflows ecosystem: tracking trends, identifying bottlenecks, and helping to optimize overall performance.
- Integrate with your existing observability stack: Leverage your current tools like Splunk, Datadog, Sumo Logic, Panther, or even a homegrown SIEM solution of your choice to centralize Workflows data alongside other critical system logs.
- Maintain audit trails beyond 30 days: Store execution logs for longer in your SIEM of choice, facilitating long-term analysis, auditing, and compliance efforts beyond the standard 30-day retention.
This feature is designed for flexibility and self-service, allowing you to define destination URLs, subscribe to specific event types (e.g., Flow Started, Flow Completed, Flow Failed, Flow Paused, Flow Throttled), and utilize basic authentication to facilitate a more secure data transmission.
Explore how to get started with Execution Log Streaming
Introducing Workflows Execution History Inspector: Unlocking deeper historical context
While real-time logs are crucial, you also told us about the need for deep, granular insights into individual flow executions, especially for debugging complex automation chains and understanding historical behavior. You needed a way to easily navigate through the full execution path within the Workflows UI, including nested flows and performance metrics.
Complementing Execution Log Streaming, the Workflows Execution History Inspector provides granular access to the full execution context of your workflows, directly within the Workflows UI. This capability is invaluable for facilitating debugging, troubleshooting, and understanding complex flow interactions. With this, you can:
- Dive deep into individual flow executions: Easily navigate through the complete execution path, examining each operation and its outcomes.
- Analyze system resources and performance metrics: Better understand resource consumption, engine modes, and latency to fine-tune your workflows for optimal efficiency.
- Investigate throttling and rate limit events: Helps to develop a better understanding of why your workflows might be experiencing limitations and make adjustments accordingly.
Together, Workflows Execution Log Streaming and Workflows Execution History Inspector deliver a powerful suite of observability tools. They transform how you monitor, analyze, and optimize your automated identity processes, helping move you from reactive problem-solving to proactive management.
Learn more about Execution History Inspector
Ready to enhance your Workflows observability?
These features represent a significant leap forward in empowering you with greater control and insight into your Okta Workflows deployments. We encourage you to explore Workflows Execution Log Streaming and Workflows Execution History Inspector and experience the enhanced visibility that will drive efficiency, strengthen security, and help to ensure the seamless operation of your critical automation.
For more details on how to get started, please refer to our product documentation or connect with your Okta account representative.
