What are Okta on-demand SaaS integrations?
Benefit: Okta’s AI-powered on-demand SaaS integrations allow Okta commercial customers to request, test, and deploy custom Okta Integration Network app connectors to extend identity security across their app ecosystem.
Turnaround time: Delivered and ready for sandbox verification in as little as 48 hours.
Pricing: Included as a standard platform benefit for all Okta commercial customers at no additional cost.
Availability: Available to all Okta commercial customers in November 2026.
Prerequisite: Requires app vendor to offer a publicly available OpenAPI Specification.
Imagine that your IT and security teams are in the middle of a major initiative to modernize your identity stack. You’ve deployed Okta Identity Governance to clean up access sprawl, rolled out Okta Privileged Access to enforce zero standing privileges, and set up continuous threat protection. The architecture is clean, the policies are tight, and your security posture has never been stronger.
Then your marketing team signs a contract for a fast-growing analytics tool. HR purchases a niche onboarding app to streamline global hires. And engineering adopts a cutting-edge developer platform to accelerate your AI projects. They all need their teams onboarded immediately.
You open the Okta Integration Network (OIN) catalog, search for these tools, and hit a wall: because these emerging apps are new, out-of-the-box connectors don't exist yet.
Suddenly, you're in the IT compromise zone. Do you delay strategic, revenue-generating business initiatives for weeks while waiting for custom integrations to be built? Or do you let teams roll out these apps unintegrated, creating security blind spots where single sign-on (SSO) isn't enforced, provisioning is manual, and privileged access or universal logout policies can't reach?
It’s not a great choice, which is why Okta has rethought how integrations are built.
As part of Okta’s commitment to delivering a unified identity security fabric, we’re launching on-demand integrations, a platform benefit available to all customers at no additional cost. Now, you can request and deploy OIN app connections in as little as 48 hours.
Fast-tracked timeline: How do Okta on-demand integrations work?
Traditionally, creating a custom connector from scratch required acquiring dedicated vendor test tenants upfront, manually building protocol logic, and aligning with release schedules—steps that take time while vendor partnerships are established.
On-demand integrations complement our 8,000+ pre-built connections in the OIN by introducing a fast-track approach for newer or progressive tools:
Delivered in as little as 48 hours: Go from request to deployment in as little as two days instead of months, reducing roadmap delays so your business can adopt new software without waiting.
Included platform benefit at no additional cost: Extend Okta’s security safety net across long-tail and emerging applications without custom developer overhead, third-party connector fees, or added budget.
Rapid sandbox verification: Integrations deploy directly to your Okta preview environment, allowing your team to validate functionality using your own application instances without waiting on global release queues.
Okta believes your identity platform should adapt to your technology choices, not the other way around. As an independent, neutral partner, we never force you into a walled-garden ecosystem. Whether an app is a long-standing partner integration or a brand-new tool requested on demand, our goal is to help you secure it as fast as your business moves.
The three-step joint verification process for custom connectors
To ensure these integrations meet strict enterprise security standards before hitting production, we built a collaborative three-step verification model:
Okta pre-validation: Okta builds the connector and validates it against internal mock servers that simulate real-world API behavior and catch flow errors before the integration ever reaches your environment.
Customer sandbox testing: The integration is delivered to your preview org, where your admin team accepts a log monitoring consent, adds the app, and validates provisioning, authentication, and policy performance using your live application instances.
Seamless production move: Once your team verifies integration health and gives the green light, Okta promotes the connector to your production org without requiring rebuilds or retesting.
Comprehensive coverage: Which security features are supported by on-demand integrations?
On-demand integrations can help you extend protection across your app ecosystem, covering:
SSO and lifecycle management: Enforce centralized authentication and automated user provisioning/deprovisioning.
Entitlement management: Bring niche SaaS tools under automated access requests, certification campaigns, and continuous governance policies.
Privileged access management and universal logout: Extend just-in-time access controls and real-time session revocation across sensitive administrative tools.
Identity security posture management: Eliminate shadow IT by discovering unmanaged app usage and bringing rogue tools under central policy control.
Securing every app, from long-tail tools to enterprise staples
On-demand integrations build upon what is already the industry’s deepest integration ecosystem. The Okta Integration Network features more than 8,000 pre-built integrations, giving you out-of-the-box coverage for a vast catalog of software on the market today.
For your most widely used critical SaaS applications like Salesforce, Workday, and Microsoft Office 365, we continue to deepen protection through our collection of Secure Identity Integrations, delivering advanced security features such as fine-grained entitlement management and automated posture checks.
By pairing our OIN catalog and Secure Identity Integrations with AI-powered on-demand integrations, Okta helps make sure that no app is left behind. Whether it's a mission-critical SaaS app or a niche tool adopted yesterday, our goal is for your entire software stack to remain unified under a single trusted identity security fabric.
How to request a custom Okta SaaS integration
Ready to bring your newest workforce apps under Okta's safety net?
Starting in November 2026, commercial Okta customers can request on-demand integrations directly through the Okta Support portal:
Verify the target app’s public OpenAPI Specification. On-demand integrations are available only for new SaaS app integrations for which an OpenAPI Specification is publicly available or that the customer shares with Okta.
Log in to the Okta Support Center.
Submit a new support case detailing the target SaaS application and required integration types.
Receive the generated connector in your Okta preview environment in as little as 48 hours for validation.
These materials are intended for general informational purposes only and are not intended to be legal, privacy, security, compliance, or business advice. © 2026 Okta, Inc. and/or its affiliates.
