Okta Launches APIs and New Developer Edition to Power Identity for Every App

Okta Identity Cloud Enables Developers and Business Leaders to Rapidly Build Secure Customer Experiences into Any Web or Mobile Application

SAN FRANCISCO — August 29, 2017 — Okta, Inc. (NASDAQ:OKTA), the leading independent provider of identity for the enterprise, today introduced expanded APIs, new developer product capabilities and a new Developer Edition for both customer and employee identity, making Okta the leading identity resource for anyone building software today and increasing the company’s presence in the customer identity space.

“Millions of new applications are built every year. Identity components like authentication and user management are required for every single one of these experiences – be it a web app like MGM Resorts International’s MLife website, a new SaaS product like the Adobe Creative Cloud, or a hot new consumer app like Heal,” said Todd McKinnon, Okta CEO and co-founder. “Now the Okta Identity Cloud offers developers and business leaders alike the tools they need to add secure, engaging and personalized customer experiences to whatever they’re building. So whether you’re innovating inside a giant retailer or a first-time entrepreneur creating the next AI bot, you can easily build enterprise-grade identity into your experience – and ultimately bring your ideas to market faster.”

Build Anything with Frictionless and Secure User Authentication

Okta joined forces with Stormpath in March 2017 to accelerate developers’ ability to build identity into their software. Now Okta’s expanded customer identity solution offers new functionality to help developers easily embed a secure identity layer into an