Okta API Questions on GetApp Requests

Question

I'm currently working on a project using the OKTA platform and API but have some queries.

1. When making a GET call for List Apps Assigned to User or List Apps Assigned to User, I'm getting a response for all apps added to the OKTA instance, rather than the ones relevant to the current users session. Is there a flag I'm overlooking?

2. When getting the result array for list of applications, it returns all the office 365 'sub-apps' (mail, calendar etc) as child arrays to the parent application. However, these sub-apps in the child arrays don't get returned with image links, which other standard applications do. Now while I could hard code for them, it's not ideal. Any advice on this as well?

Thanks!

Answer 1

There are two ways that you can use list apps assigned to user. First is a server side call that would require an API token with the correct privileges. Second is a browser call once the user has active session with Okta. You would need username in order to make the second call.

1. GET /api/v1/apps?filter=user.id+eq+"{{userId}}" -> From server-side

2. GET /api/v1/users/{{username}}/appLinks -> From the browser/JavaScript

To test the second call, paste the URL into a browser with a logged-in session to make sure you get the desired result. You will need to send withCredentials: true in xhrFields if making an AJAX call. For example:

$.ajax({
  type: "GET",
  url: "https://example.okta.com/api/v1/users/{{username}}/appLink",
  headers: {
    'Accept': 'application/json',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  },
  xhrFields: {
    withCredentials: true
  },
  cache: false,
  success: function(data, status)
  {

  },

  error: function(data, status)
  {

  }
});

Both calls would return apps assigned to user.