Activate the factor

After enrolling a factor for the Okta user, the next step is for the user to activate their factor.

• Authenticator
• SMS

1. Switch to Postman and, from the Factor Lifecycle Operations folder, select the Activate SMS Factor request template.
2. Replace the {userId} and {factorId} variables with the User ID and Factor ID values that you copied previously.
3. Select the Body tab and, in the JSON body of the request, replace the passCode value with the passcode sent to you by SMS.
4. Click Send. A successful request results in an HTTP status code of 200 and a JSON payload response.

Next: Verify the factor