Okta is the identity layer for thousands of startups. It controls who can access what across every tool your team uses, from Slack to GitHub to Salesforce. The problem is that Okta doesn't know when you hire someone or when someone leaves. Your HRIS does. And in most setups, those two systems don't talk to each other automatically.
That means every time you bring on a new hire, someone has to manually create their Okta profile, assign the right apps, and configure permissions. Every time someone leaves, someone has to go back into Okta and deprovision their access across every connected app. If your team is growing fast, this becomes a weekly task that's easy to delay and dangerous to forget.
Warp Fabric connects Okta directly to your employee record. Provisioning and deprovisioning happen automatically as part of the same onboarding and offboarding flow that handles payroll, compliance, and benefits.
What happens when you hire someone
When you onboard a new employee in Warp, you'll see an option to create their Okta account during the invite flow. From there, you can choose exactly which Okta groups to add them to. Select "engineering" and they get access to Slack, GitHub, Figma, and whatever other apps your engineering team uses. All provisioned before day one, no IT ticket required.
Because Warp already has department-level data from the employee record, new hires get added to the right Okta groups immediately when they onboard. Whatever tools your team uses to do their best work, they're ready to go before the new hire walks in.
What happens when someone leaves
When you offboard in Warp, the employee's Okta account is automatically suspended on the dismissal date you choose. All active sessions are removed and group memberships are suspended. The offboarding flow in Warp handles Okta alongside Google Workspace and everything else in a single action. No separate step. No hoping someone remembered to check the offboarding checklist.
For startups going through SOC 2 audits, this is especially important. Auditors look for evidence that access is revoked promptly when employees depart. Having provisioning and deprovisioning tied directly to your HR system creates a clean, auditable trail.
Why building this into the HRIS matters
The traditional approach requires an admin to update two systems whenever headcount changes. The HRIS gets the new hire data. Then someone logs into Okta and recreates that data manually or through a separate sync tool. This creates a window where the two systems are out of sync, and that window is where mistakes happen.
With Warp Fabric, the employee record is the source of truth for everything. Payroll, compliance, benefits, Google Workspace, Okta, and device management all run from the same data. There's no sync to configure, no middleware to maintain, and no gap between "this person was hired" and "this person has access."
This is the same approach Warp takes across all of Fabric. One employee record. One action. Every system updated simultaneously.
How to connect Okta to Warp
- Under the IT menu item in Warp, click “Get Started” under Okta
- Add the Okta integration to your Warp account
- Enter your Okta admin credentials to get started
That's it. Once connected, you'll see the "Create Okta Account" option during every new hire invite, with the ability to select which groups to add them to.
Setup takes a few minutes. Your existing Okta configuration is not affected. Warp handles provisioning going forward.
Not on Okta yet? Warp's team can help you get set up. They'll assist with your Okta configuration and connect you with the Okta startup team to get started.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Warp replace Okta?
No. Warp works with your existing Okta setup. Okta remains your identity provider and SSO layer. Warp automates the provisioning and deprovisioning of Okta profiles based on your HR data, so you don't have to manage it manually.
What apps can Warp provision through Okta?
Any app connected to your Okta org. Okta supports 6,500+ app integrations, and Warp's provisioning works across all of them.
Can I customize which apps different roles get access to?
Yes. During setup, you map departments and roles to specific Okta app assignments. An engineer gets GitHub and AWS. A salesperson gets Salesforce and Gong. The mappings are fully customizable.
When does deprovisioning happen?
The Okta account is automatically suspended on the dismissal date you set during the offboarding flow. You choose the date, and Warp handles the rest. No manual follow-up required.
Does this create an audit trail for SOC 2?
Yes. Every provisioning and deprovisioning event is logged in Warp with timestamps, the employee involved, and the apps affected. This documentation supports SOC 2 access review requirements.
Warp is the only AI-native HR and payroll platform with IT management built in. When you hire someone in Warp, every account, every app, and every device is handled. When someone leaves, everything is revoked in one action.
