SCIM

User provisioning between IdPs and cloud apps.

Definition

SCIM 2.0 exposes a REST JSON API for /Users and /Groups (POST create, PUT update, PATCH partial update, DELETE deprovision, GET search). SCIM filter language filters. Enterprise schema extensions. SCIM 2.1 in IETF 2025 draft adds bulk PATCH.

Origin

SCIM 1.0 published OASIS 2011 ; SCIM 2.0 (RFC 7644) September 2015.

Example in context

Okta automatically provisions new employees in Slack via SCIM API when they are created in HRIS.

Related terms

• SAML 2.0 — SSO cousin.