User Data Migration

Overview

Oftentimes you are migrating to FusionAuth from another solution, whether it be homegrown or another vendor.

These guides and resources will help you understand and scope the migration process.

There are multiple methods you can use to migrate users into FusionAuth.

The FusionAuth migration guide has general migration guidance, strategies and help.

Bulk Migration

Bulk migration lets you import users at one point in time, making for a clean cutover. You can import password hashes, including hashes performed with a custom, non-standard algorithm, making a migration seamless to your users. You use the User Import API to perform this. You can also import refresh tokens, which helps if you want your users to be able to refresh access tokens transparently.

A bulk migration is a good choice when you:

Provider Specific Bulk Migration Guides

Connectors

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This feature is only available in paid plans. Please visit our pricing page to learn more.

Connectors allow you to migrate users one by one transparently. This is called a slow or drip migration, because each user is migrated at the time of login.

A slow migration is a good choice when you:

Learn more about slow migrations or how to use Connectors with FusionAuth.

SCIM

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This feature is only available in the Enterprise plan. Please visit our pricing page to learn more.

System for Cross-domain Identity Management, or SCIM allows you to migrate and provision users from other systems such as Azure AD or Okta into FusionAuth.

SCIM is a good choice when you:

Learn more about SCIM or how to use SCIM with FusionAuth.

The User API

You can migrate users one by one basis using the Create User API. This is typically done using a client library. With this method, you cannot migrate the user’s password.

The User API is a good choice when you:

Other Useful Migration Resources

Further Assistance

If you need further assistance migrating to FusionAuth, please ask a question in the FusionAuth forum.

If you have a plan with engineering support, you may open a support request from your account.