Descope Terraform Provider

Manage Descope authentication projects as infrastructure-as-code using the official Terraform provider.

Prerequisites

• Terraform CLI installed
• Paid Descope License (Pro +)
• Management Key from Company Settings (https://app.descope.com/company)
• Management Key must be scoped for all projects if creating new projects

Provider Setup

terraform {
  required_providers {
    descope = {
      source = "descope/descope"
    }
  }
}

provider "descope" {
  management_key = var.descope_management_key
}

variable "descope_management_key" {
  type      = string
  sensitive = true
}

Resources

See references/project-resource.md for the full descope_project schema. See references/other-resources.md for descope_management_key and descope_descoper schemas.

Quick Start - New Project

resource "descope_project" "myproject" {
  name = "my-project"
  tags = ["staging"]
}

Common Configurations

Authentication Methods

resource "descope_project" "myproject" {
  name = "my-project"

  authentication = {
    magic_link = {
      expiration_time = "1 hour"
    }
    password = {
      lock          = true
      lock_attempts = 3
      min_length    = 8
    }
    sso = {
      merge_users  = true
      redirect_url = var.descope_redirect_url
    }
  }
}

Roles & Permissions (RBAC)

resource "descope_project" "myproject" {
  name = "my-project"

  authorization = {
    permissions = [
      { name = "read:data", description = "Read access" },
      { name = "write:data", description = "Write access" },
    ]
    roles = [
      {
        name        = "viewer"
        permissions = ["read:data"]
      },
      {
        name        = "editor"
        permissions = ["read:data", "write:data"]
      },
    ]
  }
}

Connectors

resource "descope_project" "myproject" {
  name = "my-project"

  connectors = {
    http = [{
      name         = "My Webhook"
      base_url     = var.webhook_url
      bearer_token = var.webhook_secret
    }]
    aws_s3 = [{
      name     = "Audit Logs"
      role_arn = "arn:aws:iam::YOUR_ACCOUNT:role/connector-role"
      region   = "us-east-1"
      bucket   = "audit-logs-bucket"
    }]
  }
}

Project Settings

resource "descope_project" "myproject" {
  name = "my-project"

  project_settings = {
    refresh_token_expiration = "3 weeks"
    enable_inactivity        = true
    inactivity_time          = "1 hour"
  }
}

What Terraform Manages vs. What It Does NOT

Managed by Terraform:

• Project settings, authentication methods, authorization (roles/permissions)
• Connectors, applications (OIDC/SAML), flows, JWT templates
• Custom attributes, styles, widgets

NOT managed by Terraform (use Console/SDK/API instead):

• Individual users and tenants
• SSO connections and SCIM configurations
• Dynamic per-tenant settings

DO NOT

• DO NOT hardcode management_key in .tf files - use variables or environment variables (DESCOPE_MANAGEMENT_KEY)
• DO NOT commit .tfstate files to version control - they contain sensitive data
• DO NOT skip terraform plan before terraform apply
• DO NOT use the deprecated project_id provider argument

Workflow

terraform init      # Install provider
terraform plan      # Preview changes
terraform apply     # Apply changes
terraform destroy   # Remove managed resources

References

• references/project-resource.md - Full descope_project schema and all nested blocks
• references/other-resources.md - descope_management_key and descope_descoper schemas
• references/connectors.md - All supported connector types and configuration