SAML v2
Overview
This API has been available since 1.6.0
SAML v2 identity providers connect to external SAML v2 login systems. This type of login will optionally provide a Login with ... button on FusionAuth’s login page. This button is customizable by using different properties of the identity provider.
Optionally, this identity provider can define one or more domains it is associated with. This is useful for allowing employees to log in with their corporate credentials. As long as the company has an identity solution that provides SAML v2, you can leverage this feature. This is referred to as a Domain Based Identity Provider. If you enable domains for an identity provider, the Login with ... button will not be displayed. Instead, only the email form field will be displayed initially on the FusionAuth login page. Once the user types in their email address, FusionAuth will determine if the user is logging in locally or if they should be redirected to this identity provider. This is determined by extracting the domain from their email address and comparing it to the domains associated with the identity provider.
FusionAuth will locate the user’s email address in the SAML assertion which will be used to create or lookup the existing user. Additional claims from the SAML response can be used to reconcile the User to FusionAuth by using a SAML v2 Reconcile Lambda. Unless you assign a reconcile lambda to this provider, on the email address will be used from the available assertions returned by the SAML v2 identity provider.
Integration Details
The following values will likely be required by your SAML v2 Identity Provider in order to trust FusionAuth as a relying party.
These values are autogenerated and viewable within the UI after creating the Identity Provider. They can be viewed by navigating to Settings -> Identity Providers -> SAMLv2 -> View.
<base_url> is the URL for your FusionAuth instance, something like https://login.piedpiper.com.
<identityProviderId> is the Id of the Identity Provider, and will be a valid UUID.
<applicationId> is the id of the application that is the target of the login, and will be a valid UUID.
For an SP-initiated configuration:
Callback URL (ACS):
<base_url>/samlv2/acs
For an IdP-initiated configuration (per application):
Callback URL (ACS):
<base_url>/samlv2/acs/<identityProviderId>/<applicationId>
Issuer:
<base_url>/samlv2/sp/<identityProviderId>
Metadata URL:
<base_url>/samlv2/sp/metadata/<identityProviderId>
Note: To receive a refresh token when completing the OAuth2 workflow when using an IdP initiated login, ensure you request the offline_access scope. To request a scope, add the following query parameter to your configured ACS in your IdP, ?scope=offline_access. When logging into the FusionAuth admin UI, this step is optional as the offline_access scope will be implicitly added.
Create a SAML v2 Identity Provider
Request
The type property in the request JSON indicates you are managing a SAML v2 identity provider.
Request Parameters
identityProviderIdUUIDDefaults to secure random UUIDThe Id to use for the new Identity Provider. If an id is not provided, a secure random UUID is generated.
Request Body
identityProvider.applicationConfigurationMap<UUID, Object>The configuration for each Application that the identity provider is enabled for.
identityProvider.applicationConfiguration[applicationId].buttonImageURLStringThis is an optional Application specific override for the top level buttonImageURL .
identityProvider.applicationConfiguration[applicationId].buttonTextStringThis is an optional Application specific override for the top level buttonText .
identityProvider.applicationConfiguration[applicationId].createRegistrationBooleanDefaults to trueDetermines if a UserRegistration is created for the User automatically or not. If a user doesn’t exist in FusionAuth and logs in through an identity provider, this boolean controls whether or not FusionAuth creates a registration for the User in the Application they are logging into.
identityProvider.applicationConfiguration[applicationId].enabledBooleanDefaults to falseDetermines if this identity provider is enabled for the Application specified by the applicationId key.
identityProvider.assertionConfiguration.destination.alternatesArrayAvailable since 1.43.0The array of URLs that FusionAuth will accept as SAML login destinations if the identityProvider.assertionConfiguration.destination.policy setting is AllowAlternates.
identityProvider.assertionConfiguration.destination.policyStringDefaults to EnabledAvailable since 1.43.0The policy to use when performing a destination assertion on the SAML login request.
The possible values are:
Enabled- Verifies the Destination attribute in the SAML response is equal to the expected Destination which is the FusionAuth ACS (Assertion Consumer Service) URL. This is the default and the recommended setting.Disabled- Do not validate the Destination attribute. This is not recommended, please use with caution.AllowAlternates- Verifies the Destination attribute is either the expected FusionAuth ACS, or one of the configured alternate values. This option is intended to assist with migrations from third-party IdPs and should be used with caution.
identityProvider.buttonImageURLStringThe top-level button image (URL) to use on the FusionAuth login page for this Identity Provider.
identityProvider.buttonTextStringrequiredThe top-level button text to use on the FusionAuth login page for this Identity Provider.
identityProvider.debugBooleanDefaults to falseAvailable since 1.7.3Determines if debug is enabled for this provider. When enabled, an Event Log is created each time this provider is invoked to reconcile a login.
This is useful for debugging purposes, but is not intended to be left on during production. It should be enabled during integration or if you are experiencing an issue with this identity provider.
identityProvider.domainsArray<String>This is an optional list of domains that this SAML v2 provider should be used for. This converts the FusionAuth login form to a domain-based login form. This type of form first asks the user for their email. FusionAuth then uses their email to determine if an identity provider should be used. If an identity provider should be used, the browser is redirected to the login URL of that identity provider. Otherwise, the password field is revealed on the form so that the user can login using FusionAuth.
identityProvider.emailClaimStringThe name of the email claim (attribute in the Assertion element) in the SAML response that FusionAuth uses to uniquely identity the user.
Required when identityProvider.useNameIdForEmail is false.
identityProvider.enabledBooleanDefaults to falseDetermines if this provider is enabled. If it is false then it will be disabled globally.
identityProvider.idpEndpointStringrequiredThe SAML v2 login page of the identity provider. Must be a valid URL.
identityProvider.idpInitiatedConfiguration.enabledBooleanDefaults to falseAvailable since 1.43.0Determines if FusionAuth will accept IdP initiated login requests from this SAMLv2 Identity Provider. A valid license is required to use this feature.
In general FusionAuth does not recommend you utilize this type of login due to the inherent risks of accepting an unsolicited authentication response from a third-party identity provider.
In a service provider initiated login, the SAML Authentication Response is returned to the service provider (FusionAuth) in response to an authentication request. This means FusionAuth can validate certain parameters and only accept a response for a request that FusionAuth initiated. In contrast, during an identity provider initiated login, the third-party identity provider sends FusionAuth a SAML Authentication Response indicating a user has been authenticated without any context. The problem is that FusionAuth did not initiate this so it is unexpected, and this limits what can be verified and requires FusionAuth to allow a cross site request from this third party.
If you must enable this feature to support a legacy integration or because the user experience is of the highest concern, then you may proceed.
identityProvider.idpInitiatedConfiguration.issuerStringAvailable since 1.43.0The EntityId (unique identifier) of the SAML v2 identity provider. This value should be provided to you.
Required when identityProvider.idpInitiatedConfiguration.enabled is true.
identityProvider.keyIdUUIDrequiredThe id of the key stored in Key Master that is used to verify the SAML response sent back to FusionAuth from the identity provider. This key must be a verification only key or certificate (meaning that it only has a public key component).
identityProvider.lambdaConfiguration.reconcileIdUUIDThe id of a SAML reconcile lambda that is applied when the identity provider sends back a successful SAML response.
The specified Lambda Id must be of type SAMLv2Reconcile.
identityProvider.linkingStrategyStringDefaults to LinkByEmailAvailable since 1.28.0The linking strategy to use when creating the link between the SAML v2 Identity Provider and the user.
The possible values are:
CreatePendingLink- Do not automatically link, instead return a pending link identifier that can be used to link to an existing user.LinkAnonymously- Always create a link based upon the unique Id returned by the identify provider. A username or email is not required and will not be used to link the user. A reconcile lambda will not be used in this configuration.LinkByEmail- Link to an existing user based upon email. A user will be created with the email returned by the identity provider if one does not already exist.LinkByEmailForExistingUser- Only link to an existing user based upon email. A user will not be created if one does not already exist with email returned by the identity provider.LinkByUsername- Link to an existing user based upon username. A user will be created with the username returned by the identity provider if one does not already exist.LinkByUsernameForExistingUser- Only link to an existing user based upon username. A user will not be created if one does not already exist with username returned by the identity provider.
identityProvider.loginHintConfiguration.enabledBooleanDefaults to trueAvailable since 1.43.0When enabled and HTTP-Redirect bindings are used, FusionAuth will provide the username or email address when available to the IdP as a login hint using the configured parameter name set by the identityProvider.loginHintConfiguration.parameterName to initiate the AuthN request.
identityProvider.loginHintConfiguration.parameterNameStringDefaults to login_hintAvailable since 1.43.0The name of the parameter used to pass the username or email as login hint to the IDP when enabled, and HTTP redirect bindings are used to initiate the AuthN request.
Required when identityProvider.loginHintConfiguration.enabled is true.
identityProvider.nameStringrequiredThe name of this SAML v2 identity provider. This is only used for display purposes. Must be unique across all identity providers.
identityProvider.nameIdFormatStringrequiredThe Name Id is used to facilitate communication about a user between a Service Provider (SP) and Identity Provider (IdP). The SP can specify the preferred format in the AuthN request regarding a user. The identity Provider will attempt to honor this format in the AuthN response.
When this parameter is omitted a default value of urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:persistent will be used.
identityProvider.postRequestBooleanAvailable since 1.20.0When true the authentication request will use the HTTP POST binding with the identity provider instead of the default Redirect binding which uses the HTTP GET method.
identityProvider.requestSigningKeyIdUUIDAvailable since 1.20.0The key pair Id to use to sign the SAML request.
Required when identityProvider.signRequest is true.
identityProvider.signRequestBooleanAvailable since 1.20.0When true authentication requests sent to the identity provider will be signed.
identityProvider.tenantConfigurationMap<UUID, Object>Available since 1.32.0identityProvider.tenantConfiguration[tenantId].limitUserLinkCountObjectAvailable since 1.32.0identityProvider.tenantConfiguration[tenantId].limitUserLinkCount.enabledBooleanDefaults to falseAvailable since 1.32.0identityProvider.tenantConfiguration[tenantId].limitUserLinkCount.maximumLinksIntegerDefaults to 42Available since 1.32.0identityProvider.typeStringrequiredThis field must be set to SAMLv2.
identityProvider.uniqueIdClaimStringThe name of the unique claim in the SAML response that FusionAuth uses to uniquely link the user. If this is not set, the emailClaim will be used when linking user.
identityProvider.useNameIdForEmailBooleanWhether or not FusionAuth will use the NameID element value as the email address of the user for reconciliation processing. If this is set to false, then the emailClaim property must be set.
identityProvider.usernameClaimStringThe name of the claim in the SAML response that FusionAuth uses to identity the username. If this is not set, the NameId value will be used to link a user. This property is required when identityProvider.linkingStrategy is set to LinkByUsername or LinkByUsernameForExistingUser
identityProvider.xmlSignatureC14nMethodStringAvailable since 1.20.0The XML signature canonicalization method used when digesting and signing the SAML request.
Required when identityProvider.signRequest and identityProvider.postRequest are true.
The possible values are:
exclusive: The URI for this method ishttp://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#exclusive_with_comments: The URI for this method ishttp://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#WithCommentsinclusive: The URI for this method ishttp://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-xml-c14n-20010315inclusive_with_comments: The URI for this method ishttp://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-xml-c14n-20010315#WithComments
Example SAML v2 IdP Initiated Request JSON
{
"identityProvider": {
"applicationConfiguration": {
"2c73b816-f48c-4c36-964b-40589a9ae629": {
"createRegistration": true,
"enabled": true
}
},
"debug": false,
"emailClaim": "email",
"enabled": true,
"issuer": "http://hooli.com",
"keyId": "a60f46c9-5d8e-48af-ac23-dbaa00579c57",
"lambdaConfiguration": {
"reconcileId": "0bf07e2d-08fa-4d56-8f63-9f9d40ee7fd5"
},
"linkingStrategy": "LinkByEmail",
"name": "My SAML IdP Initiated provider",
"tenantConfiguration": {
"e872a880-b14f-6d62-c312-cb40f22af465": {
"limitUserLinkCount": {
"enabled": false,
"maximumLinks": 42
}
}
},
"type": "SAMLv2IdPInitiated",
"uniqueIdClaim": "userId",
"useNameIdForEmail": true,
"usernameClaim": "username"
}
}Response
Response Codes| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 200 | The request was successful. The response will contain a JSON body. |
| 400 | The request was invalid and/or malformed. The response will contain an Errors JSON Object with the specific errors. This status will also be returned if a paid FusionAuth license is required and is not present. |
| 401 | You did not supply a valid Authorization header. The header was omitted or your API key was not valid. The response will be empty. See Authentication. |
| 500 | There was an internal error. A stack trace is provided and logged in the FusionAuth log files. The response will be empty. |
Response Body
identityProvider.applicationConfigurationMap<UUID, Object>The configuration for each Application that the identity provider is enabled for.
identityProvider.applicationConfiguration[applicationId].buttonImageURLStringThis is an optional Application specific override for the top level button image URL.
identityProvider.applicationConfiguration[applicationId].buttonTextStringThis is an optional Application specific override for the top level button text.
identityProvider.applicationConfiguration[applicationId].createRegistrationBooleanDetermines if a UserRegistration is created for the User automatically or not. If a user doesn’t exist in FusionAuth and logs in through an identity provider, this boolean controls whether or not FusionAuth creates a registration for the User in the Application they are logging into.
identityProvider.applicationConfiguration[applicationId].enabledBooleanDetermines if this identity provider is enabled for the Application specified by the applicationId key.
identityProvider.assertionConfiguration.destination.alternatesArrayAvailable since 1.43.0The array of URLs that FusionAuth will accept as SAML login destinations if the identityProvider.assertionConfiguration.destination.policy setting is AllowAlternates.
identityProvider.assertionConfiguration.destination.policyStringAvailable since 1.43.0The policy to use when performing a destination assertion on the SAML login request.
The possible values are:
Enabled- Verifies the Destination attribute in the SAML response is equal to the expected Destination which is the FusionAuth ACS (Assertion Consumer Service) URL. This is the default and the recommended setting.Disabled- Do not validate the Destination attribute. This is not recommended, please use with caution.AllowAlternates- Verifies the Destination attribute is either the expected FusionAuth ACS, or one of the configured alternate values. This option is intended to assist with migrations from third-party IdPs and should be used with caution.
identityProvider.buttonImageURLStringThe top-level button image (URL) to use on the FusionAuth login page for this Identity Provider.
identityProvider.buttonTextStringThe top-level button text to use on the FusionAuth login page for this Identity Provider.
identityProvider.debugBooleanDetermines if debug is enabled for this provider. When enabled, each time this provider is invoked to reconcile a login an Event Log will be created.
identityProvider.domainsArray<String>This is an optional list of domains that this SAML v2 provider should be used for. This converts the FusionAuth login form to a domain-based login form. This type of form first asks the user for their email. FusionAuth then uses their email to determine if an identity provider should be used. If an identity provider should be used, the browser is redirected to the login URL of that identity provider. Otherwise, the password field is revealed on the form so that the user can login using FusionAuth.
identityProvider.emailClaimStringThe name of the email claim (attribute in the Assertion element) in the SAML response that FusionAuth uses to uniquely identity the user.
identityProvider.enabledBooleanDetermines if this provider is enabled. If it is false then it will be disabled globally.
identityProvider.idUUIDThe Id of the provider.
identityProvider.idpEndpointStringThe SAML v2 login page of the identity provider.
identityProvider.idpInitiatedConfiguration.enabledBooleanAvailable since 1.43.0Determines if FusionAuth will accept IDP-initiated login requests from this SAMLv2 Identity Provider. A valid license is required to use this feature.
identityProvider.idpInitiatedConfiguration.issuerStringAvailable since 1.43.0The EntityId (unique identifier) of the SAML v2 identity provider. This value should be provided to you.
identityProvider.insertInstantLongThe instant that the provider was added to the FusionAuth database.
identityProvider.lastUpdateInstantLongThe instant that the provider was updated in the FusionAuth database.
identityProvider.keyIdUUIDThe id of the key stored in KeyMaster that is used to verify the SAML response sent back to FusionAuth from the identity provider. This key must be a verification only key or certificate (meaning that it only has a public key component).
identityProvider.lambdaConfiguration.reconcileIdThe id of a SAML reconcile lambda that is applied when the identity provider sends back a successful SAML response.
identityProvider.linkingStrategyStringDefaults to LinkByEmailAvailable since 1.28.0The linking strategy to use when creating the link between the SAML v2 Identity Provider and the user.
The possible values are:
CreatePendingLink- Create pending link.Disabled- Disables linking automatically. Available since1.37.0.LinkAnonymously- Anonymous Link.LinkByEmail- Link on email. Create the user if they do not exist.LinkByEmailForExistingUser- Link on email. Do not create the user if they do not exist.LinkByUsername- Link on username. Create the user if they do not exist.LinkByUsernameForExistingUser- Link on username. Do not create the user if they do not exist.
identityProvider.loginHintConfiguration.enabledBooleanAvailable since 1.43.0When enabled and HTTP-Redirect bindings are used, FusionAuth will provide the username or email address when available to the IdP as a login hint using the configured parameter name set by the identityProvider.loginHintConfiguration.parameterName to initiate the AuthN request.
identityProvider.loginHintConfiguration.parameterNameStringAvailable since 1.43.0The name of the parameter used to pass the username or email as login hint to the IDP when enabled, and HTTP redirect bindings are used to initiate the AuthN request.
identityProvider.nameStringThe name of this SAML v2 identity provider. This is only used for display purposes.
identityProvider.nameIdFormatStringThe Name Id is used to facilitate communication about a user between a Service Provider (SP) and Identity Provider (IdP). The SP can specify the preferred format in the AuthN request regarding a user. The identity Provider will attempt to honor this format in the AuthN response.
identityProvider.postRequestBooleanAvailable since 1.20.0When true the authentication request will use the HTTP POST binding with the identity provider instead of the default Redirect binding which uses the HTTP GET method.
identityProvider.requestSigningKeyIdUUIDAvailable since 1.20.0The key pair Id to use to sign the SAML request.
identityProvider.signRequestBooleanAvailable since 1.20.0When true authentication requests sent to the identity provider will be signed.
identityProvider.tenantConfigurationMap<UUID, Object>Available since 1.32.0identityProvider.tenantConfiguration[tenantId].limitUserLinkCountObjectAvailable since 1.32.0identityProvider.tenantConfiguration[tenantId].limitUserLinkCount.enabledBooleanDefaults to falseAvailable since 1.32.0identityProvider.tenantConfiguration[tenantId].limitUserLinkCount.maximumLinksIntegerDefaults to 42Available since 1.32.0identityProvider.typeStringThis field will be SAMLv2.
identityProvider.uniqueIdClaimStringThe name of the unique claim in the SAML response that FusionAuth uses to uniquely link the user. If this is not set, the emailClaim will be used when linking user.
identityProvider.useNameIdForEmailBooleanWhether or not FusionAuth will use the NameID element value as the email address of the user for reconciliation processing.
identityProvider.usernameClaimStringThe name of the claim in the SAML response that FusionAuth uses to identity the username. If this is not set, the NameId value will be used to link a user. This property is required when identityProvider.linkingStrategy is set to LinkByUsername or LinkByUsernameForExistingUser
identityProvider.xmlSignatureC14nMethodStringAvailable since 1.20.0The XML signature canonicalization method used when digesting and signing the SAML request.
The possible values are:
exclusive: The URI for this method ishttp://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#exclusive_with_comments: The URI for this method ishttp://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#WithCommentsinclusive: The URI for this method ishttp://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-xml-c14n-20010315inclusive_with_comments: The URI for this method ishttp://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-xml-c14n-20010315#WithComments
Example SAML v2 Response JSON
{
"identityProvider": {
"applicationConfiguration": {
"2c73b816-f48c-4c36-964b-40589a9ae629": {
"buttonText": "Login with SAML (app text)",
"createRegistration": true,
"enabled": true
}
},
"assertionConfiguration": {
"destination": {
"alternates": [],
"policy": "Enabled"
}
},
"buttonText": "Login with SAML",
"emailClaim": "email",
"debug": false,
"domains": [],
"enabled": true,
"id": "e13afb7b-77c7-4451-9c07-897d38f4fb3d",
"idpEndpoint": "https://www.example.com/login",
"idpInitiatedConfiguration": {
"enabled": false,
"issuer": "https://www.example.com"
},
"insertInstant": 1595361142909,
"lastUpdateInstant": 1595361143101,
"keyId": "a60f46c9-5d8e-48af-ac23-dbaa00579c57",
"lambdaConfiguration": {
"reconcileId": "0bf07e2d-08fa-4d56-8f63-9f9d40ee7fd5"
},
"linkingStrategy": "LinkByEmail",
"loginHintConfiguration": {
"enabled": true,
"parameterName": "login_hint"
},
"name": "My SAML provider",
"nameIdFormat": "urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:persistent",
"postRequest": true,
"requestSigningKeyId": "3168129b-91fa-46f4-9676-947f5509fdce",
"signRequest": true,
"tenantConfiguration": {
"e872a880-b14f-6d62-c312-cb40f22af465": {
"limitUserLinkCount": {
"enabled": false,
"maximumLinks": 42
}
}
},
"type": "SAMLv2",
"xmlSignatureC14nMethod": "exclusive",
"uniqueIdClaim": "userId",
"useNameIdForEmail": true,
"usernameClaim": "username"
}
}Retrieve a SAML v2 Identity Provider
Request
Request Parameters
identityProviderIdUUIDrequiredThe unique Id of the SAML v2 Identity Provider to retrieve.
Response
Response Codes| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 200 | The request was successful. The response will contain a JSON body. |
| 400 | The request was invalid and/or malformed. The response will contain an Errors JSON Object with the specific errors. This status will also be returned if a paid FusionAuth license is required and is not present. |
| 401 | You did not supply a valid Authorization header. The header was omitted or your API key was not valid. The response will be empty. See Authentication. |
| 404 | The object you requested doesn't exist. The response will be empty. |
| 500 | There was an internal error. A stack trace is provided and logged in the FusionAuth log files. The response will be empty. |
Response Body
identityProvider.applicationConfigurationMap<UUID, Object>The configuration for each Application that the identity provider is enabled for.
identityProvider.applicationConfiguration[applicationId].buttonImageURLStringThis is an optional Application specific override for the top level button image URL.
identityProvider.applicationConfiguration[applicationId].buttonTextStringThis is an optional Application specific override for the top level button text.
identityProvider.applicationConfiguration[applicationId].createRegistrationBooleanDetermines if a UserRegistration is created for the User automatically or not. If a user doesn’t exist in FusionAuth and logs in through an identity provider, this boolean controls whether or not FusionAuth creates a registration for the User in the Application they are logging into.
identityProvider.applicationConfiguration[applicationId].enabledBooleanDetermines if this identity provider is enabled for the Application specified by the applicationId key.
identityProvider.assertionConfiguration.destination.alternatesArrayAvailable since 1.43.0The array of URLs that FusionAuth will accept as SAML login destinations if the identityProvider.assertionConfiguration.destination.policy setting is AllowAlternates.
identityProvider.assertionConfiguration.destination.policyStringAvailable since 1.43.0The policy to use when performing a destination assertion on the SAML login request.
The possible values are:
Enabled- Verifies the Destination attribute in the SAML response is equal to the expected Destination which is the FusionAuth ACS (Assertion Consumer Service) URL. This is the default and the recommended setting.Disabled- Do not validate the Destination attribute. This is not recommended, please use with caution.AllowAlternates- Verifies the Destination attribute is either the expected FusionAuth ACS, or one of the configured alternate values. This option is intended to assist with migrations from third-party IdPs and should be used with caution.
identityProvider.buttonImageURLStringThe top-level button image (URL) to use on the FusionAuth login page for this Identity Provider.
identityProvider.buttonTextStringThe top-level button text to use on the FusionAuth login page for this Identity Provider.
identityProvider.debugBooleanDetermines if debug is enabled for this provider. When enabled, each time this provider is invoked to reconcile a login an Event Log will be created.
identityProvider.domainsArray<String>This is an optional list of domains that this SAML v2 provider should be used for. This converts the FusionAuth login form to a domain-based login form. This type of form first asks the user for their email. FusionAuth then uses their email to determine if an identity provider should be used. If an identity provider should be used, the browser is redirected to the login URL of that identity provider. Otherwise, the password field is revealed on the form so that the user can login using FusionAuth.
identityProvider.emailClaimStringThe name of the email claim (attribute in the Assertion element) in the SAML response that FusionAuth uses to uniquely identity the user.
identityProvider.enabledBooleanDetermines if this provider is enabled. If it is false then it will be disabled globally.
identityProvider.idUUIDThe Id of the provider.
identityProvider.idpEndpointStringThe SAML v2 login page of the identity provider.
identityProvider.idpInitiatedConfiguration.enabledBooleanAvailable since 1.43.0Determines if FusionAuth will accept IDP-initiated login requests from this SAMLv2 Identity Provider. A valid license is required to use this feature.
identityProvider.idpInitiatedConfiguration.issuerStringAvailable since 1.43.0The EntityId (unique identifier) of the SAML v2 identity provider. This value should be provided to you.
identityProvider.insertInstantLongThe instant that the provider was added to the FusionAuth database.
identityProvider.lastUpdateInstantLongThe instant that the provider was updated in the FusionAuth database.
identityProvider.keyIdUUIDThe id of the key stored in KeyMaster that is used to verify the SAML response sent back to FusionAuth from the identity provider. This key must be a verification only key or certificate (meaning that it only has a public key component).
identityProvider.lambdaConfiguration.reconcileIdThe id of a SAML reconcile lambda that is applied when the identity provider sends back a successful SAML response.
identityProvider.linkingStrategyStringDefaults to LinkByEmailAvailable since 1.28.0The linking strategy to use when creating the link between the SAML v2 Identity Provider and the user.
The possible values are:
CreatePendingLink- Create pending link.Disabled- Disables linking automatically. Available since1.37.0.LinkAnonymously- Anonymous Link.LinkByEmail- Link on email. Create the user if they do not exist.LinkByEmailForExistingUser- Link on email. Do not create the user if they do not exist.LinkByUsername- Link on username. Create the user if they do not exist.LinkByUsernameForExistingUser- Link on username. Do not create the user if they do not exist.
identityProvider.loginHintConfiguration.enabledBooleanAvailable since 1.43.0When enabled and HTTP-Redirect bindings are used, FusionAuth will provide the username or email address when available to the IdP as a login hint using the configured parameter name set by the identityProvider.loginHintConfiguration.parameterName to initiate the AuthN request.
identityProvider.loginHintConfiguration.parameterNameStringAvailable since 1.43.0The name of the parameter used to pass the username or email as login hint to the IDP when enabled, and HTTP redirect bindings are used to initiate the AuthN request.
identityProvider.nameStringThe name of this SAML v2 identity provider. This is only used for display purposes.
identityProvider.nameIdFormatStringThe Name Id is used to facilitate communication about a user between a Service Provider (SP) and Identity Provider (IdP). The SP can specify the preferred format in the AuthN request regarding a user. The identity Provider will attempt to honor this format in the AuthN response.
identityProvider.postRequestBooleanAvailable since 1.20.0When true the authentication request will use the HTTP POST binding with the identity provider instead of the default Redirect binding which uses the HTTP GET method.
identityProvider.requestSigningKeyIdUUIDAvailable since 1.20.0The key pair Id to use to sign the SAML request.
identityProvider.signRequestBooleanAvailable since 1.20.0When true authentication requests sent to the identity provider will be signed.
identityProvider.tenantConfigurationMap<UUID, Object>Available since 1.32.0identityProvider.tenantConfiguration[tenantId].limitUserLinkCountObjectAvailable since 1.32.0identityProvider.tenantConfiguration[tenantId].limitUserLinkCount.enabledBooleanDefaults to falseAvailable since 1.32.0identityProvider.tenantConfiguration[tenantId].limitUserLinkCount.maximumLinksIntegerDefaults to 42Available since 1.32.0identityProvider.typeStringThis field will be SAMLv2.
identityProvider.uniqueIdClaimStringThe name of the unique claim in the SAML response that FusionAuth uses to uniquely link the user. If this is not set, the emailClaim will be used when linking user.
identityProvider.useNameIdForEmailBooleanWhether or not FusionAuth will use the NameID element value as the email address of the user for reconciliation processing.
identityProvider.usernameClaimStringThe name of the claim in the SAML response that FusionAuth uses to identity the username. If this is not set, the NameId value will be used to link a user. This property is required when identityProvider.linkingStrategy is set to LinkByUsername or LinkByUsernameForExistingUser
identityProvider.xmlSignatureC14nMethodStringAvailable since 1.20.0The XML signature canonicalization method used when digesting and signing the SAML request.
The possible values are:
exclusive: The URI for this method ishttp://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#exclusive_with_comments: The URI for this method ishttp://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#WithCommentsinclusive: The URI for this method ishttp://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-xml-c14n-20010315inclusive_with_comments: The URI for this method ishttp://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-xml-c14n-20010315#WithComments
Example SAML v2 Response JSON
{
"identityProvider": {
"applicationConfiguration": {
"2c73b816-f48c-4c36-964b-40589a9ae629": {
"buttonText": "Login with SAML (app text)",
"createRegistration": true,
"enabled": true
}
},
"assertionConfiguration": {
"destination": {
"alternates": [],
"policy": "Enabled"
}
},
"buttonText": "Login with SAML",
"emailClaim": "email",
"debug": false,
"domains": [],
"enabled": true,
"id": "e13afb7b-77c7-4451-9c07-897d38f4fb3d",
"idpEndpoint": "https://www.example.com/login",
"idpInitiatedConfiguration": {
"enabled": false,
"issuer": "https://www.example.com"
},
"insertInstant": 1595361142909,
"lastUpdateInstant": 1595361143101,
"keyId": "a60f46c9-5d8e-48af-ac23-dbaa00579c57",
"lambdaConfiguration": {
"reconcileId": "0bf07e2d-08fa-4d56-8f63-9f9d40ee7fd5"
},
"linkingStrategy": "LinkByEmail",
"loginHintConfiguration": {
"enabled": true,
"parameterName": "login_hint"
},
"name": "My SAML provider",
"nameIdFormat": "urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:persistent",
"postRequest": true,
"requestSigningKeyId": "3168129b-91fa-46f4-9676-947f5509fdce",
"signRequest": true,
"tenantConfiguration": {
"e872a880-b14f-6d62-c312-cb40f22af465": {
"limitUserLinkCount": {
"enabled": false,
"maximumLinks": 42
}
}
},
"type": "SAMLv2",
"xmlSignatureC14nMethod": "exclusive",
"uniqueIdClaim": "userId",
"useNameIdForEmail": true,
"usernameClaim": "username"
}
}Update a SAML v2 Identity Provider
This API is used to update an existing SAML v2 Identity Provider.
You must specify all of the properties of the SAML v2 Identity Provider when calling this API with the PUT HTTP method. When used with PUT, this API doesn’t merge the existing SAML v2 Identity Provider and your new data. It replaces the existing SAML v2 Identity Provider with your new data.
Utilize the PATCH HTTP method to send specific changes to merge into an existing SAML v2 Identity Provider.
Request
When using the PATCH method, you can either use the same request body documentation that is provided for the PUT request for backward compatibility. Or you may use either JSON Patch/RFC 6902] or JSON Merge Patch/RFC 7396. See the PATCH documentation for more information.
When using the PATCH method with a Content-Type of application/json the provided request parameters will be merged into the existing object, this means all parameters are optional when using the PATCH method and you only provide the values you want changed. A null value can be used to remove a value. Patching an Array will result in all values from the new list being appended to the existing list, this is a known limitation to the current implementation of PATCH.
Request Parameters
identityProviderIdUUIDrequiredThe unique Id of the SAML v2 Identity Provider to update.
Request Body
identityProvider.applicationConfigurationMap<UUID, Object>The configuration for each Application that the identity provider is enabled for.
identityProvider.applicationConfiguration[applicationId].buttonImageURLStringThis is an optional Application specific override for the top level buttonImageURL .
identityProvider.applicationConfiguration[applicationId].buttonTextStringThis is an optional Application specific override for the top level buttonText .
identityProvider.applicationConfiguration[applicationId].createRegistrationBooleanDefaults to trueDetermines if a UserRegistration is created for the User automatically or not. If a user doesn’t exist in FusionAuth and logs in through an identity provider, this boolean controls whether or not FusionAuth creates a registration for the User in the Application they are logging into.
identityProvider.applicationConfiguration[applicationId].enabledBooleanDefaults to falseDetermines if this identity provider is enabled for the Application specified by the applicationId key.
identityProvider.assertionConfiguration.destination.alternatesArrayAvailable since 1.43.0The array of URLs that FusionAuth will accept as SAML login destinations if the identityProvider.assertionConfiguration.destination.policy setting is AllowAlternates.
identityProvider.assertionConfiguration.destination.policyStringDefaults to EnabledAvailable since 1.43.0The policy to use when performing a destination assertion on the SAML login request.
The possible values are:
Enabled- Verifies the Destination attribute in the SAML response is equal to the expected Destination which is the FusionAuth ACS (Assertion Consumer Service) URL. This is the default and the recommended setting.Disabled- Do not validate the Destination attribute. This is not recommended, please use with caution.AllowAlternates- Verifies the Destination attribute is either the expected FusionAuth ACS, or one of the configured alternate values. This option is intended to assist with migrations from third-party IdPs and should be used with caution.
identityProvider.buttonImageURLStringThe top-level button image (URL) to use on the FusionAuth login page for this Identity Provider.
identityProvider.buttonTextStringrequiredThe top-level button text to use on the FusionAuth login page for this Identity Provider.
identityProvider.debugBooleanDefaults to falseAvailable since 1.7.3Determines if debug is enabled for this provider. When enabled, an Event Log is created each time this provider is invoked to reconcile a login.
This is useful for debugging purposes, but is not intended to be left on during production. It should be enabled during integration or if you are experiencing an issue with this identity provider.
identityProvider.domainsArray<String>This is an optional list of domains that this SAML v2 provider should be used for. This converts the FusionAuth login form to a domain-based login form. This type of form first asks the user for their email. FusionAuth then uses their email to determine if an identity provider should be used. If an identity provider should be used, the browser is redirected to the login URL of that identity provider. Otherwise, the password field is revealed on the form so that the user can login using FusionAuth.
identityProvider.emailClaimStringThe name of the email claim (attribute in the Assertion element) in the SAML response that FusionAuth uses to uniquely identity the user.
Required when identityProvider.useNameIdForEmail is false.
identityProvider.enabledBooleanDefaults to falseDetermines if this provider is enabled. If it is false then it will be disabled globally.
identityProvider.idpEndpointStringrequiredThe SAML v2 login page of the identity provider. Must be a valid URL.
identityProvider.idpInitiatedConfiguration.enabledBooleanDefaults to falseAvailable since 1.43.0Determines if FusionAuth will accept IdP initiated login requests from this SAMLv2 Identity Provider. A valid license is required to use this feature.
In general FusionAuth does not recommend you utilize this type of login due to the inherent risks of accepting an unsolicited authentication response from a third-party identity provider.
In a service provider initiated login, the SAML Authentication Response is returned to the service provider (FusionAuth) in response to an authentication request. This means FusionAuth can validate certain parameters and only accept a response for a request that FusionAuth initiated. In contrast, during an identity provider initiated login, the third-party identity provider sends FusionAuth a SAML Authentication Response indicating a user has been authenticated without any context. The problem is that FusionAuth did not initiate this so it is unexpected, and this limits what can be verified and requires FusionAuth to allow a cross site request from this third party.
If you must enable this feature to support a legacy integration or because the user experience is of the highest concern, then you may proceed.
identityProvider.idpInitiatedConfiguration.issuerStringAvailable since 1.43.0The EntityId (unique identifier) of the SAML v2 identity provider. This value should be provided to you.
Required when identityProvider.idpInitiatedConfiguration.enabled is true.
identityProvider.keyIdUUIDrequiredThe id of the key stored in Key Master that is used to verify the SAML response sent back to FusionAuth from the identity provider. This key must be a verification only key or certificate (meaning that it only has a public key component).
identityProvider.lambdaConfiguration.reconcileIdUUIDThe id of a SAML reconcile lambda that is applied when the identity provider sends back a successful SAML response.
The specified Lambda Id must be of type SAMLv2Reconcile.
identityProvider.linkingStrategyStringDefaults to LinkByEmailAvailable since 1.28.0The linking strategy to use when creating the link between the SAML v2 Identity Provider and the user.
The possible values are:
CreatePendingLink- Do not automatically link, instead return a pending link identifier that can be used to link to an existing user.LinkAnonymously- Always create a link based upon the unique Id returned by the identify provider. A username or email is not required and will not be used to link the user. A reconcile lambda will not be used in this configuration.LinkByEmail- Link to an existing user based upon email. A user will be created with the email returned by the identity provider if one does not already exist.LinkByEmailForExistingUser- Only link to an existing user based upon email. A user will not be created if one does not already exist with email returned by the identity provider.LinkByUsername- Link to an existing user based upon username. A user will be created with the username returned by the identity provider if one does not already exist.LinkByUsernameForExistingUser- Only link to an existing user based upon username. A user will not be created if one does not already exist with username returned by the identity provider.
identityProvider.loginHintConfiguration.enabledBooleanDefaults to trueAvailable since 1.43.0When enabled and HTTP-Redirect bindings are used, FusionAuth will provide the username or email address when available to the IdP as a login hint using the configured parameter name set by the identityProvider.loginHintConfiguration.parameterName to initiate the AuthN request.
identityProvider.loginHintConfiguration.parameterNameStringDefaults to login_hintAvailable since 1.43.0The name of the parameter used to pass the username or email as login hint to the IDP when enabled, and HTTP redirect bindings are used to initiate the AuthN request.
Required when identityProvider.loginHintConfiguration.enabled is true.
identityProvider.nameStringrequiredThe name of this SAML v2 identity provider. This is only used for display purposes. Must be unique across all identity providers.
identityProvider.nameIdFormatStringrequiredThe Name Id is used to facilitate communication about a user between a Service Provider (SP) and Identity Provider (IdP). The SP can specify the preferred format in the AuthN request regarding a user. The identity Provider will attempt to honor this format in the AuthN response.
When this parameter is omitted a default value of urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:persistent will be used.
identityProvider.postRequestBooleanAvailable since 1.20.0When true the authentication request will use the HTTP POST binding with the identity provider instead of the default Redirect binding which uses the HTTP GET method.
identityProvider.requestSigningKeyIdUUIDAvailable since 1.20.0The key pair Id to use to sign the SAML request.
Required when identityProvider.signRequest is true.
identityProvider.signRequestBooleanAvailable since 1.20.0When true authentication requests sent to the identity provider will be signed.
identityProvider.tenantConfigurationMap<UUID, Object>Available since 1.32.0identityProvider.tenantConfiguration[tenantId].limitUserLinkCountObjectAvailable since 1.32.0identityProvider.tenantConfiguration[tenantId].limitUserLinkCount.enabledBooleanDefaults to falseAvailable since 1.32.0identityProvider.tenantConfiguration[tenantId].limitUserLinkCount.maximumLinksIntegerDefaults to 42Available since 1.32.0identityProvider.typeStringrequiredThis field must be set to SAMLv2.
identityProvider.uniqueIdClaimStringThe name of the unique claim in the SAML response that FusionAuth uses to uniquely link the user. If this is not set, the emailClaim will be used when linking user.
identityProvider.useNameIdForEmailBooleanWhether or not FusionAuth will use the NameID element value as the email address of the user for reconciliation processing. If this is set to false, then the emailClaim property must be set.
identityProvider.usernameClaimStringThe name of the claim in the SAML response that FusionAuth uses to identity the username. If this is not set, the NameId value will be used to link a user. This property is required when identityProvider.linkingStrategy is set to LinkByUsername or LinkByUsernameForExistingUser
identityProvider.xmlSignatureC14nMethodStringAvailable since 1.20.0The XML signature canonicalization method used when digesting and signing the SAML request.
Required when identityProvider.signRequest and identityProvider.postRequest are true.
The possible values are:
exclusive: The URI for this method ishttp://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#exclusive_with_comments: The URI for this method ishttp://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#WithCommentsinclusive: The URI for this method ishttp://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-xml-c14n-20010315inclusive_with_comments: The URI for this method ishttp://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-xml-c14n-20010315#WithComments
Example SAML v2 IdP Initiated Request JSON
{
"identityProvider": {
"applicationConfiguration": {
"2c73b816-f48c-4c36-964b-40589a9ae629": {
"createRegistration": true,
"enabled": true
}
},
"debug": false,
"emailClaim": "email",
"enabled": true,
"issuer": "http://hooli.com",
"keyId": "a60f46c9-5d8e-48af-ac23-dbaa00579c57",
"lambdaConfiguration": {
"reconcileId": "0bf07e2d-08fa-4d56-8f63-9f9d40ee7fd5"
},
"linkingStrategy": "LinkByEmail",
"name": "My SAML IdP Initiated provider",
"tenantConfiguration": {
"e872a880-b14f-6d62-c312-cb40f22af465": {
"limitUserLinkCount": {
"enabled": false,
"maximumLinks": 42
}
}
},
"type": "SAMLv2IdPInitiated",
"uniqueIdClaim": "userId",
"useNameIdForEmail": true,
"usernameClaim": "username"
}
}Response
The response for this API contains the SAML v2 Identity Provider that was updated.
Response Codes| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 200 | The request was successful. The response will contain a JSON body. |
| 400 | The request was invalid and/or malformed. The response will contain an Errors JSON Object with the specific errors. This status will also be returned if a paid FusionAuth license is required and is not present. |
| 401 | You did not supply a valid Authorization header. The header was omitted or your API key was not valid. The response will be empty. See Authentication. |
| 404 | The object you are trying to update doesn't exist. The response will be empty. |
| 500 | There was an internal error. A stack trace is provided and logged in the FusionAuth log files. The response will be empty. |
Response Body
identityProvider.applicationConfigurationMap<UUID, Object>The configuration for each Application that the identity provider is enabled for.
identityProvider.applicationConfiguration[applicationId].buttonImageURLStringThis is an optional Application specific override for the top level button image URL.
identityProvider.applicationConfiguration[applicationId].buttonTextStringThis is an optional Application specific override for the top level button text.
identityProvider.applicationConfiguration[applicationId].createRegistrationBooleanDetermines if a UserRegistration is created for the User automatically or not. If a user doesn’t exist in FusionAuth and logs in through an identity provider, this boolean controls whether or not FusionAuth creates a registration for the User in the Application they are logging into.
identityProvider.applicationConfiguration[applicationId].enabledBooleanDetermines if this identity provider is enabled for the Application specified by the applicationId key.
identityProvider.assertionConfiguration.destination.alternatesArrayAvailable since 1.43.0The array of URLs that FusionAuth will accept as SAML login destinations if the identityProvider.assertionConfiguration.destination.policy setting is AllowAlternates.
identityProvider.assertionConfiguration.destination.policyStringAvailable since 1.43.0The policy to use when performing a destination assertion on the SAML login request.
The possible values are:
Enabled- Verifies the Destination attribute in the SAML response is equal to the expected Destination which is the FusionAuth ACS (Assertion Consumer Service) URL. This is the default and the recommended setting.Disabled- Do not validate the Destination attribute. This is not recommended, please use with caution.AllowAlternates- Verifies the Destination attribute is either the expected FusionAuth ACS, or one of the configured alternate values. This option is intended to assist with migrations from third-party IdPs and should be used with caution.
identityProvider.buttonImageURLStringThe top-level button image (URL) to use on the FusionAuth login page for this Identity Provider.
identityProvider.buttonTextStringThe top-level button text to use on the FusionAuth login page for this Identity Provider.
identityProvider.debugBooleanDetermines if debug is enabled for this provider. When enabled, each time this provider is invoked to reconcile a login an Event Log will be created.
identityProvider.domainsArray<String>This is an optional list of domains that this SAML v2 provider should be used for. This converts the FusionAuth login form to a domain-based login form. This type of form first asks the user for their email. FusionAuth then uses their email to determine if an identity provider should be used. If an identity provider should be used, the browser is redirected to the login URL of that identity provider. Otherwise, the password field is revealed on the form so that the user can login using FusionAuth.
identityProvider.emailClaimStringThe name of the email claim (attribute in the Assertion element) in the SAML response that FusionAuth uses to uniquely identity the user.
identityProvider.enabledBooleanDetermines if this provider is enabled. If it is false then it will be disabled globally.
identityProvider.idUUIDThe Id of the provider.
identityProvider.idpEndpointStringThe SAML v2 login page of the identity provider.
identityProvider.idpInitiatedConfiguration.enabledBooleanAvailable since 1.43.0Determines if FusionAuth will accept IDP-initiated login requests from this SAMLv2 Identity Provider. A valid license is required to use this feature.
identityProvider.idpInitiatedConfiguration.issuerStringAvailable since 1.43.0The EntityId (unique identifier) of the SAML v2 identity provider. This value should be provided to you.
identityProvider.insertInstantLongThe instant that the provider was added to the FusionAuth database.
identityProvider.lastUpdateInstantLongThe instant that the provider was updated in the FusionAuth database.
identityProvider.keyIdUUIDThe id of the key stored in KeyMaster that is used to verify the SAML response sent back to FusionAuth from the identity provider. This key must be a verification only key or certificate (meaning that it only has a public key component).
identityProvider.lambdaConfiguration.reconcileIdThe id of a SAML reconcile lambda that is applied when the identity provider sends back a successful SAML response.
identityProvider.linkingStrategyStringDefaults to LinkByEmailAvailable since 1.28.0The linking strategy to use when creating the link between the SAML v2 Identity Provider and the user.
The possible values are:
CreatePendingLink- Create pending link.Disabled- Disables linking automatically. Available since1.37.0.LinkAnonymously- Anonymous Link.LinkByEmail- Link on email. Create the user if they do not exist.LinkByEmailForExistingUser- Link on email. Do not create the user if they do not exist.LinkByUsername- Link on username. Create the user if they do not exist.LinkByUsernameForExistingUser- Link on username. Do not create the user if they do not exist.
identityProvider.loginHintConfiguration.enabledBooleanAvailable since 1.43.0When enabled and HTTP-Redirect bindings are used, FusionAuth will provide the username or email address when available to the IdP as a login hint using the configured parameter name set by the identityProvider.loginHintConfiguration.parameterName to initiate the AuthN request.
identityProvider.loginHintConfiguration.parameterNameStringAvailable since 1.43.0The name of the parameter used to pass the username or email as login hint to the IDP when enabled, and HTTP redirect bindings are used to initiate the AuthN request.
identityProvider.nameStringThe name of this SAML v2 identity provider. This is only used for display purposes.
identityProvider.nameIdFormatStringThe Name Id is used to facilitate communication about a user between a Service Provider (SP) and Identity Provider (IdP). The SP can specify the preferred format in the AuthN request regarding a user. The identity Provider will attempt to honor this format in the AuthN response.
identityProvider.postRequestBooleanAvailable since 1.20.0When true the authentication request will use the HTTP POST binding with the identity provider instead of the default Redirect binding which uses the HTTP GET method.
identityProvider.requestSigningKeyIdUUIDAvailable since 1.20.0The key pair Id to use to sign the SAML request.
identityProvider.signRequestBooleanAvailable since 1.20.0When true authentication requests sent to the identity provider will be signed.
identityProvider.tenantConfigurationMap<UUID, Object>Available since 1.32.0identityProvider.tenantConfiguration[tenantId].limitUserLinkCountObjectAvailable since 1.32.0identityProvider.tenantConfiguration[tenantId].limitUserLinkCount.enabledBooleanDefaults to falseAvailable since 1.32.0identityProvider.tenantConfiguration[tenantId].limitUserLinkCount.maximumLinksIntegerDefaults to 42Available since 1.32.0identityProvider.typeStringThis field will be SAMLv2.
identityProvider.uniqueIdClaimStringThe name of the unique claim in the SAML response that FusionAuth uses to uniquely link the user. If this is not set, the emailClaim will be used when linking user.
identityProvider.useNameIdForEmailBooleanWhether or not FusionAuth will use the NameID element value as the email address of the user for reconciliation processing.
identityProvider.usernameClaimStringThe name of the claim in the SAML response that FusionAuth uses to identity the username. If this is not set, the NameId value will be used to link a user. This property is required when identityProvider.linkingStrategy is set to LinkByUsername or LinkByUsernameForExistingUser
identityProvider.xmlSignatureC14nMethodStringAvailable since 1.20.0The XML signature canonicalization method used when digesting and signing the SAML request.
The possible values are:
exclusive: The URI for this method ishttp://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#exclusive_with_comments: The URI for this method ishttp://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#WithCommentsinclusive: The URI for this method ishttp://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-xml-c14n-20010315inclusive_with_comments: The URI for this method ishttp://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-xml-c14n-20010315#WithComments
Example SAML v2 Response JSON
{
"identityProvider": {
"applicationConfiguration": {
"2c73b816-f48c-4c36-964b-40589a9ae629": {
"buttonText": "Login with SAML (app text)",
"createRegistration": true,
"enabled": true
}
},
"assertionConfiguration": {
"destination": {
"alternates": [],
"policy": "Enabled"
}
},
"buttonText": "Login with SAML",
"emailClaim": "email",
"debug": false,
"domains": [],
"enabled": true,
"id": "e13afb7b-77c7-4451-9c07-897d38f4fb3d",
"idpEndpoint": "https://www.example.com/login",
"idpInitiatedConfiguration": {
"enabled": false,
"issuer": "https://www.example.com"
},
"insertInstant": 1595361142909,
"lastUpdateInstant": 1595361143101,
"keyId": "a60f46c9-5d8e-48af-ac23-dbaa00579c57",
"lambdaConfiguration": {
"reconcileId": "0bf07e2d-08fa-4d56-8f63-9f9d40ee7fd5"
},
"linkingStrategy": "LinkByEmail",
"loginHintConfiguration": {
"enabled": true,
"parameterName": "login_hint"
},
"name": "My SAML provider",
"nameIdFormat": "urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:persistent",
"postRequest": true,
"requestSigningKeyId": "3168129b-91fa-46f4-9676-947f5509fdce",
"signRequest": true,
"tenantConfiguration": {
"e872a880-b14f-6d62-c312-cb40f22af465": {
"limitUserLinkCount": {
"enabled": false,
"maximumLinks": 42
}
}
},
"type": "SAMLv2",
"xmlSignatureC14nMethod": "exclusive",
"uniqueIdClaim": "userId",
"useNameIdForEmail": true,
"usernameClaim": "username"
}
}Delete a SAML v2 Identity Provider
Request
Request Parameters
identityProviderIdUUIDrequiredThe unique Id of the SAML v2 Identity Provider to delete.
Response
This API does not return a JSON response body.
Response Codes| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 200 | The request was successful. |
| 400 | The request was invalid and/or malformed. The response will contain an Errors JSON Object with the specific errors. This status will also be returned if a paid FusionAuth license is required and is not present. |
| 401 | You did not supply a valid Authorization header. The header was omitted or your API key was not valid. The response will be empty. See Authentication. |
| 404 | The object you requested doesn't exist. The response will be empty. |
| 500 | There was an internal error. A stack trace is provided and logged in the FusionAuth log files. The response will be empty. |
Start a SAML v2 Login Request
This API has been available since 1.19.0
This API is used to initiate a SAML v2 login request when integrating without the FusionAuth hosted login pages.
The SAML v2 AuthN request will require a unique request identifier. This API must be used to record this identifier prior to sending the SAML response from the IdP to FusionAuth in order to protect against SAML response replay attacks. You may optionally provide an identifier to this API if you need to generate your own identifier, or use the generated value provided in the API response.
Request
Request Body
applicationIdUUIDrequiredThe Id of the Application the user is to be logged into. This application must have SAML v2 login enabled for this request to succeed.
data.requestIdStringThe optional SAML v2 request identifier to be used when making the SAML AuthN request to the SAML v2 IdP. If this parameter is omitted a value will be generated.
identityProviderIdUUIDrequiredThe unique Id of the identity provider to process this login request.
Example Request JSON
{
"applicationId": "1c212e59-0d0e-6b1a-ad48-f4f92793be32",
"identityProviderId": "778985b7-6fd8-414d-acf2-94f18fb7c7e0"
}Response
The response for this API contains a code that can be used to complete the login request.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 202 |
The request completed successfully. The response will contain the code to be used to complete the login request.
|
| 400 | The request was invalid and/or malformed. The response will contain an Errors JSON Object with the specific errors. |
| 500 | There was an internal error. A stack trace is provided and logged in the FusionAuth log files. The response will be empty. |
codeStringExample Response JSON
{
"code": "id62bb157cb5a84abe858e0877a39bccda"
}Complete a SAML v2 Login
This API allows you to complete a SAML v2 login after the user has authenticated with a SAML v2 identity provider. If you are using the FusionAuth login UI with the SAML v2 button you will not utilize this API directly.
This API is intended to be used if you want to build your own login page and you have added a SAML v2 login button to this page.
For example, if you built your own login page, you could add a Login with Pied Piper button to utilize a third party SAML v2 identity provider. When the user completes the SAML v2 login step, they will be redirected back to your application. This is done via a form submit (using the HTTP POST method). This POST will contain a parameter named SAMLResponse. Using this API you can pass the SAMLResponse returned from the SAML v2 provider to FusionAuth and we will complete the login workflow and reconcile the user to FusionAuth.
The user does not need to exist yet in FusionAuth to utilize this API, depending on the configured linking strategy. The SAMLResponse returned from the provider will be used to retrieve the user’s information. If that user does not yet exist in FusionAuth the user may be created.
If createRegistration has been enabled for this identity provider and the user does not yet have a registration for this application, a registration will be automatically created for the user.
The user will be assigned any default roles configured for the application. If createRegistration has not been enabled, a registration will not be created if one does not yet exist. This last scenario is useful if you wish to manually provision users and then subsequently allow them to login with this identity provider.
Request
Request Headers
X-Forwarded-ForStringThe IP address of a client requesting authentication. If the IP address is provided it will be stored in the user’s login record. It is generally preferred to specify the IP address in the request body. If it is not provided in the request body this header value will be used if available. However, the request body value takes precedence.
X-FusionAuth-TenantIdStringThe unique Id of the tenant used to scope this API request.
The tenant Id is not required on this request even when more than one tenant has been configured because the tenant can be identified based upon the request parameters or it is otherwise not required.
Specify a tenant Id on this request when you want to ensure the request is scoped to a specific tenant. The tenant Id may be provided through this header or by using a tenant locked API key to achieve the same result.
See Making an API request using a Tenant Id for additional information.
Request Body
applicationIdUUIDrequireddata.samlResponseStringrequiredSAMLResponse parameter from the form submit (via a POST request) from the SAML v2 identity provider. This must contain the code retrieved from the Start Login Request API call.
identityProviderIdUUIDrequiredThe unique Id of the identity provider to process this login request.
ipAddressStringX-Forwarded-For header if provided or the last proxy that sent the request. The IP address will
be stored in the User login history.
metaData.device.descriptionStringdevice parameter.
metaData.device.lastAccessedAddressStringmetaData.device.nameStringdevice parameter.
metaData.device.typeStringThe type of device represented by the device parameter.
Prior to version 1.46.0, this value was restricted to the following types:
BROWSERDESKTOPLAPTOPMOBILEOTHERSERVERTABLETTVUNKNOWN
In version 1.46.0 and beyond, this value can be any string value you'd like, have fun with it!
noJWTBooleanDefaults to falseWhen this value is set to true a JWT will not be issued as part of this request. The response body will not contain the token field, and the access_token and refresh_token cookies will not be written to the HTTP response.
This optional parameter may be helpful when performing high volume authentication requests and the JWT is not being utilized, in this scenario removing the additional latency required to issue and sign the JWT may have a measurable cumulative effect on performance.
noLinkBooleanDefaults to falseAvailable since 1.29.0true, if a link does not yet exist to a FusionAuth user, a 404 status code will be returned instead of using the requested linking strategy. This may be useful if you want to identify if a link exists before starting a full interactive workflow with the user to complete a link.
Example Request JSON
{
"applicationId": "10000000-0000-0002-0000-000000000001",
"data": {
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},
"identityProviderId": "19544aa2-d634-4859-b193-e57af82b5d12",
"ipAddress": "192.168.1.42"
}Response
The response for this API contains the User object.
Response Codes
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 200 | The authentication was successful. The response will contain the User object that was authenticated. |
| 202 | The user was authenticated successfully. The user is not registered for the application specified by applicationId on the request.The response will contain the User object that was authenticated. |
| 203 | The user was authenticated successfully. The user is required to change their password, the response will contain the changePasswordId to be used on the Change Password API.Example Response JSON |
| 204 | The login is pending action by the end user. Wait and try the request again. |
| 212 | The user’s email address has not yet been verified. The response will contain the User object that was authenticated. If the verification strategy has been set to FormField, the response will contain the emailVerificationId that was generated for the user. |
| 213 | The user’s registration has not yet been verified. The response will contain the User object that was authenticated. If the verification strategy has been set to FormField, the response will contain the registrationVerificationId that was generated for the user.Prior to version 1.27.0, this status code was not returned, and you will see a 200 instead. |
| 242 | The user was authenticated successfully. The user has two factor authentication enabled. Since version 1.42.0, this status code is also returned when two factor authentication is required. The response will contain the twoFactorId to be used on the Complete Two Factor Authentication.Example Response JSON |
| 400 | The request was invalid and/or malformed. The response will contain an Errors JSON Object with the specific errors. |
| 401 | Unable to complete the login request. The user cannot be reconciled or logged in using the external identity provider. |
| 404 | The user was not found or the password was incorrect. The response will be empty. |
| 409 | The user is currently in an action that has prevented login. The response will contain the actions that prevented login. Example Response JSON |
| 410 | The user has expired. The response will be empty. |
| 500 | There was an internal error. A stack trace is provided and logged in the FusionAuth log files. The response will be empty. |
| 503 | The search index is not available or encountered an exception so the request cannot be completed. The response will contain a JSON body. |
| 504 | One or more Webhook endpoints returned an invalid response or were unreachable. Based on the transaction configuration for this event your action cannot be completed. A stack trace is provided and logged in the FusionAuth log files. |
Response Body
refreshTokenStringThe refresh token that can be used to obtain a new access token once the provided one has expired.
Because a refresh token is per user and per application, this value will only be returned when an applicationId was provided on the login request and the user is registered to the application.
You must explicitly allow generation of refresh tokens when using the Login API.
Configure the application.loginConfiguration.generateRefreshTokens setting via the API or enable the setting by navigating to the Application -> My Application -> Security tab.
refreshTokenIdStringAvailable since 1.37.0When the refreshToken is returned in the response, this field will also be returned. This unique Id is the persistent identifier for this refresh token, and will not change even when using one-time use refresh tokens. This value may optionally be used to revoke the token using the Refresh Token API.
stateObjectIf authenticated using a One Time Password and state was provided during the Change Password request this value will be returned exactly as it was provided.
tokenStringAvailable since 1.16.0The access token, this string is an encoded JSON Web Token (JWT).
tokenExpirationInstantLongAvailable since 1.33.0The instant the token will expire. If the response does not contain a token , this field will also be omitted from the response.
user.activeBooleanTrue if the User is active. False if the User has been deactivated. Deactivated Users will not be able to login.
user.birthDateStringThe User’s birthdate formatted as YYYY-MM-DD
user.breachedPasswordLastCheckedInstantLongThe instant this user’s password was last checked to determine if it is compromised.
user.connectorIdUUIDAvailable since 1.18.0The unique Id of the Connector associated with the System of Record being used to authenticate the user.
user.cleanSpeakIdUUIDThis Id is used by FusionAuth when the User’s username is sent to CleanSpeak to be moderated (filtered and potentially sent to the approval queue). It is the content Id of the username inside CleanSpeak.
user.dataObjectAn object that can hold any information about the User that should be persisted.
user.data.emailStringThis field will be used as the email address if no user.email field is found.
This feature was removed in version 1.26.0 and added back in 1.27.2.
user.emailStringThe User’s email address.
user.expiryLongThe expiration instant of the User’s account. An expired user is not permitted to login.
user.firstNameStringThe first name of the User.
user.fullNameStringThe User’s full name as a separate field that is not calculated from firstName and lastName .
user.idUUIDThe User’s unique Id.
user.imageUrlStringThe URL that points to an image file that is the User’s profile image.
user.insertInstantLongThe instant when the user was created.
user.lastLoginInstantLongThe instant when the User logged in last.
user.lastNameStringThe User’s last name.
user.lastUpdateInstantLongThe instant when the User was last updated.
user.membershipsArrayThe list of memberships for the User.
user.memberships[x].dataObjectAn object that can hold any information about the User for this membership that should be persisted.
user.memberships[x].groupIdUUIDThe Id of the Group of this membership.
user.memberships[x].idUUIDThe unique Id of this membership.
user.memberships[x].insertInstantLongThe instant that the membership was created.
user.middleNameStringThe User’s middle name.
user.mobilePhoneStringThe User’s mobile phone number. This is useful if you will be sending push notifications or SMS messages to the User.
user.parentEmailStringAvailable since 1.7.0The email address of the user’s parent or guardian. If this value was provided during a create or update operation, this value will only remain until the child is claimed by a parent.
user.passwordChangeRequiredBooleanIndicates that the User’s password needs to be changed during their next login attempt.
user.passwordLastUpdateInstantLongThe instant that the User last changed their password.
user.preferredLanguagesArray<String>An array of locale strings that give, in order, the User’s preferred languages. These are important for email templates and other localizable text. See Locales.
user.registrationsArrayThe list of registrations for the User. This will include registrations for inactive applications.
user.registrations[x].applicationIdUUIDThe Id of the Application that this registration is for.
user.registrations[x].authenticationTokenStringThe Authentication Token for this registration (if one exists).
user.registrations[x].cleanSpeakIdUUIDThis Id is used by FusionAuth when the User’s username for this registration is sent to CleanSpeak to be moderated (filtered and potentially sent to the approval queue). It is the content Id of the username inside CleanSpeak.
user.registrations[x].dataObjectAn object that can hold any information about the User for this registration that should be persisted.
user.registrations[x].idUUIDThe Id of this registration.
user.registrations[x].insertInstantLongThe instant that this registration was created.
user.registrations[x].lastLoginInstantLongThe instant that the User last logged into the Application for this registration.
user.registrations[x].preferredLanguagesArray<String>An array of locale strings that give, in order, the User’s preferred languages for this registration. These are important for email templates and other localizable text.
user.registrations[x].rolesArray<String>The list of roles that the User has for this registration. The string is the role’s Name not the role’s Id, e.g. admin or user-role.
user.registrations[x].timezoneStringThe User’s preferred timezone for this registration. The string will be in an IANA time zone format.
user.registrations[x].tokensMap<String,StringDEPRECATEDA map that contains tokens returned from identity providers.
For example, if this user has authenticated using the Facebook Identity Provider, the Facebook access token will be available in this map, keyed by name Facebook. For an OpenID Connect Identity provider, or other generic providers, if a token is stored it will be keyed by the Identity Provider unique Id.
The token returned and stored from the Identity Provider is now stored in the IdP link and is retrievable using the Identity Provider Link API.
user.registrations[x].usernameStringThe username of the User for this registration only. This is for display purposes and cannot be used to login.
user.registrations[x].usernameStatusStringThe current status of the username. This is used if you are moderating usernames via CleanSpeak. The possible values are:
ACTIVE- the username is activePENDING- the username is pending approval/moderationREJECTED- the username was rejected during moderation
If a username has been rejected, it is still possible to allow the User to update it and have the new one moderated again.
user.registrations[x].verifiedBooleanThis value indicates if this User’s registration has been verified.
For additional information, see these tutorials:
user.registrations[x].verifiedInstantLongAvailable since 1.48.0The instant that this registration was verified.
user.tenantIdUUIDThe Id of the Tenant that this User belongs to.
user.timezoneStringThe User’s preferred timezone. This can be used as a default to display instants, and it is recommended that you allow Users to change this per-session. The string will be in an IANA time zone format.
user.twoFactor.methods[x].authenticator.algorithmStringThe algorithm used by the TOTP authenticator. With the current implementation, this will always be HmacSHA1.
user.twoFactor.methods[x].authenticator.codeLengthIntegerThe length of code generated by the TOTP. With the current implementation, this will always be 6.
user.twoFactor.methods[x].authenticator.timeStepIntegerThe time-step size in seconds. With the current implementation, this will always be 30.
user.twoFactor.methods[x].emailStringThe value of the email address for this method. Only present if user.twoFactor.methods[x].method is email.
user.twoFactor.methods[x].idStringThe unique Id of the method.
user.twoFactor.methods[x].lastUsedBooleantrue if this method was used most recently.
user.twoFactor.methods[x].methodStringThe type of this method. There will also be an object with the same value containing additional information about this method. The possible values are:
authenticatoremailsms
user.twoFactor.methods[x].mobilePhoneStringThe value of the mobile phone for this method. Only present if user.twoFactor.methods[x].method is sms.
user.twoFactorDeliveryStringDEPRECATEDThe User’s preferred delivery for verification codes during a two factor login request.
The possible values are:
NoneTextMessage
user.twoFactorEnabledBooleanDEPRECATEDDetermines if the User has two factor authentication enabled for their account or not.
Removed in 1.26.0user.usernameStringThe username of the User.
user.usernameStatusStringThe current status of the username. This is used if you are moderating usernames via CleanSpeak. The possible values are:
ACTIVE- the username is activePENDING- the username is pending approval/moderationREJECTED- the username was rejected during moderation
If a username has been rejected, it is still possible to allow the User to update it and have the new one moderated again.
user.verifiedBooleanWhether or not the User’s email has been verified.
For additional information, see these tutorials:
user.verifiedInstantLongAvailable since 1.48.0The instant that this email address was verified.
Note that this value is immutable and will only represent the first time the email was verified. If you enable re-verification on email change, this value will not change and will only represent the initial verification.
Example Response JSON
{
"token": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJleHAiOjE0ODUxNDA5ODQsImlhdCI6MTQ4NTEzNzM4NCwiaXNzIjoiYWNtZS5jb20iLCJzdWIiOiIyOWFjMGMxOC0wYjRhLTQyY2YtODJmYy0wM2Q1NzAzMThhMWQiLCJhcHBsaWNhdGlvbklkIjoiNzkxMDM3MzQtOTdhYi00ZDFhLWFmMzctZTAwNmQwNWQyOTUyIiwicm9sZXMiOltdfQ.Mp0Pcwsz5VECK11Kf2ZZNF_SMKu5CgBeLN9ZOP04kZo",
"user": {
"active": true,
"birthDate": "1976-05-30",
"connectorId": "e3306678-a53a-4964-9040-1c96f36dda72",
"data": {
"displayName": "Johnny Boy",
"favoriteColors": [
"Red",
"Blue"
]
},
"email": "example@fusionauth.io",
"expiry": 1571786483322,
"firstName": "John",
"fullName": "John Doe",
"id": "00000000-0000-0001-0000-000000000000",
"imageUrl": "http://65.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7dbl0MHbU1qz50x3o1_500.png",
"lastLoginInstant": 1471786483322,
"lastName": "Doe",
"middleName": "William",
"mobilePhone": "303-555-1234",
"passwordChangeRequired": false,
"passwordLastUpdateInstant": 1471786483322,
"preferredLanguages": [
"en",
"fr"
],
"registrations": [
{
"applicationId": "10000000-0000-0002-0000-000000000001",
"data": {
"displayName": "Johnny",
"favoriteSports": [
"Football",
"Basketball"
]
},
"id": "00000000-0000-0002-0000-000000000000",
"insertInstant": 1446064706250,
"lastLoginInstant": 1456064601291,
"preferredLanguages": [
"en",
"fr"
],
"roles": [
"user",
"community_helper"
],
"username": "johnny123",
"usernameStatus": "ACTIVE",
"verified": true,
"verifiedInstant": 1698772159415
}
],
"timezone": "America/Denver",
"tenantId": "f24aca2b-ce4a-4dad-951a-c9d690e71415",
"twoFactor": {
"methods": [
{
"authenticator": {
"algorithm": "HmacSHA1",
"codeLength": 6,
"timeStep": 30
},
"id": "35VW",
"method": "authenticator"
},
{
"id": "V7SH",
"method": "sms",
"mobilePhone": "555-555-5555"
},
{
"email": "example@fusionauth.io",
"id": "7K2G",
"method": "email"
}
]
},
"usernameStatus": "ACTIVE",
"username": "johnny123",
"verified": true,
"verifiedInstant": 1698772159415
}
}Response Cookies
access_tokenStringThe access token, this string is an encoded JSON Web Token (JWT). This cookie is written in the response as an HTTP Only session cookie.
refresh_tokenStringThe refresh token. This cookie is written in the response as an HTTP only persistent cookie. The cookie expiration is configured in the JWT configuration for the application or the global JWT configuration.