Confluent | the Data Streaming Platform Identity Pools (iam/v2) API
[](#section/Versioning/API-Lifecycle-Policy) `IdentityPool` objects represent groups of identities tied to a given a `IdentityProvider` that authorizes them to Confluent Cloud resources. It provides a mapping functionality of your `Identity Provider` user to a Confluent identity pool that is then used to provide access to Confluent Resources. Related guide: [Use identity pools with your OAuth provider](https://docs.confluent.io/cloud/current/access-management/authenticate/oauth/identity-pools.html). ## The Identity Pools Model ## Quotas and Limits This resource is subject to the [following quotas](https://docs.confluent.io/cloud/current/quotas/overview.html): | Quota | Description | | --- | --- | | `identity_pools_per_provider` | Number of Identity Pools per Identity Provider |