dotCMS SAML Authentication API

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: dotCMS REST SAML Authentication API
  version: '3'
  description: SAML SSO authentication and integration
servers:
- url: /
  description: dotCMS Server
tags:
- name: SAML Authentication
  description: SAML SSO authentication and integration
paths:
  /api/v1/dotsaml/login/{idpConfigId}:
    get:
      tags:
      - SAML Authentication
      summary: Initiate SAML login
      description: Initiates a SAML authentication request by redirecting the user to the Identity Provider (IDP) login screen. Requires IDP metadata to determine the SSO login endpoint.
      operationId: doLogin
      parameters:
      - name: idpConfigId
        in: path
        description: Identity Provider configuration ID (typically host ID)
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: SAML authentication request initiated successfully (no body)
        '400':
          description: Bad request - invalid IDP configuration ID
          content:
            application/json: {}
        '404':
          description: IDP configuration not found or not enabled
          content:
            application/json: {}
        '500':
          description: Internal server error during SAML authentication initiation
          content:
            application/json: {}
    post:
      tags:
      - SAML Authentication
      summary: Process SAML login callback
      description: Handles the callback from the Identity Provider after successful authentication. Extracts user information from the SAML assertion and creates/logs in the user to dotCMS.
      operationId: processLogin
      parameters:
      - name: idpConfigId
        in: path
        description: Identity Provider configuration ID (typically host ID)
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        description: SAML assertion data from Identity Provider
        content:
          application/xml: {}
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded: {}
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: SAML login processed successfully - user logged in
          content:
            text/html: {}
        '400':
          description: Bad request - invalid SAML assertion or missing data
          content:
            text/html: {}
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - SAML assertion validation failed
          content:
            text/html: {}
        '404':
          description: IDP configuration not found or not enabled
          content:
            text/html: {}
        '500':
          description: Internal server error during SAML login processing
          content:
            text/html: {}
  /api/v1/dotsaml/logout/{idpConfigId}:
    get:
      tags:
      - SAML Authentication
      summary: Process SAML logout (GET)
      description: Processes a SAML logout request via GET method. Initiates logout flow and redirects to the configured logout endpoint or builds a logout URL based on the request.
      operationId: logoutGet
      parameters:
      - name: idpConfigId
        in: path
        description: Identity Provider configuration ID (typically host ID)
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: SAML logout processed successfully
          content:
            text/html: {}
        '404':
          description: IDP configuration not found or not enabled
          content:
            text/html: {}
        '500':
          description: Internal server error during logout processing
          content:
            text/html: {}
    post:
      tags:
      - SAML Authentication
      summary: Process SAML logout (POST)
      description: Processes a SAML logout request via POST method. Handles logout callbacks from the Identity Provider and redirects to the configured logout endpoint.
      operationId: logoutPost
      parameters:
      - name: idpConfigId
        in: path
        description: Identity Provider configuration ID (typically host ID)
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: SAML logout processed successfully
          content:
            text/html: {}
        '404':
          description: IDP configuration not found or not enabled
          content:
            text/html: {}
        '500':
          description: Internal server error during logout processing
          content:
            text/html: {}
  /api/v1/dotsaml/metadata/{idpConfigId}:
    get:
      tags:
      - SAML Authentication
      summary: Get SAML metadata
      description: Renders the XML metadata for the SAML Service Provider configuration. This endpoint is only accessible by administrators and provides the metadata required for IDP configuration.
      operationId: metadata
      parameters:
      - name: idpConfigId
        in: path
        description: Identity Provider configuration ID (typically host ID)
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: SAML metadata rendered successfully
          content:
            application/xml: {}
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - admin access required
          content:
            application/xml: {}
        '403':
          description: Forbidden - user is not an administrator
          content:
            application/xml: {}
        '404':
          description: IDP configuration not found or not enabled
          content:
            application/xml: {}
        '500':
          description: Internal server error rendering metadata
          content:
            application/xml: {}