Login.gov

Login.gov Metadata API

SAML 2.0 IdP metadata.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 1

GET /api/saml/metadata2026 Get SAML 2.0 IdP Metadata #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developers.login.gov/oidc/
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Documentation
https://developers.login.gov/oidc/getting-started/
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Documentation
https://developers.login.gov/oidc/authorization/
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Documentation
https://developers.login.gov/oidc/token/
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Documentation
https://developers.login.gov/oidc/user-info/
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Documentation
https://developers.login.gov/oidc/logout/
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Documentation
https://developers.login.gov/oidc/certificates/
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Documentation
https://developers.login.gov/saml/
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Documentation
https://developers.login.gov/saml/getting-started/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/login-gov/refs/heads/main/openapi/login-gov-metadata-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/login-gov/refs/heads/main/json-schema/login-gov-userinfo-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/login-gov/refs/heads/main/json-schema/login-gov-id-token-schema.json

Other Resources

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Signup
https://portal.int.identitysandbox.gov
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JSONLD
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/login-gov/refs/heads/main/json-ld/login-gov-context.jsonld
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SpectralRuleset
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/login-gov/refs/heads/main/rules/login-gov-rules.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

login-gov-metadata-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Login.gov SAML 2.0 Metadata API
  version: 2026-01
  description: 'Login.gov also supports SAML 2.0 for relying parties that prefer enterprise federation

    semantics over OIDC.'
  contact:
    name: Login.gov Partner Support
    url: https://developers.login.gov
    email: partners@login.gov
  license:
    name: Public Domain (U.S. Government Work)
    url: https://www.usa.gov/government-works
servers:
- url: https://idp.int.identitysandbox.gov
  description: Sandbox (integration) environment
- url: https://secure.login.gov
  description: Production environment
tags:
- name: Metadata
  description: SAML 2.0 IdP metadata.
paths:
  /api/saml/metadata2026:
    get:
      tags:
      - Metadata
      summary: Get SAML 2.0 IdP Metadata
      operationId: getSamlMetadata
      description: Returns the SAML 2.0 IdP metadata XML including entity ID, SSO/SLO endpoints, signing certificate, and supported NameID formats.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: SAML metadata document.
          content:
            application/samlmetadata+xml:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: xml
            application/xml:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: xml