Login.gov Metadata API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Login.gov OpenID Connect Authentication Metadata API
  version: 2026-01
  description: 'Login.gov is the U.S. federal government''s secure single sign-on service for public-facing

    government applications, operated by the General Services Administration''s Technology

    Transformation Services. This OpenAPI describes the OpenID Connect (OIDC) integration

    surface used by relying parties (service providers) to authenticate users at IAL1 (auth

    only) and IAL2 (identity-verified) assurance levels.


    Login.gov conforms to the iGov OpenID Connect Profile. Implicit flow is not supported.

    Client authentication uses private_key_jwt (preferred for web apps) or PKCE

    (preferred for native mobile apps).

    '
  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
components:
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: opaque