SAML

SAML Metadata API

SAML 2.0 metadata retrieval.

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GET /saml/metadata SAML 2.0 Metadata Endpoint #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: SAML 2.0 SSO HTTP Bindings Metadata API
  description: OpenAPI specification for SAML 2.0 Single Sign-On HTTP bindings as defined in the OASIS SAML 2.0 Bindings specification (saml-bindings-2.0-os). Covers the HTTP Redirect Binding and HTTP POST Binding used for AuthnRequest and Response message exchange between Service Providers and Identity Providers.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Kin Lane
    email: info@apievangelist.com
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
servers:
- url: https://idp.example.com
  description: SAML 2.0 Identity Provider
- url: https://sp.example.com
  description: SAML 2.0 Service Provider
tags:
- name: Metadata
  description: SAML 2.0 metadata retrieval.
paths:
  /saml/metadata:
    get:
      operationId: getMetadata
      summary: SAML 2.0 Metadata Endpoint
      description: Returns the SAML 2.0 metadata document for the entity (Identity Provider or Service Provider) as defined in the OASIS SAML 2.0 Metadata specification (saml-metadata-2.0-os). The metadata document describes the entity's supported bindings, endpoints, certificates, and capabilities.
      tags:
      - Metadata
      responses:
        '200':
          description: SAML metadata document.
          content:
            application/samlmetadata+xml:
              schema:
                type: string
                description: XML document conforming to the SAML 2.0 Metadata schema containing the EntityDescriptor element.
            application/xml:
              schema:
                type: string
                description: SAML 2.0 metadata XML document.
          headers:
            Cache-Control:
              description: Caching directives for the metadata document.
              schema:
                type: string
                example: public, max-age=86400
        '404':
          description: Metadata not available for this entity.