# Utrecht University SAML 2.0 Identity Provider Metadata

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/utrecht/identity-federation/  
**Provider:** Utrecht University — https://apis.io/providers/utrecht/  
**Base URL:** https://login.uu.nl/nidp/saml2/metadata  
**Documentation:** https://www.surfconext.nl/

Utrecht University SAML 2.0 Identity Provider Metadata is one of 24 APIs that [Utrecht University](https://apis.io/providers/utrecht/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Identity Federation, SAML, SSO, SURFconext, and eduGAIN. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an API reference and API documentation.

Signed SAML 2.0 EntityDescriptor for Utrecht University's identity provider, served as XML at a stable URL and carried in SURFconext's national federation metadata. Machine-readable, institution-operated, and the surface class universities almost never get catalogued for. Verified live 2026-08-30 (200, ~24KB of signed md:EntityDescriptor).

## Machine-readable artifacts (3)

- **APIReference** — https://login.uu.nl/nidp/saml2/metadata
- **Documentation** — https://www.surfconext.nl/
- **x-conformance** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/utrecht/refs/heads/main/conformance/utrecht-domain-standards.yml

## Other Utrecht University APIs (12)

- [Utrecht University Repository OAI-PMH](https://apis.io/apis/utrecht/repository-oai/)
- [Utrecht University admin API](https://apis.io/apis/utrecht/utrecht-admin-api/)
- [Utrecht University browse API](https://apis.io/apis/utrecht/utrecht-browse-api/)
- [Utrecht University data_access_token API](https://apis.io/apis/utrecht/utrecht-data-access-token-api/)
- [Utrecht University datarequest API](https://apis.io/apis/utrecht/utrecht-datarequest-api/)
- [Utrecht University folder API](https://apis.io/apis/utrecht/utrecht-folder-api/)
- [Utrecht University groups API](https://apis.io/apis/utrecht/utrecht-groups-api/)
- [Utrecht University meta API](https://apis.io/apis/utrecht/utrecht-meta-api/)
- [Utrecht University meta_form API](https://apis.io/apis/utrecht/utrecht-meta-form-api/)
- [Utrecht University notifications API](https://apis.io/apis/utrecht/utrecht-notifications-api/)
- [Utrecht University provenance API](https://apis.io/apis/utrecht/utrecht-provenance-api/)
- [Utrecht University publication_troubleshoot API](https://apis.io/apis/utrecht/utrecht-publication-troubleshoot-api/)

## Tags

Identity Federation, SAML, SSO, SURFconext, eduGAIN, Authentication

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/utrecht/identity-federation/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/utrecht/.