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# Create an SSO configuration

POST https://example.itential.io/sso/configs
Content-Type: application/json

Creates an SSO configuration.

Reference: https://docs.itential.com/itential-cloud/api-reference/sso/create-sso-config

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (basic auth, required) — Basic authentication of the form `Basic <base64(username:password)>`.

## Request

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects an object.

- `config` (object, optional) — Schema describing an SSO configuration object
  - `name` (string, required) — Name of the SSO configuration
  - `ssoType` (enum, required) — Single sign on type, SAML, OpenID, etc.
    - Allowed values: `saml`
  - `settings` (object, required) — The configuration for the sso type used
    - object
      - `issuer` (string, required) — Issuer identity provider
      - `loginURL` (string, required) — Login URL for SSO identity provider
      - `certificate` (string, required) — Security certificate
      - `samlUserNameAttribute` (string, required, default: username) — Attribute containing the full user name
      - `samlGroupsAttribute` (string, required, default: groups) — Attribute containing the name of the groups property
      - `forceLogin` (boolean, required, default: false) — A boolean flag indicating if a user is forced to login
      - `description` (string, optional) — A description of the sso configuration
      - `logoutURL` (string, optional) — Logout URL for SSO identity provider
      - `samlEmailAttribute` (string, optional, default: email) — Attribute containing user email address
      - `samlFirstNameAttribute` (string, optional) — Attribute containing the first name of the user
      - `disableAuthnContext` (boolean, optional, default: false) — A boolean flag determining if we check how a user logged in
  - `active` (boolean, optional, default: false) — Whether or not the SSO Config is selected for use. For 'active' to be true, 'tested' must also be true.
  - `tested` (boolean, optional) — Whether the sso config was tested

## Response

### 200

The result of the SSO config creation process.

- `status` (enum, optional) — The status of the API request.
  - Allowed values: `OK`, `Created`
- `message` (string, optional) — Message containing either confirmation of the operation or the reason for the failure of the operation.
- `data` (object, optional) — Schema describing an SSO configuration object
  - `name` (string, required) — Name of the SSO configuration
  - `ssoType` (enum, required) — Single sign on type, SAML, OpenID, etc.
    - Allowed values: `saml`
  - `settings` (object, required) — The configuration for the sso type used
    - object
      - `issuer` (string, required) — Issuer identity provider
      - `loginURL` (string, required) — Login URL for SSO identity provider
      - `certificate` (string, required) — Security certificate
      - `samlUserNameAttribute` (string, required, default: username) — Attribute containing the full user name
      - `samlGroupsAttribute` (string, required, default: groups) — Attribute containing the name of the groups property
      - `forceLogin` (boolean, required, default: false) — A boolean flag indicating if a user is forced to login
      - `description` (string, optional) — A description of the sso configuration
      - `logoutURL` (string, optional) — Logout URL for SSO identity provider
      - `samlEmailAttribute` (string, optional, default: email) — Attribute containing user email address
      - `samlFirstNameAttribute` (string, optional) — Attribute containing the first name of the user
      - `disableAuthnContext` (boolean, optional, default: false) — A boolean flag determining if we check how a user logged in
  - `active` (boolean, optional, default: false) — Whether or not the SSO Config is selected for use. For 'active' to be true, 'tested' must also be true.
  - `tested` (boolean, optional) — Whether the sso config was tested

## Errors

### 500 Internal Server Error

Error response from API

- `any`

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "status": "OK",
  "message": "A sample success message",
  "data": {
    "name": "Auth0",
    "ssoType": "saml",
    "settings": {
      "certificate": "MIIDrjCCApagAwIBAgIGAYbHI140MA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAMIGXMQswCQYDVQQGEwJVUzETMBEGA1UECAwKQ2FsaWZvcm5pYTEWMBQGA1UEBwwNU2FuIEZyYW5jaXNjbzENMAsGA1UECgwET2t0YTEU==",
      "description": "This sso configuration connects to Okta",
      "disableAuthnContext": false,
      "forceLogin": false,
      "issuer": "https://www.auth0.com/oauth2/example",
      "loginURL": "https://www.auth0.com/login",
      "logoutURL": "https://www.auth0.com/logout",
      "samlEmailAttribute": "mail",
      "samlFirstNameAttribute": "firstName",
      "samlGroupsAttribute": "groups",
      "samlUserNameAttribute": "userName"
    },
    "active": false,
    "tested": true
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://example.itential.io/sso/configs"

payload = {}
headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://example.itential.io/sso/configs';
const options = {method: 'POST', headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}, body: '{}'};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://example.itential.io/sso/configs"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://example.itential.io/sso/configs")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://example.itential.io/sso/configs")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://example.itential.io/sso/configs', [
  'body' => '{}',
  'headers' => [
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://example.itential.io/sso/configs");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = ["Content-Type": "application/json"]
let parameters = [] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://example.itential.io/sso/configs")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```