AuthProvider | Metadata API Developer Guide

File Suffix and Directory Location

Authentication providers are stored in the authproviders directory. The file name matches the URL suffix, and the extension is .authprovider. For example, an auth provider with URL suffix FacebookProvider is stored in authproviders/FacebookProvider.authprovider.

Version

Authentication providers are available in API version 27.0 and later.

Special Access Rules

Only users with the Customize Application and Manage AuthProviders permissions can access this object.

Fields

Field Name	Field Type	Description
appleTeam	string	Required when using Apple as a third-party authentication provider. A 10-character team ID, obtained from an Apple developer account. Available in API version 48.0 and later.
authorizeUrl	string	Required when creating an OpenID Connect authentication provider. The OAuth authorization endpoint URL. Available in API version 29.0 and later. In API version 33.0 and later, for Salesforce-managed auth providers, leave the field blank to let Salesforce supply and manage the value. For details, see Usage.
consumerKey	string	The app’s key that is registered at the third-party (external) authentication provider. In API version 33.0 and later, for Salesforce-managed auth providers, leave the field blank to let Salesforce supply and manage the value. For details, see Usage.
consumerSecret	string	The consumer secret of the app that is registered at the third-party provider. After it’s set, you can’t change the value. When using `create()`, this field must be encrypted. To create an encrypted form of the consumer secret from plaintext: Create an authentication provider with the consumerSecret plaintext value. Save the authentication provider. Create an outbound change set that includes the authentication provider component. The new change set .xml file has an entry in the form `<consumerSecret>++XYZ++</consumerSecret>` where ++XYZ++ is the encrypted secret. In API version 33.0 and later, for Salesforce-managed auth providers, leave the field blank to let Salesforce supply and manage the value. For details, see Usage. Starting in November 2022, in API version 30.0 and later, if a consumer secret is defined on an authentication provider, the consumer secret is always exported as a placeholder value, not as an encrypted secret.
customMetadataTypeRecord	string	Required when creating a custom authentication provider plug-in. The API name of the custom authentication provider. Available in API version 36.0 and later.
defaultScopes	string	For OpenID Connect authentication providers, the scopes to send with the authorization request, if not specified when a flow starts. Available in API version 29.0 and later. In API version 33.0 and later, for Salesforce-managed auth providers, leave the field blank to let Salesforce supply and manage the value. See Usage.
ecKey	string	Required when using Apple as a third-party authentication provider. A private key generated by Apple. Available in API version 48.0 and later.
errorUrl	string	A custom error URL for the authentication provider to use to report errors.
executionUser	string	Required when specifying a registration handler class. The username of the Salesforce admin or system user who runs the Apex handler, which provides the context in which the Apex handler runs. For example, if the Apex handler creates a contact, the creation can be easily traced back to the registration process. In production, use a system user. The user must have the Manage Users permission. Available in API version 27.0 and later.
friendlyName	string	Required. A user-friendly name for the authentication provider.
iconUrl	string	The path to an icon to use as a button on the login page. Users click the button to log in with the associated authentication provider, such as Twitter or Facebook. Available in API version 32.0 and later.
idTokenIssuer	string	The source of the authentication token in `https:` URI format. This field is available when configuring an OpenID Connect or Microsoft authentication provider. If provided, Salesforce validates the returned `id_token` value. OpenID Connect requires returning an `id_token` value with the `access_token` value. Available in API version 30.0 and later.
includeOrgIdInIdentifier	Boolean	Used to differentiate between users with the same user ID from two sources (such as two sandboxes). If enabled (`true`), Salesforce stores the org ID of the third-party identity in addition to the user ID. After you enable this setting, you can’t disable it. Applies only to a Salesforce-managed auth provider. Available in API version 32.0 and later.
linkKickoffUrl	string	The URL for linking existing Salesforce users to a third-party account. This field is read-only. Available in API version 43.0 and later.
logoutUrl	string	The destination for users after they log out if they authenticated using single sign-on. The URL must be fully qualified with an http or https prefix, such as https://acme.my.salesforce.com. Available in API version 33.0 and later.
oauthKickoffUrl	string	The URL for obtaining OAuth access tokens for a third party. This field is read-only. Available in API version 43.0 and later.
plugin	string	An existing Apex class that extends the `Auth.AuthProviderPluginClass` abstract class. Available in API version 36.0 and later.
portal	string	This field is used only with portals, which are deprecated. Salesforce doesn’t support creating portals, but existing portals are supported.
providerType	`AuthProviderType` (enumeration of type string)	Required. The third-party authentication provider to use. Valid values include: `Apple` `Custom`—A provider configured with a custom authentication provider plug-in. Available in API version 36.0 and later. `Facebook`. `GitHub`—Provides authentication for a `GitHub` provider. Used to log in users of your Lightning Platform app to GitHub using OAuth. When logged in to GitHub, your app can make calls to GitHub APIs. The `GitHub` provider isn’t available as an SSO provider, so users can’t log in to your Salesforce org using their GitHub login credentials. Available in API version 35.0 and later. `Google`. `Janrain`. `LinkedIn`. Available in API version 32.0 and later. `Microsoft`—Provides authentication for all services that can be accessed via Microsoft Azure Active Directory. Available in API version 55.0 and later. `MicrosoftACS`—Microsoft Access Control Service typically provides authentication for a Microsoft Office 365 service, like SharePoint Online. The `MicrosoftACS` provider doesn't support SSO. Available in API version 31.0 and later. `OpenIdConnect`. Available in API version 29.0 and later. `Salesforce`. `Slack`. Available in API version 54.0 and later. `Twitter`. Available in API version 32.0 and later.
registrationHandler	string	An existing Apex class that implements the `Auth.RegistrationHandler` interface.
sendAccessTokenInHeader	boolean	If enabled (`true`), the access token is sent to the UserInfoUrl in a header instead of a query string. Available in API version 30.0 and later.
sendClientCredentialsInHeader	boolean	Required when creating an OpenID Connect authentication provider. If enabled (`true`), the client credentials are sent in a header to the tokenUrl instead of a query string. The credentials are in the standard OpenID Connect Basic Credentials header format, which is `Basic <token>`, where `<token>` is the base64-encoded string `"clientkey:clientsecret"`. Available in API version 30.0 and later.
sendSecretInApis	boolean	Determines whether the encrypted consumer secret appears in API responses. If enabled (default), the secret appears in the response. If disabled (`false`), responses don’t include the consumer secret. For security, you can disable the setting. However, keep in mind that: By disabling this setting, the consumer secret is excluded from API responses in all API versions. Change sets and other metadata deployments break because both the consumer key and secret are expected. To fix this problem, insert the consumer key manually during deployment. Available in API version 47.0 and later. Starting in November 2022, in API version 30.0 and later, the consumer secret is always included in the response as a placeholder value, regardless of the value provided for `sendSecretInApis`.
ssoKickoffUrl	string	The URL for performing single sign-on into Salesforce from a third party by using its third-party credentials. This field is read-only. Available in API version 43 and later.
tokenUrl	string	The OAuth token endpoint URL of an OpenID Connect authentication provider. Available in API version 29.0 and later. In API version 33.0 and later, for Salesforce-managed auth providers, leave the field blank to let Salesforce supply and manage the value. For details, see Usage.
userInfoUrl	string	The OpenID Connect endpoint URL of the OpenID Connect authentication provider. Available in API version 29.0 and later. In API version 33.0 and later, for Salesforce-managed auth providers, leave the field blank to let Salesforce supply and manage the value. For details, see Usage.

Declarative Metadata Sample Definition

Starting in November 2022, enter the consumerSecret value as plaintext, for example, <consumerSecret>yourplaintextconsumersecret</consumerSecret>. Existing consumer secrets that were entered as encrypted values can be deployed throughout the Winter ‘23 release.

Note

1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
2<AuthProvider xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
3    <consumerKey>yourappkey</consumerKey>
4    <consumerSecret>PwdVxXjzu3NCZ3MD4He+wA==</consumerSecret>
5    <executionUser>admin@your.org</executionUser>
6    <friendlyName>FacebookAuthProvider</friendlyName>
7    <providerType>Facebook</providerType>
8    <registrationHandler>RegistrationHandler</registrationHandler>
9    <sendSecretInApis>true</sendSecretInApis>     
10</AuthProvider>

This example package manifest references the previous AuthProvider definition.

1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
2<Package xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
3    <types>
4        <members>FacebookAuthProvider</members>
5        <name>AuthProvider</name>
6    </types>
7    <version>28.0</version>
8</Package>

Usage

Salesforce provides default authentication providers, called Salesforce-managed auth providers, to simplify setting up these service providers for authentication.

Apple
Facebook
GitHub
Google
Janrain
LinkedIn
Microsoft
Microsoft Access Control Service
Salesforce
Slack
Twitter

To use a Salesforce-managed auth provider, leave these fields blank when creating your auth provider from the Auth. Provider Setup page.

authorizeUrl
consumerKey
consumerSecret
defaultScopes
tokenURL
userInfoUrl

If you provide a value for one of these fields, you must also provide a value for consumerKey and consumerSecret.

Note

Wildcard Support in the Manifest File

This metadata type supports the wildcard character * (asterisk) in the package.xml manifest file. For information about using the manifest file, see Deploying and Retrieving Metadata with the Zip File.