---
title: Provision IDM Account node
description: Redirects users to an IDM instance to provision an account.
component: auth-node-ref
version: 8
page_id: auth-node-ref::am-only/provision-IDM-account
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/8/am-only/provision-IDM-account.html
keywords: ["Nodes & Trees", "Journeys", "Authentication", "Social Authentication", "Account"]
page_aliases: ["auth-node-provision-IDM-account.adoc"]
section_ids:
  availability: Availability
  outcomes: Outcomes
  properties: Properties
  example: Example
---

# Provision IDM Account node

Redirects users to an IDM instance to provision an account.

|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| - | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|   | This node and its related services are deprecated.You can find information on the new methods for implementing social authentication in [Social authentication](https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingam/8/am-authentication/social-registration.html). |

Ensure you configured the details of the IDM instance in AM, by navigating to Configure > Global Services > IDM Provisioning.

## Availability

| Product                               | Available? |
| ------------------------------------- | ---------- |
| PingOne Advanced Identity Cloud       | No         |
| PingAM (self-managed)                 | Yes        |
| Ping Identity Platform (self-managed) | No         |

## Outcomes

Single outcome path.

## Properties

| Property         | Usage                                                                                                                                                             |
| ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Account Provider | Specifies the name of the class that implements the account provider.Default: `org.forgerock.openam.authentication.modules.common.mapping.DefaultAccountProvider` |

## Example

The following example uses this node to let users who have performed social authentication using Facebook provide a password and provision an account if they do not have a matching existing profile:

![IDM account provisioning in context](../_images/trees-node-Facebook-ProvisionIDMAccount-example.png)