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title: Configuring an adapter instance
description: Configure the Google IdP Adapter to determine how PingFederate communicates with the Google API.
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revdate: January 6, 2026
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# Configuring an adapter instance

Configure the Google IdP Adapter to determine how PingFederate communicates with the Google API.

## Steps

1. In the PingFederate admin console, go to **Authentication > Integration > IdP Adapters** and click **Create New Instance**.

2. On the **Type** tab, set the basic adapter instance attributes.

   1. In the **Instance Name** field, enter a name for the adapter instance.

   2. In the **Instance ID** field, enter a unique identifier for the adapter instance.

   3. In the **Type** list, select **Google IdP Adapter**. Click **Next**.

3. On the **IdP Adapter** tab, configure the adapter instance by referring to [Google IdP Adapter settings reference](pf_google_cic_google_idp_adapter_settings_reference.html). Click **Next**.

4. On the **Extended Contract** tab, add any attributes that you want to include in the contract. Click **Next**.

   1. Add each attribute associated with the **Attribute Retrieval** setting you selected.

      For a list of attributes associated with each **Attribute Retrieval** setting, see [Available user attributes reference](pf_google_cic_available_user_attributes_reference.html).

   2. If you changed the **Authentication URL** to expose the `openid_id` parameter, add `openid_id`.

5. On the **Adapter Attributes** tab, set pseudonym and masking options as shown in [Set pseudonym and masking options](https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingfederate/latest/administrators_reference_guide/pf_setting_pseudonym_masking_options.html) in the PingFederate documentation. Click **Next**.

6. On the **Adapter Contract Mapping** tab, configure the contract fulfillment details for the adapter as shown in [Define the IdP adapter contract](https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingfederate/latest/administrators_reference_guide/help_authnadapterinstancetasklet_plugincontractstate.html) in the PingFederate documentation. Click **Next**.

7. On the **Summary** tab, check your configuration, then click **Save**.