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title: Configuring an adapter instance
description: Configure the Microsoft IdP Adapter to determine how PingFederate communicates with Entra ID (formerly Azure AD).
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# Configuring an adapter instance

Configure the Microsoft IdP Adapter to determine how PingFederate communicates with Entra ID (formerly Azure AD).

## Steps

1. In the PingFederate admin console, go to **Authentication > Integration > IdP Adapters**. 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 **Microsoft IdP Adapter**. Click **Next**.

3. (Optional) On the **IdP Adapter** tab, in the **Additional Parameters** section, add any additional parameters to send in the authorization request to Microsoft, then map them to the local chained attribute:

   1. Click **Add a new row to 'Additional Parameters'**.

   2. In the **Parameter** field, enter the name of a query string parameter that you want to send.

   3. In the **Local Chained Attribute** field, enter the name of the chained attribute whose value will be used as the parameter value in the authorization request to Microsoft.

   4. In the **Action** column, click **Update**.

   5. To add more attributes, repeat steps a - d.

4. On the **IdP Adapter** tab, finish configuring the adapter instance by referring to [Microsoft IdP Adapter settings reference](pf_microsoft_login_ik_idp_adapter_settings_reference.html). Click **Next**.

5. On the **Actions** tab, test your connection to Entra ID. Resolve any issues that are reported, and then click **Next**.

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

7. 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**.

8. 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**.

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