---
title: SAML metadata update events
description: PingFederate supports automatic reloading of SAML metadata, which streamlines the maintenance of SAML connections.
component: pingfederate
version: 13.0
page_id: pingfederate:administrators_reference_guide:pf_saml_metadata_update_events
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingfederate/13.0/administrators_reference_guide/pf_saml_metadata_update_events.html
revdate: July 5, 2022
---

# SAML metadata update events

When you enable notification for SAML metadata update events in the **Runtime Notifications** window, PingFederate sends the notifications to the email addresses configured for the event.

PingFederate supports automatic reloading of SAML metadata, which streamlines the maintenance of SAML connections.

| Email subject and template file name                                                                                                      | Event                                                                                                                           | Action                                                                                                                                                                      |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Your ${CONNECTION\_NAME} ${SP\_IDP} Connection in PingFederate Has Been Updatedmessage-template-metadata-updated.html                     | PingFederate has updated a connection based on the partner's SAML metadata.                                                     | For a clustered PingFederate environment, replicate the configuration using the administrative console.                                                                     |
| Please Review Your Updated ${CONNECTION\_NAME} ${SP\_IDP} Connection in PingFederatemessage-template-metadata-updated-out-of-sync.html    | PingFederate has updated a connection based on the partner's SAML metadata. However, some settings are out of sync.             | Review the settings that are out of sync and make changes as needed.For a clustered PingFederate environment, replicate the configuration using the administrative console. |
| Your ${CONNECTION\_NAME} ${SP\_IDP} Connection in PingFederate Is Out of Syncmessage-template-metadata-out-of-sync.html                   | A connection is out of sync with the changes found in the partner's SAML metadata.                                              | Review the settings that are out of sync and make changes as needed.For a clustered PingFederate environment, replicate the configuration using the administrative console. |
| Your Metadata Couldn't Be Downloaded from ${METADATA\_URL\_NAME}message-template-metadata-url-notification.html                           | PingFederate failed to download the SAML metadata from the partner or could not validate the digital signature of the metadata. | Consult log. Verify and update the metadata URL and its corresponding verification certificate.                                                                             |
| Your Metadata for PingFederate ${SP\_IDP} Connection ${CONNECTION\_NAME} Wasn't Foundmessage-template-metadata-url-entity-id-missing.html | The partner's metadata URL did not return the expected metadata for a given connection.                                         | Consult log. Verify and update the metadata URL.                                                                                                                            |