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title: Downloading metadata for SAML IdPs
description: PingOne generates a metadata file that contains configuration details for external SAML identity provider.
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revdate: April 23, 2025
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  steps: Steps
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# Downloading metadata for SAML IdPs

SAML metadata contains configuration details, including profile and binding support, connection endpoints, and certificate information, for single sign-on (SSO). You can use the service provider (SP) metadata to provide configuration information to your organization's external identity provider (IdP) team.

|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| - | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|   | You can provide SP metadata to the external IdP team when configuring the connection on the IdP side.When connecting PingOne with a SAML application, you can also provide the application team with PingOne IdP metadata. Learn more in [IdP metadata for SAML applications](../applications/p1_downloadidpmetadataapps.html). |

## Steps

1. In the PingOne admin console, go to **Integrations > External IdPs** and browse or search for the IdP for which you want to download metadata.

2. Click the IdP to open the details panel and click the **Connection** tab.

3. If your PingOne environment is:

   * **Configured with a custom domain**:

     1. Click **Download PingOne Metadata**.

        The service URLs in the metadata XML file start with your custom domain.

     2. If you prefer the application to send requests to the PingOne domain instead:

        1. Click **Download PingOne Metadata for Original Domain**.

           The service URLs in the downloaded file start with the PingOne domain.

   * **Not configured with a custom domain**:

     1. Click **Download PingOne Metadata**.

        The service URLs in the downloaded file start with the PingOne domain.

   ![A screen capture of the connection details showing download PingOne metadata.](_images/samlmetadatadownload.png)

## Result

The file is saved to your local device storage.