# The Backend EnterpriseConnectionSamlConnection object

The Backend `EnterpriseConnectionSamlConnection` object holds information about a SAML enterprise connection for an instance or organization.

## Properties

| Property                                             | Type      | Description                                                                                 |
| ---------------------------------------------------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| <a id="acsurl"></a> `acsUrl`                         | `string`  | The Assertion Consumer Service (ACS) URL of the connection.                                 |
| <a id="allowidpinitiated"></a> `allowIdpInitiated`   | `boolean` | Indicates whether Identity Provider (IdP) initiated flows are allowed.                      |
| <a id="allowsubdomains"></a> `allowSubdomains`       | `boolean` | Indicates whether users with an email address subdomain are allowed to use this connection. |
| <a id="id"></a> `id`                                 | `string`  | The unique identifier for the SAML connection.                                              |
| <a id="idpcertificate"></a> `idpCertificate`         | `string`  | The X.509 certificate as provided by the Identity Provider (IdP).                           |
| <a id="idpentityid"></a> `idpEntityId`               | `string`  | The Entity ID as provided by the Identity Provider (IdP).                                   |
| <a id="idpmetadata"></a> `idpMetadata`               | `string`  | The XML content of the Identity Provider (IdP) metadata file.                               |
| <a id="idpmetadataurl"></a> `idpMetadataUrl`         | `string`  | The URL which serves the Identity Provider (IdP) metadata.                                  |
| <a id="idpssourl"></a> `idpSsoUrl`                   | `string`  | The Single-Sign On URL as provided by the Identity Provider (IdP).                          |
| <a id="name"></a> `name`                             | `string`  | The name to use as a label for the connection.                                              |
| <a id="spentityid"></a> `spEntityId`                 | `string`  | The Entity ID as provided by the Service Provider (Clerk).                                  |
| <a id="spmetadataurl"></a> `spMetadataUrl`           | `string`  | The metadata URL as provided by the Service Provider (Clerk).                               |
| <a id="syncuserattributes"></a> `syncUserAttributes` | `boolean` | Indicates whether the connection syncs user attributes between the IdP and Clerk.           |

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