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title: Initialize new SSO connector
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# Initialize new SSO connector
POST/accounts/{account\_id}/sso\_connectors
Creates a new SSO connector for logging into Cloudflare through an identity provider.
##### Security
API Token
The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. [Create a token](https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/get-started/create-token/).
**Example:**`Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY`
##### Accepted Permissions (at least one required)
`SSO Connector Write`
##### P ath ParametersExpand Collapse
account\_id: string
Account identifier tag.
maxLength32
minLength32
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20iam.sso%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20account_id%20%3E%20(schema)>)
##### Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse
email\_domain: string
Email domain of the new SSO connector
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20iam.sso%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20email_domain%20%3E%20(schema)>)
begin\_verification: optional boolean
Begin the verification process after creation
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use\_fedramp\_language: optional boolean
Controls the display of FedRAMP language to the user during SSO login
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errors: array of object {code, message, documentation\_url, source }
code: number
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message: string
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documentation\_url: optional string
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source: optional object {pointer }
pointer: optional string
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messages: array of object {code, message, documentation\_url, source }
code: number
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message: string
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documentation\_url: optional string
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source: optional object {pointer }
pointer: optional string
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success: true
Whether the API call was successful.
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20iam.sso%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20success>)
result: optional object {id, created\_on, email\_domain, 4 more }
id: optional string
SSO Connector identifier tag.
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created\_on: optional string
Timestamp for the creation of the SSO connector
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email\_domain: optional string
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enabled: optional boolean
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updated\_on: optional string
Timestamp for the last update of the SSO connector
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use\_fedramp\_language: optional boolean
Controls the display of FedRAMP language to the user during SSO login
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verification: optional object {code, status }
code: optional string
DNS verification code. Add this entire string to the DNS TXT record of the email domain to validate ownership.
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status: optional "awaiting"or "pending"or "failed"or "verified"
The status of the verification code from the verification process.
One of the following:
"awaiting"
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"pending"
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"failed"
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"verified"
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### Initialize new SSO connector
HTTP
HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform
```
curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/sso_connectors \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \
-d '{
"email_domain": "example.com",
"begin_verification": true
}'
```
200 example
```
{
"errors": [
{
"code": 1000,
"message": "message",
"documentation_url": "documentation_url",
"source": {
"pointer": "pointer"
}
}
],
"messages": [
{
"code": 1000,
"message": "message",
"documentation_url": "documentation_url",
"source": {
"pointer": "pointer"
}
}
],
"success": true,
"result": {
"id": "023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
"created_on": "2025-01-01T12:21:02Z",
"email_domain": "example.com",
"enabled": false,
"updated_on": "2025-01-01T12:21:02Z",
"use_fedramp_language": false,
"verification": {
"code": "cloudflare_dashboard_sso=023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
"status": "pending"
}
}
}
```
##### Returns Examples
200 example
```
{
"errors": [
{
"code": 1000,
"message": "message",
"documentation_url": "documentation_url",
"source": {
"pointer": "pointer"
}
}
],
"messages": [
{
"code": 1000,
"message": "message",
"documentation_url": "documentation_url",
"source": {
"pointer": "pointer"
}
}
],
"success": true,
"result": {
"id": "023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
"created_on": "2025-01-01T12:21:02Z",
"email_domain": "example.com",
"enabled": false,
"updated_on": "2025-01-01T12:21:02Z",
"use_fedramp_language": false,
"verification": {
"code": "cloudflare_dashboard_sso=023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
"status": "pending"
}
}
}
```