# SSO User A Single Sign-On user exists when a DatoCMS project is connected to an external Identity Provider. An SSO user will not use the standard login procedure but has to go through SAML authentication. It can also be linked to one or more IdP groups. ## Object payload id string ID of user Example: `"312"` type string Must be exactly `"sso_user"`. username string Email Example: `"mark.smith@example.com"` external\_id string, null Identity provider ID Example: `"Ja23ekjhsad"` is\_active boolean Whether this user is active on the identity provider. De-activated users won't be able to login. first\_name string, null First name Example: `"Mark"` last\_name string, null Last name Example: `"Smith"` meta.last\_access Date of last reading/interaction Type: date-time, null Example: `"2018-03-25T21:50:24.914Z"` groups All the users's groups Type: Array<[ResourceLinkage<"sso\_group"\>](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/sso_group.md)\> role The user role Type: [ResourceLinkage<"role"\>](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/role.md), null ## Available endpoints - [List all users](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/sso-user/instances.md) - [Returns a SSO user](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/sso-user/self.md) - [Copy editors as SSO users](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/sso-user/copy_users.md) - [Delete a SSO user](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/sso-user/destroy.md) ## Related content in "Content Management API" - [Content Management API Overview](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api.md) - [Using the JavaScript CMA client](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/using-the-nodejs-clients.md) - [API versioning](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/api-versioning.md) - [Authentication](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/authentication.md) - [Environments](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/setting-the-environment.md) - [Error codes & handling failures (CMA)](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/errors.md) - [Pagination](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/pagination.md) - [Asynchronous jobs](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/async-jobs.md) - [Technical Limits (CMA)](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/technical-limits.md) - [Record](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/item.md) - [Scheduled publication](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/scheduled-publication.md) - [Scheduled unpublishing](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/scheduled-unpublishing.md) - [Upload](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/upload.md) - [Site](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/site.md) - [Model/Block model](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/item-type.md) - [Field](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/field.md) - [Fieldset](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/fieldset.md) - [Record version](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/item-version.md) - [Upload permission](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/upload-request.md) - [Upload track](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/upload-track.md) - [Manual tags](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/upload-tag.md) - [Smart tags](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/upload-smart-tag.md) - [Upload Collection](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/upload-collection.md) - [Search Index](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/search-index.md) - [Search result](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/search-result.md) - [Search indexing activity](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/search-index-event.md) - [Environment](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/environment.md) - [Maintenance mode](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/maintenance-mode.md) - [Menu Item](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/menu-item.md) - [Schema Menu Item](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/schema-menu-item.md) - [Uploads filter](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/upload-filter.md) - [Model filter](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/item-type-filter.md) - [Plugin](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/plugin.md) - [Workflow](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/workflow.md) - [Asynchronous job](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/job.md) - [Job result](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/job-result.md) - [Account](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/account.md) - [Organization](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/organization.md) - [Invitation](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/site-invitation.md) - [Collaborator](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/user.md) - [Role](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/role.md) - [API token](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/access-token.md) - [Webhook](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/webhook.md) - [Webhook call](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/webhook-call.md) - [Build trigger](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/build-trigger.md) - [Deploy activity](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/build-event.md) - [Subscription limit](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/subscription-limit.md) - [Subscription feature](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/subscription-feature.md) - [SSO Settings](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/sso-settings.md) - [SSO User](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/sso-user.md) - [List all users](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/sso-user/instances.md) - [Returns a SSO user](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/sso-user/self.md) - [Copy editors as SSO users](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/sso-user/copy_users.md) - [Delete a SSO user](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/sso-user/destroy.md) - [SSO Group](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/sso-group.md) - [White-label settings](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/white-label-settings.md) - [Audit log event](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/audit-log-event.md)