--- schema_version: "1" id: aa66f306934ee08a9dac4e32406e6391a155c323c2fbd38737eaa08751392feb title: ConnectApi.ExternalAuthIdentityProviderInput collection: legacydeveloper version: current locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/legacydeveloper/current/en-us/apexref/apex_connectapi_input_external_auth_identity_provider.md canonical_url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/apex_connectapi_input_external_auth_identity_provider.htm source_site: developer.salesforce.com content_type: documentation content_hash: 205d3ae87c5f09f24405d5659287baa551849e9ebc5edee5e8d29f97f63f383c description: External auth identity provider input. --- # ConnectApi.ExternalAuthIdentityProviderInput External auth identity provider input.

Property	Type	Description	Required or Optional	Available Version
`authenticationFlow`	`ConnectApi.IdentityProviderAuthFlow`	Authentication flow to get tokens to call protected APIs. Values are: `AuthorizationCode` `ClientCredentials`	Required	62.0
`authenticationProtocol`	`ConnectApi.IdentityProviderAuthProtocol`	Authentication protocol required to access the external system. Values are: `OAuth`	Required	62.0
`authorizeUrl`	String	Authorization endpoint URL for the external system.	Required when the `authenticationProtocol` is `OAuth` and the `authenticationFlow` is `AuthorizationCode`. Otherwise, Optional.	62.0
`clientAuthentication`	`ConnectApi.IdentityProviderClientAuth`	Client authentication method that describes how credentials are sent to the authorization server. Values are: `ClientSecretBasic` `ClientSecretPost` `Custom` The default value is `ClientSecretBasic`.	Optional	63.0
`description`	String	Description of the external auth identity provider.	Optional	62.0
`fullName`	String	Full name of the external auth identity provider. The full name can include a namespace prefix.	Required	62.0
`label`	String	External auth identity provider label.	Required	62.0
`parameters`	List<`ConnectApi.ExternalAuthIdentityProviderParameter`>	List of custom request parameters to customize and extend requests to the identity provider’s token endpoint.	Optional	63.0
`standardExternalIdentityProvider`	String	Reference to a standard external auth identity provider.	Optional	63.0
`tokenUrl`	String	Token endpoint URL to retrieve tokens from the external system. Required for all OAuth 2.0 authentication flows.	Required	62.0
`userInfoUrl`	String	User info URL to retrieve user profile information from the external system. Applicable only when the `authenticationProtocol` is `OAuth`.	Optional	62.0

#### See Also - [createExternalAuthIdentityProvider(requestBody)](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/apex_ConnectAPI_NamedCredentials_static_methods.htm#apex_ConnectAPI_NamedCredentials_createExternalAuthIdentityProvider_2 "Create an external auth identity provider.") - [updateExternalAuthIdentityProvider(developerName, requestBody)](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/apex_ConnectAPI_NamedCredentials_static_methods.htm#apex_ConnectAPI_NamedCredentials_updateExternalAuthIdentityProvider_3 "Update an external auth identity provider.")