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# MuleSoft Composer: Getting Started

> For the full documentation index, see: https://docs.mulesoft.com/llms.txt

Check that you meet the listed requirements before you set up Composer. Then you can set up and
begin using Composer.

## Requirements and Restrictions

- The maximum number of concurrent users supported by an organization is 25.

- You must purchase a MuleSoft Composer license, which is sold separately from the Anypoint Platform
  license.

- If your company network has a stringent firewall or list of blocked IP addresses, your network
  administrator must add `*.mulesoft.com` to the list of allowed addresses.

  IP addresses used by Composer are dynamic; therefore, MuleSoft can’t provide a list of IP
  addresses.

- You must relax any IP restrictions for the connections that you create to data sources and data
  targets as detailed in the Composer setup instructions.

- Composer does not currently support mobile platforms.

### Browser requirements:

- Don’t use incognito mode or private browsers to access Composer.

- If you use Firefox or Chrome, allow third-party cookies.

- When you connect to another system, follow the requirements and restrictions applicable to that
  connection.

- Composer fields with date values use the format _YYYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ_.

## Available Regions

In MuleSoft Composer, the Anypoint Platform control and runtime planes for an organization are
selected by the AE at provisioning time (during the quoting process). Users cannot change the
mapping. MuleSoft Composer is available in the US East (N. Virginia) and EU (Frankfurt) regions.

## Set Up Composer

After you purchase MuleSoft Composer, it automatically creates a MuleSoft Composer org for you and
sends a welcome email so that you can access MuleSoft Composer for the first time.

After you successfully connect, you then invite users to access that MuleSoft Composer org.

### Access MuleSoft Composer as for the First Time

As your organization’s primary administrator, follow these steps to initiate your MuleSoft Composer
org:

1.  Log in to your email account, find the welcome email from MuleSoft Composer, and then click
    **Accept invitation**.

2.  In the **Create account** form, complete the required fields, including a password of at least
    eight characters that contains at least one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, and one
    number.

3.  Click **Create account**.

4.  Log in to MuleSoft Composer using the username and password you just created.

5.  In **Register a Verification Method**, select a verification method, follow the steps to set up
    your multi-factor authentication, and then click **Connect**.  
    The MuleSoft Composer overview page appears.

### Invite Users to Access MuleSoft Composer

After you access your MuleSoft Composer org using administrator credentials, you then invite your
organization’s users to your new MuleSoft Composer account:

1.  In the MuleSoft Composer sidebar, click **Settings** and then click **Users**.

2.  On the **Users** page, click **Add Users**.

3.  In the **Invite New Users** window, enter the email addresses of the users you want to invite,
    separating the names by using commas.

4.  Select the permissions that you want to apply to that group of users and then click **Invite**.

    The following permissions are available:

    - **Builder**: Enables all users in the group to create and manage flows.

    - **Administrator**: Enables all users in the group to invite and manage users in addition to
      creating and managing flows.

      The invited users receive the MuleSoft Composer welcome email.

### Monitor Pending Unaccepted Invitations

After inviting users, you can monitor each pending invitation that has not yet been accepted.

To monitor a pending invitation:

1.  In the MuleSoft Composer sidebar, click **Settings** and then click **Users**.

2.  On the **Users** page, elect the **Pending Invitations** tab.  
    Information about the users' invitations appear. In the menu:

    1.  Click the options icon to the right of the user invitation that you want to monitor.

    2.  If the invitation to that user is older than 14 days and is about to expire, if you want to
        resend it, click **Resend Invite**.

    3.  If you want to revoke the invitation to that user, click **Revoke Invite**.

## Manage Users

As administrator, you are responsible for managing your MuleSoft Composer users to meet your
organization’s business needs. The following user management tasks are available:

- Change user roles

- Reset user passwords

- Reset user multi-factor authentication (MFA) methods

- Delete users

### Change User Roles

To change a user’s role:

1.  In the MuleSoft Composer sidebar, click **Settings** and then click **Users**.

2.  On the **Users** page, next to the user’s email address, click the options icon and then click
    **Manage**.  
    The user’s page appears.

3.  Select the **Permissions** tab.

4.  Select the permission setting for the user and then click **Save**.

### Reset User Passwords

To reset a user’s password:

1.  In the MuleSoft Composer sidebar, click **Settings** and then click **Users**.

2.  On the **Users** page, next to the user’s email address, click the options icon, and then click
    **Reset Password**.  
    An email is sent to the user with instructions for resetting their MuleSoft Composer MFA
    settings.

### Reset User Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) Methods

To reset a user’s MFA method:

1.  In the MuleSoft Composer sidebar, click **Settings** and then click **Users**.

2.  On the **Users** page, next to the user’s email address, click the options icon, and then click
    **Reset Multi-factor Auth**.  
    An email is sent to the user with instructions for resetting their MuleSoft Composer password.

### Delete Users

To delete a user:

1.  In the MuleSoft Composer sidebar, click **Settings** and then click **Users**.

2.  On the **Users** page, next to the user’s email address, click the options icon, and then click
    **Delete**.  
    A message appears, warning you that deleting a user cannot be undone.

3.  Click **Delete**.

### Enable Multiple Identification Providers (IDP)

As an administrator, you can enable users to add identity providers (IDPs) for their organization.
Note that:

- If an IDP user is deleted from MuleSoft Composer and that user subsequently logs in to MuleSoft
  Composer using the IDP, the user profile is restored in the `Disabled` state. To allow the user to
  authenticate again, an toggle the state to `Enabled`.

- You cannot disable the creation of new users via the **Users** page.

- Deleting an IDP user does not stop the flows activated by that user.

- When MuleSoft Composer is dynamically registered as an OpenID Connect SSO provider in Okta,
  MuleSoft Composer is named “Anypoint Platform” in Okta.

For more information on identity management in MuleSoft, see the
[Access Management](https://docs.mulesoft.com/access-management/external-identity) documentation.

To enable OpenID Connect (OIDC) IDP:

1.  In the MuleSoft Composer sidebar, click **Settings** and then click **Multiple IDP**.

2.  On the **Identity Provider** page, click **Add Identity Provider** > **OpenID Connect**.

3.  In the **New Identity Provider** page, complete the required fields:

    - **Name**: The nickname for this IDP.

    - **Client Registration URL**: The URL to dynamically register client applications for your
      identity provider. This field appears when you select **Dynamic Registration**.

    - **Authentication Header**: The header that provides credentials to authenticate a server. This
      header is required if the provider restricts registration requests to authorized clients. This
      field appears when you select **Dynamic Registration**.

    - **Client ID**: The unique identifier that you provided for your manually created client
      application. This field appears when you select **Manual Registration**.

    - **Client Secret**: The password, or secret, for authenticating your MuleSoft Composer
      organization with your Identity Provider. This field appears when **Manual Registration** is
      selected.

    - **OpenID Connect Issuer**: The location of the OpenID Provider. For most providers,
      `.well-known/openid-configuration` is appended to the issuer to generate the metadata URL for
      OpenID Connect specifications. If your OpenID Provider is Salesforce, then you must provide
      the value for `issuer`.

    - **Authorize URL**: The URL where the user authenticates and grants OpenID Connect client
      applications access to the user’s identity.

    - **Token URL**: The URL that provides the user’s identity encoded in a secure JSON Web Token.

    - **User Info URL**: The URL that returns user profile information to the client app.

4.  Optionally, expand **Advanced Settings**, and provide the following values:

    - **Group Scope**: The OIDC scope to request the group claim.

    - **Group Attribute JSON Data Expression**: The JSONata expression used to select the groups
      from the user information or ID token. The result must be an array of strings.

    - **Disable server certificate validation** checkbox: Select to disable server certificate
      validation if your OpenID client management instance presents a self-signed certificate or one
      signed by an internal certificate authority.

5.  Click **Save**.

6.  Log out of MuleSoft Composer, navigate to the sign-on URL you entered in the **New Identity
    Provider** page, and then log in through your identity provider to test the configuration.

To enable SAML 2.0 IDP:

Note that the file-based configuration of a SAML 2.0 is not supported.

1.  In the MuleSoft Composer sidebar, click **Settings** and then click **Multiple IDP**.

2.  On the **Identity Provider** page, click **Add Identity Provider** > **SAML 2.0**.

3.  In the **New Identity Provider** page, complete the required fields:

    - **Name**: Enter a nickname for this IDP.

    - **Sign On URL**: The redirect URL provided by the IDP for sign in. For example,
      `https://example.com/sso/saml`.

    - **Sign Off URL**: The URL to redirect sign-out requests, so users both sign out of MuleSoft
      Composer and have their SAML user’s status set to `signed out`.

    - **Issuer**: The ID of the identity provider instance that sends SAML assertions.

    - **Public Key**: The Public key provided by the identity provider, which is used to sign the
      SAML assertion. It is the `X509Certificate` value in the SAML response.

    - **Audience**: An arbitrary string value that identifies your MuleSoft Composer organization.
      The typical value for this string is `<organizationDomain>.composer.mulesoft.com`.

      To find your `organizationDomain`, log in to MuleSoft Composer and go to **Settings > Multiple
      IdP**. At the bottom of the page, you can see the statement
      `Users can sign in through external IdPs by visiting your organization domain:` followed by a
      URL. The part after the last `/` in the URL is the `organizationDomain`. For example, if the
      statement says
      `Users can sign in through external IdPs by visiting your organization domain: https://composer.mulesoft.com/login/domain/composer123`,
      the `organizationDomain` is `composer123`.

    - **Single Sign On Initiation**: Specify whether SSO can be initiated by MuleSoft Composer, your
      identity provider (for example, Okta), or both.

      - The **Service Provider Only** option allows only MuleSoft Composer to initiate SSO.

      - The **Identity Provider Only** option allows only your external identity provider to
        initiate SSO.

      - The **Both** option allows either MuleSoft Composer or your external identity provider to
        initiate SSO.  
        The default value for this setting for newly configured identity provider configurations is
        **Both**.

4.  Optionally, expand **Advanced Settings**, and provide the following values:

    - **Username Attribute**: Field name in the SAML `AttributeStatements` that maps to the user’s
      name. If no value is configured, the `NameID` attribute of the SAML `Subject` is used (Note:
      This is outside the SAML `AttributeStatements`).

    - **First Name Attribute**: Field name in the SAML `AttributeStatements` that maps to
      `First Name`.

    - **Last Name Attribute**: Field name in the SAML `AttributeStatements` that maps to
      `Last Name`.

    - **Email Attribute**: Field name in the SAML `AttributeStatements` that maps to `Email`.

    - **Group Attribute**: Field name in the SAML `AttributeStatements` that maps to `Group`.

    - **Require encrypted SAMl assertions** checkbox: If enabled, the SAML assertions sent from the
      IDP must be encrypted and follow the guidelines mentioned in the prerequisites.

5.  Click **Save**.

6.  Log out of MuleSoft Composer, navigate to the sign-on URL you entered in the **New Identity
    Provider** page, and then log in through your identity provider to test the configuration.

## Enable Flow Failure Notifications

As administrator, you can enable flow failure notifications via email. When enabled, checks run
every 15 minutes on running flows. If any flow fails, Composer sends an email to the owner of the
flow.

Note that:

- A maximum of four consecutive emails are sent for the same error.

- The error log for the flow resets every 24 hours.

- The error log only runs while the flow runs.

To enable email notifications:

1.  In the Composer **Home** page, click **Settings**.  
    The **Account** page appears.

2.  In the sidebar, click **Email Notifications**.

3.  In the **Receive email notifications when flows fail to run** row, toggle the button to enable
    email notifications.

## Connect Composer to Anypoint Platform

Organizations that use both MuleSoft Composer and Anypoint Platform can connect the two products.

To link Composer to Anypoint Platform:

1.  In MuleSoft Composer, in the navigation pane, click **Settings** > **Account**.  
    The **Account** page appears.

2.  On the **Account** page, copy the value in the **Organization ID** field.

3.  Log in to the Anypoint Platform organization that you want to connect to MuleSoft Composer.  
    The **Anypoint Platform** page appears.

4.  In the navigation pane, click
    [**Access Management**](https://docs.mulesoft.com/access-management/managing-your-account).  
    The **Access Management** page appears.

5.  In the **Access Management** page, in the navigation pane, click **Composer Sync**. If the
    **Composer Sync** button is not available, first click **Try New Features** to enable the
    button.  
    The **Add Composer Organization** window appears.

6.  In the **Add Composer Organization** window, in the **Organization ID** field, paste the
    **Organization ID** that you copied from the **Account** page of MuleSoft Composer and then
    click **Add**.

7.  Open MuleSoft Composer and refresh the page.

8.  In MuleSoft Composer, in the navigation pane, click **Settings** > **Account**.  
    The **Account** page appears, displaying a linking request from Anypoint Platform.

9.  Click **Review and Confirm**.

10. In the **Access Token** section, click **Authenticate in Anypoint**.  
    The Anypoint Platform login page appears.

11. Log in to Anypoint Platform. Ensure that the user logging into Anypoint Platform has the right
    [permissions to create a client app](https://docs.mulesoft.com/api-manager/latest/access-client-app-id-task).

12. In the **Client App** section, click **Create Client App**.  
    The Composer organization is now linked to the Anypoint organization.

## API Sharing

MuleSoft Anypoint Platform customers can share externally available APIs managed in Anypoint
Platform with business users for consumption in a MuleSoft Composer flow.

Before sharing APIs from Anypoint Platform to MuleSoft Composer, ensure that:

- Your organization uses Anypoint Platform for API Management.

- Your Anypoint organization doesn’t employ
  [external client providers](https://docs.mulesoft.com/api-manager/latest/configure-multiple-credential-providers#how-using-multiple-external-client-providers-works).

- Your Anypoint organization doesn’t currently have a client app named “Composer”.

- Your organization has [Rest APIs](https://docs.mulesoft.com/exchange/to-create-an-asset#create-an-api-asset) managed by
  API Manager that conform to the following:

  - The API specifications use either RAML or OpenAPI.

  - The API uses basic authentication, bearer token, or API Key in conjunction with a Client ID and
    Secret.

  - The API has a value for the **Consumer Endpoint** field in API Manager.

- Composer organizations are
  [linked to Anypoint organizations](#connect-composer-to-anypoint-platform).

- The API must be accessible from the public internet.

For more information on how to connect externally available APIs, refer to
[Rest Consumer Connector](https://docs.mulesoft.com/composer/ms_composer_rest_consumer_reference).

### Share an API Instance with Composer

If you manage your APIs with Anypoint API Manager, you can share those APIs with MuleSoft Composer.

To share an API Instance with MuleSoft Composer:

1.  [Create an API Instance in Anypoint Platform](https://docs.mulesoft.com/api-manager/latest/api-instance-landing-page).

2.  In Anypoint Platform, in the navigation pane, click **Exchange**.

3.  In the list, find the API instance that you want to share, click **Request access**, and then
    click the Client App that was created by MuleSoft Composer.  
    The **Request access** window appears.

4.  In the **Request access** window, click **Request access**.

5.  Open MuleSoft Composer and then open the flow to ensure that the shared API appears in the
    **Shared Apps** section of the canvas.

### Share an API Instance with a Single-Tenant Anypoint Platform Organization

You can connect a single-tenant, Anypoint Platform organization to Composer for API Sharing. Using
API Sharing, you can expand the connectivity to more systems, have more control over both API
management and governance, and consume complex APIs built in Anypoint Platform.

To enable API sharing for a single-tenant organization:

1.  [Ensure that the shared API appears in the **Shared Apps** section of the canvas](#api-sharing)
    and that you have the [Composer Super User](#admin-manage-users) role.

2.  In the Composer **Home** page, click **Settings**.

    The **Account** page appears.

3.  Expand the **Shared APIs** section in the **General** tab and click the radio button to enable
    API Sharing for a single-tenant organization.

    A Client App named _Composer_ is created within the organization. If a Client App named
    _Composer_ already exists, manually select the Client App to which you want to grant access from
    the drop-down menu.

### Disconnect Composer Connection to Anypoint Platform

You can disconnect your connection from MuleSoft Composer to Anypoint Platform; however, removing
this connection does not delete existing configurations.

To disconnect your MuleSoft Composer connection to Anypoint Platform:

1.  Log in to the Anypoint Platform organization containing the connection to MuleSoft Composer that
    you want to disconnect.  
    The **Anypoint Platform** page appears.

2.  In the navigation pane, click
    [**Access Management**](https://docs.mulesoft.com/access-management/managing-your-account).  
    The **Access Management** page appears.

3.  In the navigation pane, click **Connected Apps**.  
    The **Connected Apps** page appears.

4.  Optionally, on the **Connected Apps** page, if you want to remove Composer’s access to a single
    API, click the options button for the API and then click **Remove**.

5.  In the **Owned Apps** tab, next to **Composer API Sharing**, click the options button, and then
    click **Delete**.  
    MuleSoft Composer is now disconnected from Anypoint Platform.

## Access Composer with MuleSoft Automation Package

To access Composer with the MuleSoft Automation package, first grant access to users and then log in
to Anypoint Platform and open Composer.

### Admin: Grant Access to Composer Users

To access Composer via Anypoint Platform, the Anypoint Admin must first:

1.  Create an [Anypoint Platform Account](https://docs.mulesoft.com/access-management/managing-your-account) for the users.

2.  Grant one of the following [roles](#change-user-roles) to each user:

    1.  **Composer Base User**: This user can create and manage their own flows.

    2.  **Composer Super User**: This user can create and manage their own flows. Additionally, this
        user can take ownership and manage any flows in the Anypoint Composer org. The
        [Usage Summary](https://docs.mulesoft.com/general/automation-credits-usage-and-rates) is only available to those
        with the Composer Super User role.

### Access Composer with the MuleSoft Automation Package

To access Composer with the MuleSoft Automation Package:

1.  Log in to [Anypoint Platform](https://docs.mulesoft.com/anypoint-code-builder/start-acb).

2.  On the **Anypoint Platform** page, click **Go to Composer**.

## Related Resources

- [Overview](https://docs.mulesoft.com/composer/ms_composer_overview)

- [Composer Connector Reference](https://docs.mulesoft.com/composer/ms_composer_reference)

- [Knowledge Articles](https://help.salesforce.com/s/)
