[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fKwq-5ILB0WEjRQMqrtrvqgbDs-VAz-CI_Fx0yS7LyeY":3,"related-articles-ace31gvcyi-en":20},{"data":4},{"id":5,"title":6,"slug":7,"description":8,"body":9,"category_id":10,"published":11,"created_at":12,"updated_at":13,"language":14,"relative_url":15,"author":16},"ace31gvcyi","Enable SAML third-party login for Padlet for Schools","set-up-saml-on-padlet","Connect Padlet to your school's SAML Identity Provider to enable third-party login for your organization.","\u003Cp>There are a few different ways to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpadlet.help\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002Fl3g3xrw1dz-how-do-i-turn-on-google-or-microsoft-login\" target=\"_blank\">enable third-party login on Padlet\u003C\u002Fa>. This article will describe how to connect Padlet to your school's SAML Identity Provider \u003Cem>(IdP)\u003C\u002Fem>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch3>How to set up SAML on Padlet\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cp>The Owner \u003Cem>(or someone with Admin permissions)\u003C\u002Fem> within the Padlet for Schools account will need to follow these steps:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Col>\u003Cli>Turn SAML to the \u003Cstrong>ON\u003C\u002Fstrong> position\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Fol>\u003Cp>For accounts at \u003Cu>padlet.com\u003C\u002Fu>, you will find SAML by clicking on the \u003Cstrong>Settings cog icon\u003C\u002Fstrong> in the upper-right corner of your dashboard > select the \u003Cstrong>school account\u003C\u002Fstrong> at the top > \u003Cstrong>Access\u003C\u002Fstrong> > next to \u003Cem>'Enable SAML,'\u003C\u002Fem> toggle the button \u003Cstrong>ON\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002Face31gvcyi\u002F1724186068880\u002Fxnapper-2024-08-20-16-37-52.png\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Col>\u003Cli style=\"counter-increment:li 1\" start=\"2\">Register Padlet using Padlet's metadata URL\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Fol>\u003Cp>On the same page, under the toggle button, copy Padlet's \u003Cstrong>SP metadata URL\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002Face31gvcyi\u002F1724186178913\u002Fxnapper-2024-08-20-16-39-44.png\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>For proper set up, you will need to register Padlet, the SAML Service Provider \u003Cem>(SP)\u003C\u002Fem> on your school's SAML Identity Provider \u003Cem>(IdP)\u003C\u002Fem>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Col>\u003Cli style=\"counter-increment:li 2\" start=\"3\">Provide your IdP's Metadata URL\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Fol>\u003Cp>Under this field, indicate your \u003Cstrong>IdP metadata URL\u003C\u002Fstrong> if it has not yet been captured. It should look something like this:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002Face31gvcyi\u002F1764671636969\u002Fxnapper-2025-12-02-05-37-30.png\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>If you wish to change your IdP metadata URL, simply click on the \u003Cstrong>pencil icon\u003C\u002Fstrong> and remember to save your changes. To pull the latest certificate from your current IdP metadata URL, click the \u003Cstrong>refresh\u003C\u002Fstrong> button next to the pencil icon.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Col>\u003Cli style=\"counter-increment:li 3\" start=\"4\">Fill in required claims\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Fol>\u003Cp>The following are required claims you \u003Cstrong>must\u003C\u002Fstrong> provide:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002Face31gvcyi\u002F1724186301505\u002Fxnapper-2024-08-20-16-41-45.png\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Ctable>\u003Ctbody>\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Field\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Information to be entered\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Email attribute\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Cp>The email you'd like to use with Padlet for authentication purposes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Note: If there are existing accounts, we will match the email addresses accordingly. See FAQ below for more information regarding existing users.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Name attribute\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Cp>Posts and comments by the user will be attributed to this name.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Col>\u003Cli style=\"counter-increment:li 4\" start=\"5\">Optional fields\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Fol>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Role attribute\u003C\u002Fstrong> can be provided and customized if you wish to choose between \u003Cstrong>Teacher\u003C\u002Fstrong> and \u003Cstrong>Student\u003C\u002Fstrong> roles for users in the account.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If left blank, all accounts created will automatically be assigned \u003Cstrong>Student\u003C\u002Fstrong> roles.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002Face31gvcyi\u002F1771962822968\u002Fxnapper-2026-02-24-15-00-05.png\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cdiv class=\"tip-callout\">By default, users with the role attributes of \u003Cem>'Faculty,' 'Staff,'\u003C\u002Fem> or \u003Cem>'Employee'\u003C\u002Fem> are automatically assigned the \u003Cstrong>Teacher\u003C\u002Fstrong> role. If your IdP uses different role values, you can now customize Teacher role mapping direcly from your SAML settings.\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Connection name\u003C\u002Fstrong> will affect the appearance of the login button on your organization's sign in page. It is recommended that a familiar connection name be selected.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002Face31gvcyi\u002F1724186414985\u002Fxnapper-2024-08-20-16-43-42.png\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>For example, if you choose "SAML intranet", this is the text that will appear on your login screen:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002Face31gvcyi\u002F1724186451825\u002Fxnapper-2024-08-20-16-44-19.png\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Col>\u003Cli style=\"counter-increment:li 5\" start=\"6\">Test SAML before rolling it out\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Fol>\u003Cp>At the bottom of the page, toggle the button \u003Cstrong>ON\u003C\u002Fstrong> next to \u003Cem>'Dev mode.'\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002Face31gvcyi\u002F1724186488773\u002Fxnapper-2024-08-20-16-44-56.png\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Dev mode\u003C\u002Fstrong> allows you to test SAML in a Sandbox without affecting any users in the organization. You can access the Sandbox using the private link listed in the Dev mode description.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch3>Testing Tips\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>Use SAML to create a completely new account and check that the email, name and role are correctly assigned to the newly created user.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Use SAML to sign into an existing account to ensure that the user is able to sign into the correct Padlet account and the existing content remains unaffected.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Use a SAML account with faculty, staff or employee role attributes to sign into an existing Padlet student account to check if the account's role will be automatically upgraded from Student to Teacher.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Cp>Once testing is complete, you can roll out SAML to everyone in your account by turning Dev mode \u003Cstrong>OFF\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>SAML should now be available on your organization's account.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch3>FAQs\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cdetails>\u003Csummary>I want to change my IdP metadata URL, can I do that?\u003C\u002Fsummary>\u003Cdiv>Yes, simply click on the \u003Cstrong>pencil icon\u003C\u002Fstrong> on the IdP metadata URL field, enter your new URL. To pull the latest certificate from your current IdP metadata URL, click the refresh button next to the pencil icon.\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdetails>\u003Cdetails>\u003Csummary>For existing users, will they lose any data?\u003C\u002Fsummary>\u003Cdiv>No. As long as the email attribute sent to us through SAML is the same as the email used for the existing user on Padlet, users will not lose any data.\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdetails>\u003Cdetails>\u003Csummary>I logged in with SAML and cannot see my existing content. What do I do?\u003C\u002Fsummary>\u003Cdiv>If the email sent to us by SAML is not the same as the email used on the existing account, it is possible that an entirely new account has been created. However, this does not remove any existing content from your old account. To confirm if this is the case, check the email indicated on \u003Cstrong>Settings\u003C\u002Fstrong> > \u003Cstrong>Basic Info\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003Cbr\u002F>Simply correct the email address in the \u003Cem>'Email attribute'\u003C\u002Fem> field to match the email currently in use and you should be able to find your existing account.\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdetails>\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>","0kour7lny2",true,"2026-03-02T00:36:23.078515Z","2026-03-03T02:22:10.289394Z","en","\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002Face31gvcyi-set-up-saml-on-padlet",{"name":17,"email":18,"profile_image":19},"Rana Wilds","musicmama@wallwisher.com","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Fother\u002F1696432467941\u002Fimg-2298.jpeg",{"data":21},[22,28,34,40],{"id":23,"title":24,"description":25,"slug":26,"href":27},"179fiy69db","Import my personal padlets to a Padlet for Schools account","Transfer or copy padlets from your personal account to your Padlet for Schools account at padlet.com or padlet.org.","how-can-i-import-my-padlets-from-to-a-padlet-for-schools-account-from-an-existing-account","\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002F179fiy69db-how-can-i-import-my-padlets-from-to-a-padlet-for-schools-account-from-an-existing-account",{"id":29,"title":30,"description":31,"slug":32,"href":33},"1kfws6c7bj","Enable role provisioning using Moodle","Enable role provisioning in Moodle by configuring Padlet tool settings under Plugins, Services, and Privacy sections.","enable-role-provisioning-using-moodle","\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002F1kfws6c7bj-enable-role-provisioning-using-moodle",{"id":35,"title":36,"description":37,"slug":38,"href":39},"3xayyfkitc","ClassLink SSO and Rostering","Enable ClassLink SSO and rostering to automatically add, manage, and sync teachers and students in Padlet for Schools.","class-link-rostering","\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002F3xayyfkitc-class-link-rostering",{"id":41,"title":42,"description":43,"slug":44,"href":45},"42kqu9gsp4","Connect Padlet to Microsoft Teams","Link your Padlet for Schools account with Microsoft Teams to auto-provision users from your Microsoft Tenant.","integrating-microsoft-teams-with-padlet-for-schools","\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002F42kqu9gsp4-integrating-microsoft-teams-with-padlet-for-schools"]