---
title: "Deletes an authentication provider"
method: DELETE
path: "/authentication_providers/{id}"
tags: ["Authentication Providers"]
---

# Deletes an authentication provider

`DELETE /authentication_providers/{id}`

Deletes an existing authentication provider.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful response

- object
  - `data` AuthenticationProvider
    - `id` string, uuid — Uniquely identifies the authentication provider.
    - `record_type` string — Identifies the type of the resource.
    - `name` string — The name associated with the authentication provider.
    - `short_name` string — The short name associated with the authentication provider. This must be unique and URL-friendly, as it's going to be part of the login URL.
    - `organization_id` string, uuid — The id from the Organization the authentication provider belongs to.
    - `active` boolean — The active status of the authentication provider
    - `activated_at` string, date-time — ISO 8601 formatted date indicating when the authentication provider was activated.
    - `settings` object — The settings associated with the authentication provider.
      - `assertion_consumer_service_url` string, uri — The Assertion Consumer Service URL for the service provider (Telnyx).
      - `service_provider_entity_id` string, uri — The Entity ID for the service provider (Telnyx).
      - `service_provider_login_url` string, uri — The login URL for the service provider (Telnyx). Users navigate to this URL to initiate SSO login.
      - `idp_entity_id` string, uri — The Entity ID for the identity provider (IdP).
      - `idp_sso_target_url` string, uri — The SSO target url for the identity provider (IdP).
      - `idp_cert_fingerprint` string — The certificate fingerprint for the identity provider (IdP)
      - `idp_cert_fingerprint_algorithm` 'sha1' | 'sha256' | 'sha384' | 'sha512' — The algorithm used to generate the identity provider's (IdP) certificate fingerprint
      - `name_identifier_format` string — The name identifier format associated with the authentication provider. This must be the same for both the Identity Provider (IdP) and the service provider (Telnyx).
      - `idp_slo_target_url` string, uri — The Single Logout (SLO) target URL for the identity provider (IdP).
      - `idp_certificate` string — The full X.509 certificate for the identity provider (IdP).
      - `idp_attribute_names` object — Mapping of SAML attribute names used by the identity provider (IdP).
      - `provision_groups` boolean — Whether group provisioning is enabled for this authentication provider.
    - `created_at` string, date-time — ISO 8601 formatted date indicating when the resource was created.
    - `updated_at` string, date-time — ISO 8601 formatted date indicating when the resource was updated.

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized
- `404` — Resource not found
- `422` — Bad request

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[API](https://skmtc.net/team-telnyx/apis/telnyx-api-2.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/team-telnyx/apis/telnyx-api-2/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/team-telnyx/telnyx-api-2/versions/8f5f4e537994/schema)