---
title: "SSO: GSuite"
slug: "sso-gsuite"
tags: ["single sign-on"]
updated: 2025-01-02T21:24:58Z
published: 2025-01-02T21:24:58Z
canonical: "support.smarteru.com/sso-gsuite"
---

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# SSO: GSuite

These steps enable you to integrate GSuite with SmarterU. To set up GSuite with SmarterU:

1. Complete the following steps in GSuite:
  1. [Add the SmarterU SAML app to GSuite.](/v1/docs/sso-gsuite#adding-the-smarteru-saml-app)
  2. [Grant users access to the SAML app.](/v1/docs/sso-gsuite#granting-a-user-access-to-the-saml-app)
2. [Configure GSuite in SmarterU.](/v1/docs/sso-gsuite#configuring-smarteru)

## Adding the SmarterU SAML App

To add the SmarterU SAML app to GSuite:

1. From the Google Admin home page, click **Apps**.

**![](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/GSuite%20-%20Home%20Apps%2020220202.png)**

1. Click **SAML Apps**.

**![](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/GSuite%20-%20SAML%20Apps%2020220202.png)**

1. Click **Add a Service/App to Your Domain**.

**![](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/GSuite%20-%20Add%20Service%20Link%2020220202.png)**

1. Click **Setup My Own Custom App**. The Google IdP Information window displays.

**![Graphical user interface, text, application, email, website Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/sso-gsuite-image-2bps9c7c.png)**

1. Make note of the SSO URL. You'll need this information for the Login URL that you'll specify in a later step.
2. Click **Download** beside Option 2 IDP Metadata to save the app's metadata. You'll need this when you specify the IdP Metadata in SmarterU.
3. Click **Next**. The Basic Information for Your Custom App window displays.

**![Graphical user interface, text, application, email Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/sso-gsuite-image-cd409ip6.png)**

1. Enter a name and description for the app.
2. Click **Next**. The Service Provider Details window displays.

**![Graphical user interface, application, email Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/sso-gsuite-image-yzntu5tp.png)**

1. Enter the following information.

| **Setting** | **Value** |
| --- | --- |
| **ACS URL** | https://integrations.smarteru.com/integrations/saml/ |
| **Entity ID** | http://integrations.smarteru.com/ |
| **Name ID** | Basic Information and Primary Email |

1. Click **Next**. The Attribute Mapping window displays.

**![Graphical user interface, text, application, email Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/sso-gsuite-image-bulwudmr.png)**

1. Click **Finish**.
2. Make note of the SAML ID that's at the end of the URL. You'll need this information when you configure SmarterU.

**NEXT STEP:** [Grant user access to SAML app.](/v1/docs/sso-gsuite#granting-a-user-access-to-the-saml-app)

## Granting a User Access to the SAML App

To grant a user access to the SmarterU SAML app:

1. From the Google Admin home page, click **Users**.
2. [Add the user](https://support.google.com/domains/answer/6304542?hl=en) if you haven't already.
3. Scroll down to the user's Apps section.
4. Click **Turn Apps On or Off**.

**![](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/GSuite%20-%20User%20Apps%2020220202.png)**

1. Ensure that the SmarterU app is enabled for the user.

**NEXT STEP:** [Configure SmarterU.](/v1/docs/sso-gsuite#configuring-smarteru)

## Configuring SmarterU

BEFORE YOU BEGINBe sure that you have the SSO URL and the SAML ID from the [Adding the SmarterU SAML App section](/v1/docs/sso-gsuite#adding-the-smarteru-saml-app).

To configure single sign-on in SmarterU:

1. [Enable external authorization](/v1/docs/account-external-authorization-sso#enable-external-authorization) for your SmarterU account.
2. In the Login URL field, enter the following URL. You'll need to replace <IDP_ID> with the SSL URL from step 5 of the [Adding the SmarterU SAML App section](/v1/docs/sso-gsuite#adding-the-smarteru-saml-app) and <SAML_ID> with the identifier from step 12.

```markup
https://accounts.google.com/o/saml2/initsso?idpid=<IDP_ID>&spid=<SAML_ID>&forceauthn=false
```

1. Select the **Enable SAML** checkbox.
2. Specify the following settings.

| Setting | Value |
| --- | --- |
| **IdP Metadata** | Paste the contents of the metadata file that you [downloaded in step 6 of the Adding the SmarterU SAML App section](/v1/docs/sso-gsuite#adding-the-smarteru-saml-app). |
| **Identifier Attribute/Claim** | Name ID |
| **Identifier Type** | Select Email or Employee ID based on what your organization is using. |

1. Click **Save**.

## Related

- [Account: External Authorization (SSO)](/account-external-authorization-sso.md)
- [Editing Your Account Settings](/editing-your-account-settings.md)