---
title: "Begin SAML SSO flow"
method: POST
path: "/auth/saml/initiate"
tags: ["Authentication"]
---

# Begin SAML SSO flow

`POST /auth/saml/initiate`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.zop.dev`
- URL: `https://api.zop.dev/auth/saml/initiate`
- Auth: none required

Begin SAML SSO flow

## Response `200`

Successful response.

- GenericResponse: Response payload. Per-endpoint response schemas are not yet published — see the linked documentation for the concrete shape of each.

## Other responses

- `400`: The request was malformed or failed validation.
- `401`: Missing, expired or invalid bearer token.
- `403`: The caller is authenticated but lacks permission.
- `500`: Unexpected server error.

---

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