Set the instance URL for SAML

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title: Set the instance URL for SAML
description: Set the instance-specific URLs so that the IdP can authenticate users.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-security/authentication/t\_SetTheInstanceURL.html
release: australia
product: Authentication
classification: authentication
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Service Provider \(SP\) system properties, SAML, Multi-Provider single sign-on \(SSO\), Authentication, Access Management]
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# Set the instance URL for SAML

Set the instance-specific URLs so that the IdP can authenticate users.

## Before you begin

Role required: sso\_config\_admin, business\_rule\_admin, script\_include\_admin

## Procedure

1.  In the property The URL to the Service-now instance \(usually this instance\), enter the URL \(including login page\) of the instance for which the IdP authenticates.

    For example: https://yourinstance.service-now.com/navpage.do

2.  In the property The entity identification, or the issuer, enter the base URL \(excluding login page\) of the instance for which the IdP authenticates.

    For example: https://yourinstance.service-now.com/