Using the SAML 2.0 standard, you can configure single sign-on (SSO) for a number of cloud apps. After you set up SSO, your users can use their Google Workspace credentials to sign in to an app using SSO.
Use SAML to set up SSO for Workplace from Meta (formerly Workplace by Facebook)
You must be signed in as a super administrator for this task.
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Sign in with a super administrator account to the Google Admin console.
If you aren’t using a super administrator account, you can’t complete these steps.
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Click Add app
Search for apps.
- For Enter app name, enter Workplace by Facebook.
- In the search results, point to Workplace by Facebook and click Select.
- In the Google Identity Provider details window, for Option 2: Copy the SSO URL, entity ID, and certificate:
- Next to SSO URL, click Copy
and save the URL.
- Next to Entity ID, click Copy
- Next to Certificate, click Copy
You need these details to complete the setup in Workplace from Meta.
- Next to SSO URL, click Copy
- Leave the Admin console open. You'll continue with the configuration in the Admin console after the setup steps in the app.
- Open an Incognito browser window, go to the Workplace from Meta sign-in page, and sign in with your Workplace from Meta administrator account.
- Go to Admin Panel
- Check the SAML SSO box.
- Click Add new SSO Provider.
- Complete the following steps with the values that you saved in Step 1:
- For SAML URL, paste the SSO URL.
- For SAML Issuer ID, paste the entity ID.
- For SAML Certificate, paste the certificate.
- Copy the Audience URL and ACS URL.
You'll need these details to complete the setup in the Admin console.
- Return to the Admin console browser tab.
- In the Google Identity Provider details window, click Continue.
- On the Service provider details page:
- For ACS URL, paste the ACS URL that you copied in Step 2.
- For Entity ID, paste the Audience URL that you copied in Step 2.
- For Start URL, paste the root URL section of the ACS URL that you copied in Step 2.
The root URL is the section between the "://" and the next slash (for example, {yoursubdomain}.facebook.com).
- Click Continue.
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(Optional) To enter group names that are relevant for this app:
- For Group membership (optional), click Search for a group, enter one or more letters of the group name, and select the group name.
- Add additional groups as needed (maximum of 75 groups).
- For App attribute, enter the corresponding groups attribute name of the service provider.
Regardless of how many group names you enter, the SAML response includes only groups that a user is a member of (directly or indirectly). For more information, go to About group membership mapping.
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(Optional) To enter group names that are relevant for this app:
- For Group membership (optional), click Search for a group, enter one or more letters of the group name, and select the group name.
- Add additional groups as needed (maximum of 75 groups).
- For App attribute, enter the corresponding groups attribute name of the service provider.
Regardless of how many group names you enter, the SAML response includes only groups that a user is a member of (directly or indirectly). For more information, go to About group membership mapping.
- Click Finish.
Before you begin: To turn a service on or off for certain users, put their accounts in an organizational unit (to control access by department) or add them to an access group (to allow access for users across or within departments).
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Sign in with a super administrator account to the Google Admin console.
If you aren’t using a super administrator account, you can’t complete these steps.
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- Click Workplace by Facebook.
- Click User access.
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To turn a service on or off for everyone in your organization, click On for everyone or Off for everyone, and then click Save.
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(Optional) To turn a service on or off for an organizational unit:
- At the left, select the organizational unit.
- To change the Service status, select On or Off.
- Choose one:
- If the Service status is set to Inherited and you want to keep the updated setting, even if the parent setting changes, click Override.
- If the Service status is set to Overridden, either click Inherit to revert to the same setting as its parent, or click Save to keep the new setting, even if the parent setting changes.
Learn more about organizational structure.
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(Optional) To turn on a service for a set of users across or within organizational units, select an access group. For details, go to Customize service access using access groups.
- Ensure that your Workplace from Meta user account email domains match the primary domain of your organization’s managed Google Account.
Workplace from Meta supports both identity provider-initiated and service provider-initiated SSO.
Verify identity provider-initiated SSO
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Sign in with a super administrator account to the Google Admin console.
If you aren’t using a super administrator account, you can’t complete these steps.
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- Click Workplace by Facebook.
- In the Workplace by Facebook section, click Test SAML Login.
The app should open in a separate tab. If it doesn’t, troubleshoot the error message and try again. For details on troubleshooting, go to SAML app error messages.
Verify service provider-initiated SSO
- Close all browser windows.
- Go to the Workplace from Meta sign-in page and sign in with your Workplace from Meta administrator account.
- On the SSO settings page, click Test SSO.
- Sign in with the same email address that's currently signed in to Workplace.
- After a successful test, save your changes.
After your credentials are authenticated, the app should open.
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