---
layout: api
page_title: /identity/mfa/method/pingid - HTTP API
description: >-
  The '/identity/mfa/method/pingid' endpoint focuses on managing PingID MFA behaviors in Vault.
---

## Configure PingID MFA Method

This endpoint defines an MFA method of type PingID.

| Method | Path                              |
| :----- | :-------------------------------- |
| `POST` | `/identity/mfa/method/pingid/:method_id` |

### Parameters

- `method_id` `(string: "")` - Optional UUID to specify if updating an existing method.

- `method_name` `(string)` - The unique name identifier for this MFA method. Supported from Vault 1.13.0.

- `username_format` `(string)` - A template string for mapping Identity names to MFA method names. Values to substitute should be placed in `{{}}`. For example, `"{{identity.entity.name}}@example.com"`. If blank, the Entity's Name field is used as-is.

- `settings_file_base64` `(string: <required>)` - A base64-encoded third-party settings file retrieved from PingID's configuration page.

### Sample Payload

```json
{
  "username_format": "{{identity.entity.aliases.auth_userpass_1793464a.name}}",
  "settings_file_base64": "AA8owj3..."
}
```

### Sample Request

```shell-session
$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request POST \
    --data @payload.json \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/identity/mfa/method/pingid
```

```shell-session
$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request POST \
    --data @payload.json \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/identity/mfa/method/pingid/f8381105-67f0-4105-8662-4b07ae5c1233
```

## Read PingID MFA Method

This endpoint queries the MFA configuration of PingID type for a given method
name.

| Method | Path                              |
| :----- | :-------------------------------- |
| `GET`  | `/identity/mfa/method/pingid/:id` |

### Parameters

- `id` `(string: <required>)` – UUID of the MFA method.

### Sample Request

```shell-session
$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request GET \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/identity/mfa/method/pingid/f8381105-67f0-4105-8662-4b07ae5c1233
```

### Sample Response

```json
{
  "data": {
    "use_signature": true,
    "idp_url": "https://idpxnyl3m.pingidentity.com/pingid",
    "admin_url": "https://idpxnyl3m.pingidentity.com/pingid",
    "authenticator_url": "https://authenticator.pingone.com/pingid/ppm",
    "id": "f8381105-67f0-4105-8662-4b07ae5c1233",
    "org_alias": "181459b0-9fb1-4938-8c86...",
    "type": "pingid",
  }
}
```

## Delete PingID MFA Method

This endpoint deletes a PingID MFA method. MFA methods can only be deleted if they're not currently in use
by a [login enforcement](/vault/api-docs/secret/identity/mfa/login-enforcement).

| Method   | Path                              |
| :------- | :-------------------------------- |
| `DELETE` | `/identity/mfa/method/pingid/:id` |

### Parameters

- `id` `(string: <required>)` - UUID of the MFA method.

### Sample Request

```shell-session
$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request DELETE \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/identity/mfa/method/pingid/f8381105-67f0-4105-8662-4b07ae5c1233
```

## List PingID MFA Methods

This endpoint lists PingID MFA methods that are visible in the current namespace or in parent namespaces.

| Method | Path                          |
| :----- | :---------------------------- |
| `LIST` | `/identity/mfa/method/pingid` |

### Sample Request

```shell-session
$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request LIST \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/identity/mfa/method/pingid
```

### Sample Response

```json
{
  "data": {
    "keys": [
      "f8381105-67f0-4105-8662-4b07ae5c1233"
    ]
  }
}
```