5 Examples of SCIM Implementation

The System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM) is a protocol that defines RESTful APIs for user provisioning and management. It offers a standard method for representing user identity information by defining a uniform model for representing an identity resource and a RESTful API for managing it via CRUD operations. SCIM 2.0 primarily defines two types of resources — Users and Groups, which are derived from the Resource object. A SCIM endpoint is where your customer's IdP sends SCIM requests for your app. The protocol uses HTTP methods such as POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, and GET to perform various operations like creating new users or groups, updating existing ones, deleting resources, and fetching user details. Understanding the SCIM schema is crucial when integrating with an IdP, allowing you to map attributes correctly to your app's data model.