---
title: Complement SAMLResponse
description: "Customize and enrich SAML responses via ZITADEL Actions before they are returned to the service provider."
---

This flow is executed before the return of the SAML Response.

The flow is represented by the following Ids in the API: `4`

## Pre SAMLResponse creation

This trigger is called before attributes are set in the SAMLResponse.

The trigger is represented by the following Ids in the API: `6`.

### Parameters of Pre SAMLResponse creation

- `ctx`
  The first parameter contains the following fields:
  - `v1`
    - `getUser()` [*User*](./objects#user)
    - `user`
      - `getMetadata()` [*metadataResult*](./objects#metadata-result)
      - `grants` [*UserGrantList*](./objects#user-grant-list)
    - `org`
      - `getMetadata()` [*metadataResult*](./objects#metadata-result)
- `api`
  The second parameter contains the following fields:
  - `v1`
    - `attributes`
      - `setCustomAttribute(string, string, ...string)`
        Sets any value as attribute in addition to the default attributes, if the key is not already present. The parameters represent the key, nameFormat and the attributeValue(s).
    - `user`
      - `setMetadata(string, Any)`
        Key of the metadata and any value