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---
title: External Authentication Flow
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This flow is executed if the user logs in using an [identity provider](/guides/integrate/identity-providers/introduction).
The flow is represented by the following Ids in the API: `FLOW_TYPE_EXTERNAL_AUTHENTICATION` and `1`
## Post Authentication
A user has authenticated externally. ZITADEL retrieved and mapped the external information.
The trigger is represented by the following Ids in the API: `TRIGGER_TYPE_POST_AUTHENTICATION` or `1`.
### Parameters of Post Authentication Action
- `ctx`
The first parameter contains the following fields
- `accessToken` *string*
The access token returned by the identity provider. This can be an opaque token or a JWT
- `refreshToken` *string*
The refresh token returned by the identity provider if there is one. This is most likely to be an opaque token.
- `claimsJSON()` [*idTokenClaims*](../openidoauth/claims)
Returns all claims of the id token
- `getClaim(key)` *Any*
Returns the requested [id token claim](../openidoauth/claims)
- `idToken` *string*
The id token provided by the identity provider.
- `v1`
- `externalUser` [*externalUser*](./objects#external-user)
- `authError` *string*
This is a verification errors string representation. If the verification succeeds, this is "none"
- `authRequest` [*auth request*](/apis/actions/objects#auth-request)
- `httpRequest` [*http request*](/apis/actions/objects#http-request)
- `providerInfo` *Any*
Returns the response of the provider. In case the provider is a Generic OAuth Provider, the information is accessible through:
- `rawInfo` *Any*
- `org`
- `getMetadata()` [*metadataResult*](./objects#metadata-result)
- `api`
The second parameter contains the following fields
- `v1`
- `user`
- `appendMetadata(string, Any)`
The first parameter represents the key and the second a value which will be stored
- `setFirstName(string)`
Sets the first name
- `setLastName(string)`
Sets the last name
- `setNickName(string)`
Sets the nickname
- `setDisplayName(string)`
Sets the display name
- `setPreferredLanguage(string)`
Sets the preferred language. Please use the format defined in [RFC 5646](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5646)
- `setPreferredUsername(string)`
Sets the preferred username
- `setEmail(string)`
Sets the email address of the user
- `setEmailVerified(boolean)`
Sets the email address verified or unverified
- `setPhone(string)`
Sets the phone number of the user
- `setPhoneVerified(boolean)`
Sets the phone number verified or unverified
- `metadata`
Array of [*metadata*](./objects#metadata-with-value-as-bytes). This function is deprecated, please use `api.v1.user.appendMetadata`
## Pre Creation
A user selected **Register** on the overview page after external authentication. ZITADEL did not create the user yet.
The trigger is represented by the following Ids in the API: `TRIGGER_TYPE_PRE_CREATION` or `2`.
### Parameters of Pre Creation
- `ctx`
The first parameter contains the following fields
- `v1`
- `user` [*(human)*](./objects#human-user)
- `authRequest` [*auth request*](/apis/actions/objects#auth-request)
- `httpRequest` [*http request*](/apis/actions/objects#http-request)
- `org`
- `getMetadata()` [*metadataResult*](./objects#metadata-result)
- `api`
The second parameter contains the following fields
- `metadata`
Array of [*metadata*](./objects#metadata-with-value-as-bytes). This function is deprecated, please use `api.v1.user.appendMetadata`
- `setFirstName(string)`
Sets the first name
- `setLastName(string)`
Sets the last name
- `setNickName(string)`
Sets the nickname
- `setDisplayName(string)`
Sets the display name
- `setPreferredLanguage(string)`
Sets the preferred language, the string has to be a valid language tag as defined in [RFC 5646](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5646)
- `setGender(int)`
Sets the gender.
<ul><li>0: unspecified</li><li>1: female</li><li>2: male</li><li>3: diverse</li></ul>
- `setUsername(string)`
Sets the username
- `setEmail(string)`
Sets the email
- `setEmailVerified(bool)`
If true the email set is verified without user interaction
- `setPhone(string)`
Sets the phone number
- `setPhoneVerified(bool)`
If true the phone number set is verified without user interaction
- `v1`
- `user`
- `appendMetadata(string, Any)`
The first parameter represents the key and the second a value which will be stored
## Post Creation
A user selected **Register** on the overview page after external authentication and ZITADEL successfully created the user.
The trigger is represented by the following Ids in the API: `TRIGGER_TYPE_POST_CREATION` or `3`.
### Parameters of Post Creation
- `ctx`
The first parameter contains the following fields
- `v1`
- `getUser()` [*user*](./objects#user)
- `authRequest` [*auth request*](/apis/actions/objects#auth-request)
- `httpRequest` [*http request*](/apis/actions/objects#http-request)
- `org`
- `getMetadata()` [*metadataResult*](./objects#metadata-result)
- `api`
The second parameter contains the following fields
- `userGrants` Array of [*userGrant*](./objects#user-grant)'s
- `v1`
- `appendUserGrant(`[`userGrant`](./objects#user-grant)`)`