British Library
Verify users from British Library
British Library is a member of UK federation, one of the national research and education federations that share academic identity providers through eduGAIN. That means you can verify a user's affiliation with British Library by having them sign in with their British Library account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Federation
- UK federation
Institution details
- Organization
- British Library
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Website
- http://www.bl.uk/
- SAML Entity ID
https://ssoa.bl.uk/idp/shibboleth- Federation
- UK federation
SAML capabilities
Capabilities are read from the institution's SAML metadata. An advertised format is what the IdP declares it supports — not a guarantee of what every login returns.
- support
- technical
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with British Library?
Yes. British Library participates in UK federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their British Library account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does British Library support persistent identifiers?
No. British Library only advertises transient (per-login) identifiers, so authIdentifier will typically be null. You can still confirm which institution the user logged in from via entityId.
Which country is British Library in?
British Library is located in United Kingdom.
How do I verify students from British Library?
Create a verification session via POST /v2/auth/verification, redirect the user to the returned link, and poll GET /v2/auth/verification/{id} after they authenticate at British Library. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from British Library?
Start the demo and authenticate with British Library, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.