eduID (NL)
An eduID is an account for users within or related to education and research in the Netherlands. An eduID can be used to login to several services connected to SURFconext. eduID is meant for users who do not have an account with an institution or for services where an institution-independent account is useful.
Use your university login instead
eduID (NL) is a personal account run by SURFconext, not a university login, so there's no IT team to switch Studid on. Search for your university or college. If it's on SURFconext as well, you can ask its IT team to unlock Studid from there.
Why Studid isn't on at eduID (NL) yet
eduID (NL) is a personal account run by SURFconext. It works with Studid once SURFconext connects Studid; until then, users sign in with their university or college instead.
- Persistent identifiers
- Yes
- Country
- Netherlands
- Federation
- SURFconext
Institution details
- Organization
- SURF
- Description
- An eduID is an account for users within or related to education and research in the Netherlands. An eduID can be used to login to several services connected to SURFconext. eduID is meant for users who do not have an account with an institution or for services where an institution-independent account is useful.
- Country
- Netherlands
- Website
- https://eduid.nl/
- SAML Entity ID
https://login.eduid.nl- Scopes
- eduid.nlsurfguest.nl
- Federation
- SURFconext
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.
- administrative
- technical
- support
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with eduID (NL)?
Not yet. eduID (NL) signs in through SURFconext, which connects a service as soon as the institution asks. Students and staff can speed this up: the button on this page sends a ready-made request to eduID (NL)'s IT helpdesk, and the IT team can find everything it needs at studid.io/for-institutions.
Does eduID (NL) support persistent identifiers?
Yes. eduID (NL) advertises support for persistent NameIDs, so a stable authIdentifier is usually available in verification sessions — ideal for recognizing returning users across logins.
Which country is eduID (NL) in?
eduID (NL) is located in Netherlands.
How do I verify students from eduID (NL)?
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 eduID (NL). The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from eduID (NL)?
Start the demo and authenticate with eduID (NL), or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.