University of Houston
Metropolitan campus with the feel of a large traditional campus, located in Houston, TX, the 4th largest city in the U.S. —and growing
Verify users from University of Houston
University of Houston is a member of InCommon, 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 University of Houston by having them sign in with their University of Houston account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- United States
- Federation
- InCommon
Institution details
- Organization
- University of Houston
- Description
- Metropolitan campus with the feel of a large traditional campus, located in Houston, TX, the 4th largest city in the U.S. —and growing
- Country
- United States
- SAML Entity ID
https://fedidp.uh.edu/idp/shibboleth- Federation
- InCommon
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 University of Houston?
Yes. University of Houston participates in InCommon, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their University of Houston account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does University of Houston support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. University of Houston does not advertise a NameID format, so identifiers are likely to be transient (per-login). authIdentifier may be null — you can still confirm which institution the user logged in from via entityId.
Which country is University of Houston in?
University of Houston is located in United States.
How do I verify students from University of Houston?
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 University of Houston. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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Start the demo and authenticate with University of Houston, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.