# Syncing IdP user attributes with Apono

## Overview

Apono integrates with your IdP to continuously sync data about users and groups.

In addition, you may request your Apono representative to sync any user attribute that is a string.

## How it works

Apono leverages its API-based connection to retrieve any string user values, including custom fields.

Send your Apono representative the following information:

1. **Attribute type** - what you would like Apono to display in the UI, chat-ops tools, CLI, Terraform, and API.
2. **Attribute path** - a unique identifier of the field in your IdP, the attribute endpoint in the API

### Example - OpsGenie

`{ "user_additional_attributes_mapping": [ { "attribute_path": "$.role.name", "attribute_type": "genie_role" } ] }`

This example will fetch each user's OpsGenie role and label it "Genie Role".


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