How to set up single sign-on (SSO) with Google Workspace

Last updated: April 20, 2026

Single sign-on with Google Workspace lets your team access Influ2 using their Google Workspace credentials — streamlined login, no separate password to remember.

Before you start, you'll need:

  • Admin access to your Google Workspace Admin Console and Influ2 account

  • Your Influ2 client ID (request from your Customer Success Manager)

Set up SSO in Google Workspace

Create a custom SAML app

  1. Go to admin.google.com and sign in with your Google Workspace admin credentials.

  2. In the left sidebar, go to Apps > Web and mobile apps.

  3. Click Add App and choose Add custom SAML app.

The "Add App" menu with the "Add custom SAML app" option highlighted.

Configure service provider details

  1. Give your app a descriptive name (e.g., "Influ2").

  2. In Service Provider Details, enter the following:
    - ACS URL: https://v2.influ2.com/v1/api/client/{{your_client_id}}/samlsso/saml/acs
    (Replace {{your_client_id}} with the ID from your Customer Success Manager)
    - Entity ID: Influ2
    - Name ID format: EMAIL

The Service Provider Details form with all three fields filled in.

Configure attribute mapping

  1. Click Add Mapping and specify these attributes:
    - Primary Email → userEmail
    - Last name → lastName
    - First name → firstName

The attribute mapping section showing the three mappings.

  1. Click Finish to save the settings.

Assign the app to users

  1. Go to Apps > Web and mobile apps.

  2. Find and select your app (e.g., "Influ2").

  3. Click Access details and assign the app to a specific user or group.

The Access details screen showing user/group assignment options.

Assign custom attributes for user roles

This step lets you assign specific roles within Influ2 (Admin, Manager, Viewer) to your Google Workspace users.

Create a custom attribute

  1. Go to Directory > Users.

  2. Click More options and select Manage custom attributes.

  3. Click Add custom attribute.

The custom attributes menu with the "Add custom attribute" option.

  1. Enter the following details:
    - Category: [Your Custom Value]
    - Description: [Your Custom Value]
    - Name: User role
    - Info type: Text
    - Visibility: Visible for organization
    - Number of values: Single Value

The custom attribute creation form with all fields filled.

Assign roles to individual users

  1. Go to Directory > Users and select a user.

  2. Go to User details > User information.

  3. Find the custom field you created and click the edit icon next to it.

    The custom field with a role value selected.

  4. Enter the appropriate role:
    - Admin — manages everything in Influ2 dashboard
    - Manager — can launch campaigns but has no access to users and billing
    - Viewer — has access to reporting data only

  5. Click Save.

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Add the custom attribute to the SAML token

  1. Go to Apps > Web and mobile apps.

  2. Select your Influ2 application.

  3. Expand the SAML attribute mapping section and click Add mapping.

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  1. In App attributes, select Role and pair it with userRole.

  2. Click Save.

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Finalize the Influ2 integration

Provide the following information to your Influ2 Customer Success Manager:

  • entity_id (typically Influ2)

  • idp_metadata in XML format

Once Influ2 receives this information and completes their setup, your team can log in with Google Workspace credentials.

What's next

Your team can now access Influ2 using their Google Workspace login. Roles you assigned in Google Workspace will automatically apply when users log in to Influ2.