---
title: pingcli pingfederate connection-metadata convert
description: Convert SAML connection metadata into a JSON connection
component: pingcli
version: 1.5
page_id: pingcli:command_reference:pingcli_pingfederate_connection-metadata_convert
canonical_url: https://developer.pingidentity.com/pingcli/1.5/command_reference/pingcli_pingfederate_connection-metadata_convert.html
llms_txt: https://developer.pingidentity.com/pingcli/llms.txt
docs_for_agents: https://developer.pingidentity.com/build-with-ai/docs-for-agents.md
revdate: August 13, 2026
section_ids:
  synopsis: Synopsis
  examples: Examples
  options: Options
  options-inherited-from-parent-commands: Options inherited from parent commands
  more-information: More information
---

# pingcli pingfederate connection-metadata convert

Convert SAML connection metadata into a JSON connection

## Synopsis

Convert SAML connection metadata into a JSON PingFederate connection. --from-file must contain a JSON object with required fields: connectionType (IDP or SP), expectedProtocol (SAML20, SAML11, or SAML10), samlMetadata (the SAML metadata XML, base64-encoded). Optional fields: expectedEntityId, verificationCertificate (PEM or base-64 DER), templateConnection (a Connection object to seed the conversion).

```
pingcli pingfederate connection-metadata convert [flags]
```

## Examples

```
  # Convert SAML metadata into a JSON connection
  pingcli pingfederate connection-metadata convert --from-file convert.json

  # Convert SAML metadata read from stdin
  pingcli pingfederate connection-metadata convert --from-file - < convert.json
```

## Options

```
  -f, --from-file string   Path to a JSON file containing the connection metadata convert request body, or "-" to read from stdin.
  -h, --help               help for convert
```

## Options inherited from parent commands

```
  -C, --config string           The relative or full path to a custom Ping CLI configuration file. (default $HOME/.pingcli/config.yaml)
  -D, --detailed-exitcode       Enable detailed exit code output. (default false) 0 - pingcli command succeeded with no errors or warnings. 1 - pingcli command failed with errors. 2 - pingcli command succeeded with warnings.
  -O, --output-format string    Specify the console output format. (default text) Options are: json, ndjson, ndjson-typed, ndjson-wrapped, text.
  -P, --profile string          The name of a configuration profile to use.
      --debug                   Enable debug output for error messages, including stack traces and transaction IDs. (default false)
      --log-file string         Write logs to a file at the given path. File logging is disabled when not set.
      --log-file-level string   Set the file log level. Options are: DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR. (default DEBUG)
      --log-level string        Set the console log level. Options are: DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR. (default WARN)
      --no-color                Disable text output in color. (default false)
      --query string            JMESPath expression to filter JSON output. Requires -O json, ndjson, ndjson-typed, or ndjson-wrapped. Example: --query 'data[?enabled].name'
```

## More information

* [pingcli pingfederate connection-metadata](pingcli_pingfederate_connection-metadata.html) - Manage PingFederate connection metadata