# ProviderDescription
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The details of a user pool identity provider (IdP), including name and type.

This data type is a response parameter of [ListIdentityProviders](API_ListIdentityProviders.md).

## Contents
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 ** CreationDate **   <a name="CognitoUserPools-Type-ProviderDescription-CreationDate"></a>
The date and time when the item was created. Amazon Cognito returns this timestamp in UNIX epoch time format. Your SDK might render the output in a human-readable format like ISO 8601 or a Java `Date` object.  
Type: Timestamp  
Required: No

 ** LastModifiedDate **   <a name="CognitoUserPools-Type-ProviderDescription-LastModifiedDate"></a>
The date and time when the item was modified. Amazon Cognito returns this timestamp in UNIX epoch time format. Your SDK might render the output in a human-readable format like ISO 8601 or a Java `Date` object.  
Type: Timestamp  
Required: No

 ** ProviderName **   <a name="CognitoUserPools-Type-ProviderDescription-ProviderName"></a>
The name of the IdP, for example `MySAMLProvider`.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 32.  
Pattern: `[\p{L}\p{M}\p{S}\p{N}\p{P}\p{Z}]+`   
Required: No

 ** ProviderType **   <a name="CognitoUserPools-Type-ProviderDescription-ProviderType"></a>
The type of the provider, for example `SAML`. Amazon Cognito supports SAML 2.0, OIDC, and social IdPs. User pools list supported social IdPs by name in this response parameter: Facebook, Google, Login with Amazon, and Sign in with Apple.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `SAML | Facebook | Google | LoginWithAmazon | SignInWithApple | OIDC`   
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/cognito-idp-2016-04-18/ProviderDescription) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/cognito-idp-2016-04-18/ProviderDescription) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/cognito-idp-2016-04-18/ProviderDescription)