---
title: Create Federation Issuer
url: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/php/organization/federation/issuers/create
---

# Create Federation Issuer

`$client->organization->federation->issuers->create(string issuerURL, string name, ?bool checkJTI, ?JWKS jwks, ?int maxJWTLifetimeSeconds): FederationIssuer`

**POST** `/v1/organizations/federation_issuers`

**Requires an OAuth access token with the `org:admin` scope**, from `ant auth login --scope org:admin` or a workload identity federation rule; Admin API keys are not accepted. See [Manage WIF with the Admin API](https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/manage-claude/wif-admin-api?sdk_languages=php).

Register an OIDC issuer that Anthropic will trust for workload identity
federation in your organization.

The `jwks` field controls how the issuer's signing keys are obtained and
takes one of three shapes selected by `type`: `discovery` (resolve keys
through OIDC discovery), `explicit_url` (fetch keys from a fixed JWKS
URL), or `inline` (provide a static key set). When `jwks.type` is
`discovery` and no `discovery_base` is set, the issuer URL must be
publicly reachable over HTTPS so Anthropic can fetch the discovery
document; for `explicit_url` and `inline` modes the issuer URL is only
matched as the JWT's `iss` claim and is not fetched.

## Parameters

- `issuerURL: string`

  The `iss` claim value to match against.

- `name: string`

  Slug identifier (lowercase, digits, hyphens). Unique within the organization; a duplicate name returns 409.

- `checkJTI?:optional bool`

  Whether the jwt-bearer exchange enforces JTI single-use (replay protection) for tokens from this issuer. Defaults to true. Applies only to assertions carrying a `jti` claim; tokens without one are accepted without single-use enforcement.

- `jwks?:optional JWKS`

  How signing keys are obtained. Defaults to OIDC discovery.

- `maxJWTLifetimeSeconds?:optional int`

  Maximum allowed iat→exp spread for assertions from this issuer (1-176400 seconds, i.e. up to 49h). Defaults to 3600 (1h). Assertions must carry both `iat` and `exp`; a missing `iat` is rejected.

## Returns

- `class FederationIssuer`

  - `"federation_issuer" type`

  - `string id`

    Tagged ID of the federation issuer.

  - `?\Datetime archivedAt`

    If set, all rules referencing this issuer reject token exchange.

  - `?string archivedByActorID`

    Tagged ID (`user_`/`svac_`) of the actor that archived this issuer.

  - `bool checkJTI`

    Whether the jwt-bearer exchange enforces JTI single-use (replay protection) for tokens from this issuer. Applies only to assertions carrying a `jti` claim; tokens without one are accepted without single-use enforcement.

  - `\Datetime createdAt`

    When this issuer was created.

  - `?string createdByActorID`

    Tagged ID (`user_`/`svac_`) of the actor that created this issuer.

  - `string issuerURL`

    The `iss` claim value. Incoming JWTs must match exactly.

  - `JWKS jwks`

    How signing keys are obtained for signature verification.

  - `?\Datetime jwksPollingDisabledAt`

    If set, Anthropic's JWKS poller has paused polling for this issuer after repeated fetch failures. Re-enable by sending `jwks_polling_disabled: false` via the issuer update endpoint (POST) once the upstream JWKS endpoint is fixed. An OAuth caller cannot send this when the issuer backs a rule with any scope other than `workspace:developer` or `workspace:inference`; use a Console session.

  - `int maxJWTLifetimeSeconds`

    Maximum allowed iat→exp spread for assertions from this issuer (1-176400 seconds, i.e. up to 49h). Assertions must carry both `iat` and `exp`; a missing `iat` is rejected.

  - `string name`

    Admin-chosen slug identifier.

  - `?FederationIssuerPollStatus pollStatus`

    Live state of Anthropic's JWKS polling for this issuer. Populated on both single-issuer retrieval and list responses, including archived issuers. Typically null for inline-key issuers (no polling), or when poll status is temporarily unavailable or polling has not started yet.

  - `\Datetime updatedAt`

    When this issuer was last updated.

  - `?string updatedByActorID`

    Tagged ID (`user_`/`svac_`) of the actor that last updated this issuer.

## Example

```php
<?php

require_once dirname(__DIR__) . '/vendor/autoload.php';

use Anthropic\Client;

$client = new Client(apiKey: 'my-anthropic-api-key');

$federationIssuer = $client->organization->federation->issuers->create(
  issuerURL: 'x',
  name: 'x',
  checkJTI: true,
  jwks: [
    'type' => 'discovery',
    'caCertPEM' => 'ca_cert_pem',
    'discoveryBase' => 'discovery_base',
  ],
  maxJWTLifetimeSeconds: 1,
);

var_dump($federationIssuer);
```

### Response (200)

```json
{
  "id": "fdis_01SDCCSbTxrXDpWc1phhtcfK",
  "archived_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "archived_by_actor_id": "archived_by_actor_id",
  "check_jti": true,
  "created_at": "2024-10-30T23:58:27.427722Z",
  "created_by_actor_id": "created_by_actor_id",
  "issuer_url": "https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com",
  "jwks": {
    "type": "discovery",
    "ca_cert_pem": "ca_cert_pem",
    "discovery_base": "discovery_base"
  },
  "jwks_polling_disabled_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "max_jwt_lifetime_seconds": 0,
  "name": "github-actions",
  "poll_status": {
    "consecutive_failures": 0,
    "last_fetched_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
    "next_poll_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z"
  },
  "type": "federation_issuer",
  "updated_at": "2024-10-30T23:58:27.427722Z",
  "updated_by_actor_id": "updated_by_actor_id"
}
```