• SAML Response
• Browsers

The following procedures describe how to view the SAML response from a service provider in a browser when troubleshooting a SAML 2.0–related issue. For all browsers, navigate to the page where the issue can be reproduced. Then follow the steps for the appropriate browser:

Google Chrome

View a SAML response in Chrome. These steps were tested using version 126.0.6478.127. If a different version is in use, it may be necessary to adapt the steps accordingly:

1. Press F12 to start the developer console.
2. Select the Network tab, and then select Preserve log.
3. Reproduce the issue.
4. Look for a SAML Post in the developer console pane. Select that row, and then view the Headers tab at the bottom. Look for the SAMLResponse attribute that contains the encoded request.

Mozilla Firefox

View a SAML response in Firefox. This procedure was tested on version 127.0.2 of Mozilla Firefox. If a different version is in use, it may be necessary to adapt the steps accordingly:

1. Press F12 to start the developer console.
2. In the upper right of the developer tools window, click options (the small gear icon). Click Persist logs.
3. Select the Network tab.
4. Reproduce the issue.
5. Look for a POST SAML in the table. Select that row. In the Form Data window on the right, select Paramstab and find the SAMLResponse element.

Apple Safari

View a SAML response in Safari. These steps were tested using version 17.5 (19618.2.12.11.6). If a different version is in use, it may be necessary to adapt the steps accordingly:

1. Enable Web Inspector in Safari. Navigate to Settings. Click Privacy. Check Show features for web developers. 
2. Now open the Web Inspector. Click Develop, then select Show Web Inspector.
3. Select the Resources tab.
4. Reproduce the issue.
5. Look for a saml-signin.aws.amazon.com request.
6. Scroll down to find Request Data with the name SAMLResponse. The associated value is the Base64-encoded response.

Microsoft Internet Explorer

View a SAML response in Internet Explorer. The best way to analyze network traffic in Internet Explorer is through the use of a third-party tool.

• Follow the steps in article AD FS 2.0: How to Use Fiddler Web Debugger to Analyze a WS-Federation Passive Sign-In to download and install Fiddler and capture the data.