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title: "Connecting an external OIDC provider"
description: "How can you map an external OIDC profile to a Kratos schema?"
status: "coming-soon"
language: "en"
canonical: "https://bulnik.dev/en/articles/topics/T05.08/"
topicId: "T05.08"
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> Coming soon — this article is being prepared. Below are its question, intended outcome, and place in the story.

## The question

How can you map an external OIDC profile to a Kratos schema?

## What we will work through

Map an external OIDC profile to a Kratos schema.

## Before you begin

Previously covered: Designing identity schemas and traits; Discovery metadata and OIDC client configuration.

- [Designing identity schemas and traits](/en/articles/topics/T05.02/)
- [Discovery metadata and OIDC client configuration](/en/articles/topics/T04.05/)