**To update the metadata document for an existing SAML provider** This example updates the SAML provider in IAM whose ARN is ``arn:aws:iam::123456789012:saml-provider/SAMLADFS`` with a new SAML metadata document from the file ``SAMLMetaData.xml``:: aws iam update-saml-provider --saml-metadata-document file://SAMLMetaData.xml --saml-provider-arn arn:aws:iam::123456789012:saml-provider/SAMLADFS Output:: { "SAMLProviderArn": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:saml-provider/SAMLADFS" } For more information, see `Using SAML Providers`_ in the *Using IAM* guide. .. _`Using SAML Providers`: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/identity-providers-saml.html