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Log In to Honeycomb using Google SSO

In Honeycomb, Team Owners can require that team members authenticate using Google Single Sign-On (SSO) if the team has a Google Workspace hosted domain.

Even when Google SSO is not required, individual users can choose to use their Google accounts to log in to Honeycomb:

• New users can sign up for Honeycomb using their Google account
• Existing users can enable Google SSO for their individual Honeycomb accounts by linking an individual Google account

Requiring a Team to Use Google SSO 

If you’re a Team Owner, you can require that your Team’s members authenticate using Google SSO.

Before You Begin 

To successfully require Google SSO for your Team, you should have a Google Workspace hosted domain. Each Google Workspace hosted domain corresponds to only one Honeycomb Team, and new accounts are automatically added to this Team. For example, all users signing in from myexample.com will be added to the Team that corresponds to myexample.com.

Enable Google SSO for an Existing Honeycomb Team Owner Account 

Before you can require that your Honeycomb Team authenticate using Google SSO, you should enable Google SSO for your Team Owner account:

1. Log in to Honeycomb using your Team Owner account.

2. Navigate to Account > My account.

3. Locate your name and email address, and select Google SSO Link Account.

4. When prompted, complete the additional steps to authenticate with Google.

   Tip

   To ensure better security, enable two-factor authentication, if possible.

Notice that your account page now shows (Google SSO) next to your email address. The next time you access the Honeycomb UI, you can log in using your Google account.

Convert Your Honeycomb Team to Google SSO 

Next, require Google SSO for your Honeycomb Team:

1. In Honeycomb, navigate to Account > Team Settings, and select the Team Details view.
2. Locate the Single Sign-On section, which displays any previous SSO configuration.
3. Select Enable SSO.
4. In the SSO provider configuration modal, select Google, then select Next.
5. When prompted, complete the additional steps to authenticate with Google.

Notice that your Team Settings page now shows Single Sign-On: Enabled. Your team members will now need to use Google SSO to log in to Honeycomb.

Signing Up for Honeycomb using Your Google Account 

If you are a new user and you want to sign up for Honeycomb using your Google account:

1. Navigate to the Honeycomb sign-up page, and select Sign up with Google.
2. When prompted, choose your Google account, then complete the additional sign-up steps.

Enabling Google SSO for an Existing Honeycomb Account 

If you created your Honeycomb account with email address/password as credentials, you can link your Google account to your Honeycomb account and use Google to log in to Honeycomb thereafter:

1. Navigate to Account > My account.

2. Locate your name and email address, and select Google SSO Link Account.

3. When prompted, complete the additional steps to authenticate with Google.

   Tip

   To ensure better security, enable two-factor authentication, if possible.

Notice that your account page now shows (Google SSO) next to your email address. The next time you access the Honeycomb UI, you can log in using your Google account.

Logging In to Honeycomb using Your Google Account 

If you originally signed up for Honeycomb using your Google account or have enabled Google SSO for an Existing Honeycomb account, you can log in to Honeycomb using your Google account:

1. Navigate to the Honeycomb UI, and select Login with Google.
2. When prompted, choose your Google account.

Troubleshooting 

Team members encounter a message stating that no user accounts match their credentials 

When attempting to log in to Honeycomb using Google SSO, users may encounter a message stating that no accounts match their user credentials:

This message appears when the user’s team has configured Google SSO authentication and the user already has a Honeycomb account associated with email address/password as credentials.

To solve this issue, the user must link their Honeycomb account to their Google account.

After they have linked their Honeycomb and Google accounts, they can log in to Honeycomb using their Google account.