---
title: "Get authentication metadata"
method: GET
path: "/.well-known/auth-metadata"
tags: ["Authentication"]
---

# Get authentication metadata

`GET /.well-known/auth-metadata`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://example.itential.io`
- URL: `https://example.itential.io/.well-known/auth-metadata`
- Auth: none declared

Returns the authentication metadata data for the active AAA provider.

## Response `200`

Authorization metadata for active AAA provider

- AuthenticationRetrieveWellKnownAuthMetadataResponse200
  - `providerType` string: Name of AAA provider
  - `metadata` WellKnownAuthMetadataGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaMetadata: Object containing pertinent metadata for active AAA provider.

## Other responses

- `500`: Error response from API

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/itential/apis/itential-2.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/itential/apis/itential-2/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/itential/apis/itential-2/revisions/2095cc90e583?raw)