# Method for getting metadata of a connection to your own system — Albato Help Center

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# Method for getting metadata of a connection to your own system

Last update:  
12/3/2026 · 4 min read

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This method lets you pull **your system's connection fields** and use them to set up user authentication on your platform.

Authorization: This method should be called either with **the user token** or **the master account token.**

Request:

`GET|POST [https://api.albato.com/wl/partner-name/get-own-credential-metadata](https://api.albato.com/wl/partner-name/get-own-credential-metadata)`

Where **partner-name** is your company name (**partner name**) in Albato.

Response parameters:

-   **success** — Request success indicator. Available values: true or false
-   **data** — Connection metadata (the same as the Credentials section of the response to the Method for getting metadata of available integrations)

Request example via curl:

`curl --header "Content-type: application/json" --header "Accept: application/json" --header "Authorization: Basic cEFJjGffUSkV6WFFyWUhBM1RzS2hRHg7iKgReghUiijBfrdTY6" --request POST "[https://api.albato.com/wl/partner-name/get-own-credential-metadata](https://api.albato.com/wl/partner-name/get-own-credential-metadata)"`

Response example:

`{ "success": true, "data": { "fields": [ { "id": "userId", "type": 0, "label": "User ID" }, { "id": "secretKey", "type": 3, "label": "Secret key" }, { "id": "domain", "type": 10, "label": "Domain", "allowedValues": { "zone1.partner.com": "East-1", "zone2.partner.com": "West-1" } } ] } }`

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