---
title: "Get Authentication Credentials"
url: https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/java/v1/cloud-scale/connections/get-credentials/
description: "This page describes the method to acquire the required authentication credentials."
last_updated: 2026-09-08T11:07:33Z
service: Cloud Scale
type: general
related_links:
  - name: "Connections Help"
    url: /en/cloud-scale/help/connections/introduction/
  - name: "JavaScript SDK"
    url: /en/sdk/javascript/v1/overview/
  - name: "Connections Python SDK"
    url: /en/sdk/python/v1/cloud-scale/connections/get-credentials/
---

# Get Authentication Credentials

> **Note:** This SDK can only be accessed within Catalyst services like [Functions](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/serverless/help/functions/introduction/) and [AppSail](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/serverless/help/appsail/introduction/). It cannot be used to integrate with third-party services.

This SDK method can be used obtain the authentication credentials for various Zoho services, listed as [Default Services](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/cloud-scale/help/connections/establish-default-connection/).

The `connections` reference used in the below code snippet is the [component instance](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/java/v1/cloud-scale/connections/get-connections-instance/).

**Package Imports**

```java

import com.zc.component.connections.ZCConnections;
import com.zc.component.connections.beans.ZCConnectionResponse;
```

```java
// create connection instance
ZCConnections connections = ZCConnections.getInstance();
// retrieve the authentication credentials for the specified connection
ZCConnectionResponse connectionResponse = connections.getConnectionCredentials("payrollcon");
// connection response
System.out.println("Connection Response Headers: " + connectionResponse.getHeaders());
System.out.println("Connection Response Parameters: " + connectionResponse.getParameters());
```