---
title: "Get Authentication Credentials"
url: https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/javascript/v1/cloudscale/connections/get-auth-credentials/
description: "This page describes the method to perform operations using the Connections component."
last_updated: 2026-09-09T10:45:38Z
service: CloudScale
type: general
related_links:
  - name: "Catalyst CloudScale"
    url: /en/cloud-scale/
  - name: "Connections Help Documentation"
    url: /en/cloud-scale/help/connections/introduction/
  - name: "Authentication Help Documentation"
    url: /en/cloud-scale/help/data-store/introduction/
  - name: "Java SDK Documentation"
    url: /en/sdk/java/v1/cloud-scale/zcql/execute-zcql-query/
  - name: "Python SDK Documentation"
    url: /en/sdk/python/v1/cloud-scale/zcql/get-component-instance/
  - name: "REST API Documentation"
    url: /en/api/code-reference/cloud-scale/zcql/execute-zcql-query/#ExecuteZCQLQuery
repository:
  name: "Repository"
  url: https://github.com/catalystbyzoho/zcatalyst-sdk-js
---

# 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.

* Ensure you have installed the [required package](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/javascript/v1/serverless/functions/overview/#prerequisites) to use this SDK method.

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/javascript/v1/cloudscale/connections/get-component-instance/).

```javascript
// create a connection instance
const connections = new Connections();
// retrieve the authentication credentials for the specified connection
const response = await connections.getConnectionCredentials('payrollcon');
// connection response
console.log('Connection Response:', response);
```