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title: 'API docs: authentication.getauthenticatemetadata'
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## getAuthenticateMetadata() function

Fetch authentication metadata stored by `@authenticate` decorator.

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
export declare function getAuthenticateMetadata(targetClass: Constructor<{}>, methodName: string): AuthenticationMetadata | undefined;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  targetClass | [Constructor](./context.constructor.md)<!-- -->&lt;{}&gt; | Target controller |
|  methodName | string | Target method |

<b>Returns:</b>

[AuthenticationMetadata](./authentication.authenticationmetadata.md) \| undefined


