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title: 'API docs: authentication.authmetadataprovider.value'
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[Home](./index.md) &gt; [@loopback/authentication](./authentication.md) &gt; [AuthMetadataProvider](./authentication.authmetadataprovider.md) &gt; [value](./authentication.authmetadataprovider.value.md)

## AuthMetadataProvider.value() method

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
value(): AuthenticationMetadata[] | undefined;
```
<b>Returns:</b>

[AuthenticationMetadata](./authentication.authenticationmetadata.md)<!-- -->\[\] \| undefined

AuthenticationMetadata