# Authentication collector

The Authentication Collector feature allows you to securely gather authentications from your End Users for particular services.

> **Info:** This feature is available to **Team** and **Enterprise** customers only

> **Info:** You must be in a shared workspace to use this feature.

![auth collector : hero image](https://tray.ai/documentation/images/platform/connectivity/authentication-collector/602sNuLwpEFD05AiOIqCHZ_authCollectorIntro.png)
The Authentication Collector feature allows you to securely gather authentications from your End Users for particular services.
This is done by sending the recipient a URL that they can visit to activate the authentication for the services you have requested.
Any auths they activate will then be accessible via the usual means, i.e.:

* The auths will be visible in **the Tray app UI**

## Creating an auth request

To create an auth request go to the 'Authentications' section of your dashboard, click 'Create new authentication' in the top right and choose 'From request' from the dropdown:

### 1 - new auth from request

![new-auth-from-request](https://tray.ai/documentation/images/platform/connectivity/authentication-collector/DZVnR2N6uNvSQ68jUxn6b_Authentication%20collector%201.png)

### 2 - choose auth name and service

![choose-auth-name-and-service](https://tray.ai/documentation/images/platform/connectivity/authentication-collector/5hQ1jTrCbvHX11RLaEdRLZ_choose-auth-name-and-service.png)

### 3 - add more services

![add-more-auth-requests](https://tray.ai/documentation/images/platform/connectivity/authentication-collector/2bVI8V3je72k8PmUt8gnx_add-more-auth-requests.png)

### 4 - add recipient

![add-name-to-create-auth-request](https://tray.ai/documentation/images/platform/connectivity/authentication-collector/5VQpZtwKxThQuf090kicPw_add-name-to-create-auth-request.png)

### 5 - copy link and send to the End Users

![auth collector : auth link snip](https://tray.ai/documentation/images/platform/connectivity/authentication-collector/Pxs4qZzZ75DxKgtM1TKcA_authCollectorLink.png)

> **Info:** The unique link is valid for seven days. In case the user does not act upon it, you will have to repeat this procedure and generate a new link.

## Using the auth

Once the authentication has been completed by the end user, you will be able to use the authentication in any workflows as usual:
![auth collector : new auth workflow visible](https://tray.ai/documentation/images/platform/connectivity/authentication-collector/7D0xlM6VmtlK7EqIVCmO6R_IA.png)