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sidebar_label: Page.authenticate
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# Page.authenticate() method

Provide credentials for `HTTP authentication`.

:::note

Request interception will be turned on behind the scenes to implement authentication. This might affect performance.

:::

#### Signature:

```typescript
class Page {
  abstract authenticate(credentials: Credentials | null): Promise<void>;
}
```

## Parameters

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Parameter

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Type

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Description

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credentials

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[Credentials](./puppeteer.credentials.md) \| null

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**Returns:**

Promise&lt;void&gt;

## Remarks

To disable authentication, pass `null`.