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description: Set your user account to use the Tooling API Named Credential for authentication.
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# Set User Authentication for the Tooling API Credential

Set your user account to use the Tooling API Named Credential for authentication.

### Required Editions

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            <th scope="colgroup" class="slds-cell-wrap" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" id="d28612e56">User Permissions Needed</th>
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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d28612e56 ">To store authentication settings for a named credential:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d28612e56 ">The named credential enabled under Named Credential Access</td>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d28612e56 ">To edit another user's authentication settings for external systems:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d28612e56 ">Manage Users</td>

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1. In the upper right corner, access your personal settings.
    1. In Lightning, click your image.
    2. In Classic, click the down arrow next to your name, and select **Setup**.
2. In the Quick Find box, enter Authentication, and then select **Authentication Settings for External Systems**.
3. Click **New**.
4. Complete the fields.
    1. External System Definition: Named Credential
    2. Named Credential: Tooling API Credential
    3. User: Select your username.
    4. Authentication Protocol: OAuth 2.0
    5. Select **Start Authentication Flow on Save**
5. Save your work.

![Example](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-access-264-0-0-production-enus/a92be132-3cbc-412a-9262-130636120c14/images/icon_example.png)

Example

**Example of Authentication Settings for External Systems**

![Example of Authentication Settings for External Systems](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-access-264-0-0-production-enus/a92be132-3cbc-412a-9262-130636120c14/access/images/uapa-set-user-authentication.png)