AuthenticationMethod is an interface datatype for information about how users authenticate with LogScale.

This datatype is used by the datatype HumioMetadata, which is used by the meta() query field.

As an interface, AuthenticationMethod is implemented by nine authentication related datatypes (e.g., Auth0Authentication, OAuthAuthentication, SAMLAuthentication).

Table: AuthenticationMethod

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultStabilityAvailabilityDescription
Some input parameters may be required, as indicated in the Required column. For return values, this indicates that you are assured a value if the field is requested for the results. 
Table last updated: Oct 14, 2026 
nameStringyes Long-Term The display name of the authentication method.