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Author: Ben2W

Diff for: docs/references/backend/authenticate-request.mdx

@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ It is recommended to set these options as [environment variables](/docs/deployme
   ---
 
   - `entity?`
-  - `user` | `machine`
+  - `user` | `machine` | `any`
 
-  Determines what type of authentication to perform. If set to `user`, the function will authenticate a user session. If set to `machine`, the function will authenticate a machine-to-machine request. Defaults to `user`
+  Determines what type of authentication to perform. If set to `user`, the function will authenticate a user session. If set to `machine`, the function will authenticate a machine-to-machine request. If set to `any`, the function will authenticate both user sessions and machine-to-machine requests. Defaults to `user`.
 
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Diff for: docs/references/nextjs/auth.mdx

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ The `auth()` helper needs to know if it should authenticate a [session request](
 By passing in the `entity` parameter, you can specify the type of request you want to authenticate. By default, it will authenticate a session request.
 
 > [!NOTE]
-> If you wnat to check **both** session and machine requests, you can pass in the `entity` parameter as `'any'`.
+> If you want to check **both** session and machine requests, you can pass in the `entity` parameter as `'any'`.
 
 ## `auth.protect()`
 
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ You can use `auth()` to check if a `userId` exists. If it's null, then there is
 
 You can use `auth()` to check if a user is authorized to access certain parts of your application or even entire routes by checking their roles or permissions. See detailed examples in the [dedicated guide](/docs/organizations/verify-user-permissions).
 
+### Verify Machine to Machine requests
+
+You can use `auth()` to verify machine to machine requests by passing in the `entity` parameter as `'machine'`. To learn more, see [machine requests](/docs/machine-requests/overview).
+
 ### Data fetching with `getToken()`
 
 If you need to send a JWT along to a server, `getToken()` retrieves the current user's [session token](/docs/session-requests/session-tokens) or a [custom JWT template](/docs/session-requests/making/jwt-templates). See detailed examples in the [`Auth` reference](/docs/references/backend/types/auth-object#get-token).