diff --git a/src/request.rs b/src/request.rs
index e51bc3e..d08dbd0 100644
--- a/src/request.rs
+++ b/src/request.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::{collections::HashMap, process};
+use std::{collections::HashMap, process, string::String};
 
 use base64::{engine::general_purpose::URL_SAFE, Engine as _};
 use clap::ArgMatches;
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ pub enum AuthenticationType {
     None,
 }
 
+#[derive()]
 pub struct Request<'a> {
     pub client: Client,
     pub arg_value: &'a ArgMatches<'a>,
@@ -69,22 +70,20 @@ impl<'a> Request<'a> {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn auth_type(&self) {
+    pub fn auth_type(&self) -> String {
+        let key: &String = self.authentication.credentials.1.as_ref().unwrap();
         match self.authentication.auth_type {
-            AuthenticationType::BasicAuth => {
-                URL_SAFE.encode(self.authentication.credentials.1.unwrap())
-            }
-            AuthenticationType::ApiToken => self.authentication.credentials.1,
+            AuthenticationType::BasicAuth => URL_SAFE.encode(key),
+            AuthenticationType::ApiToken => key.to_string(),
             AuthenticationType::None => {
+                // TODO: make a custom error and error here instead of panicing
                 // this shouldn't happen, ever
                 panic!();
             }
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn url_builder(&self) {
-        Ok()
-    }
+    pub fn url_builder(&self) -> String {}
 }
 
 impl Authentication {