# Use Cases
source: https://developer.mastercard.com/authentication-consent/documentation/use-cases/index.md

This section provides various use cases that describe how the Authentication Consent API facilitates common customer journeys.

The following sequence diagram shows how the merchants or PSPs can leverage the functions provided by the Authentication Consent service to gather and manage the consent for authentication processes.
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## Next Steps {#next-steps}

* [Gather Consent Details](https://developer.mastercard.com/authentication-consent/documentation/use-cases/gather-consent-details/index.md)
* [Retrieve Consent Status](https://developer.mastercard.com/authentication-consent/documentation/use-cases/retrieve-consent-status/index.md)
* [Revoke Consent](https://developer.mastercard.com/authentication-consent/documentation/use-cases/revoke-consent/index.md)