diff --git a/microSALT/utils/pubmlst/credentials.py b/microSALT/utils/pubmlst/credentials.py
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index edce32a5..00000000
--- a/microSALT/utils/pubmlst/credentials.py
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-CLIENT_ID = ""
-CLIENT_SECRET = ""
-ACCESS_TOKEN = ""
-ACCESS_SECRET = ""