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@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ actor_from_request(datasette, request)
``request`` - object
The current HTTP :ref:`internals_request`.
This is part of Datasette's authentication and permissions system. The function should attempt to authenticate an actor (either a user or an API actor of some sort) based on information in the request.
This is part of Datasette's :ref:`authentication and permissions system <authentication>`. The function should attempt to authenticate an actor (either a user or an API actor of some sort) based on information in the request.
If it cannot authenticate an actor, it should return ``None``. Otherwise it should return a dictionary representing that actor.