JIRA Target Connection
See the Connector Marketplace topic. Please request your administrator to start a trial or subscribe to the Premium JIRA connector.
Jira is a trusted project management tool for agile projects. It has advanced bug-tracking capabilities and helps resolve issues quickly, ensuring the timely completion of projects within budget. Used by businesses of all sizes and industries to streamline workflows and optimize operations.
This topic describes how to authenticate to JIRA and configure any necessary connection properties in the JIRA connection connector.
Connection Configuration
Each connection property available in the JIRA connector is explained below.
Connection Name
The name of the connection to be created should be provided. This is the name that will display on the list of available connections.
Auth Scheme
The type of authentication to use when connecting to JIRA.
Possible Values
API Token
If API Token is selected, additional configuration parameter will get listed.
APIToken
APIToken of the currently authenticated user.
User
The Jira user account used to authenticate.
OAuth
If OAuth is selected, additional configuration parameters will get listed.
Client ID
The client ID assigned when you register your application with an OAuth authorization server.
Client Secret
The client secret assigned when you register your application with an OAuth authorization server.
Refresh Token
The OAuth refresh token for the corresponding OAuth access token.
URL
The URL to your Jira endpoint.
Example: https://yoursitename.atlassian.net.
After entering all the details, click on the TEST button.
If the connection service identification and authentication details are provided correctly, a success message stating “connection available” is generated.
Click on the CREATE button to save the changes.
If the details are incorrect or the server is down, you will get a message “Connection unavailable”.
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