Jira

Jira Integration

Below are the steps to integrate Jira with basic authentication and OAuth authentication:

A. Steps to integrate Jira with Basic authentication

1. Select the Issue tracker Integration option from the repository context menu of the desired repository.
2. In Issue Tracker Integration pop-up, by default Basic Authentication is displayed from the Authentication type dropdown list.
3. Enter your username and generate the Atlassian API token. For more information, refer to this article.
4. Mention your Host URL and Project Key.
5. Click the Save button to add the JIRA account successfully.

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Note:

API tokens are used for basic authentication as Jira has deprecated the use of passwords. Password-based authentication will work for older versions of Jira only.

B. Steps to integrate Jira with OAuth

1. Select the Issue tracking Integration option from the repository context menu of the desired repository.
2. In Issue Tracking Integration pop-up, select OAuth Authentication from the Authentication type dropdown list.
3. Generate Atlassian Consumer Key. For more information, refer to this article.
4. Generate Atlassian Private Key. For more information, refer to this article.
5. Mention your Host URL and Project Key.
6. Click the Verify button.
7. A new tab will be opened. Click on the Allow button to get access to the verification code.
8. Copy the verification code and paste in the “Verification Code” text box manually

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Note;

All the other fields are disabled.

9. Click Verify button to add JIRA account successfully.

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Note:

If the user stays idle for sometime, token gets expired.