Jira
Jira is a versatile project management tool commonly used in software development but suitable for various fields. It aids teams in organizing, monitoring, and overseeing their tasks through customizable workflows, issue tracking, and collaboration functionalities. By utilizing Jira, teams can generate tasks, allocate them to team members, establish deadlines, monitor progress, and communicate efficiently within a centralized platform. Its purpose is to simplify the development process, enhance productivity, and ensure visibility and responsibility across projects.
Required Jira user permission profile
Product admin
Jira authentication method
The required authentication method is OAuth (OAuth 2.0).
Required Jira credentials
The following credentials are required:
- Username
- Password
- Domain
Integrate with Jira using the following methods:
- Automatic integration
- Manual integration
Automatically integrate Jira with SaaS Manager Plus
Refer to this section
To manually integrate Jira with SaaS Manager Plus
- Click App Integrations available in the left pane and click Jira from the applications list.
- Provide the connection name, client ID, and client secret.
- Click Authorize, and you will be redirected to the Jira sign in page.
- On the Jira sign in page, enter your admin username and password.
- Click Authorize.
To create a client ID and client secret
Visit developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/oauth-2-3lo-apps/#enabling-oauth-2-0--3lo-
Get the redirect URL from this link
Required scopes for Jira
- read:confluence-user
- write:confluence-groups
- read:me
- read:account
- read:jira-user
- manage:jira-configuration
- report:personal-data
- offline_access
Stored Jira information
Users:
- Unique ID
- First name
- Last name
Jira API endpoints
To get the cloud ID:
api.atlassian.com/oauth/token/accessible-resources
To get the Jira users:
api.atlassian.com/ex/jira/
NOTE: API access availability varies by vendor plan and subscription tier.