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Trying to create our 1st API key but nothing happeningT

Mina Abdelmalek
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May 20, 2026

Hello,

We subscribed to the free version of JIRA for our PoC and trying to create an API key to connect SAP cloud ALM but nothing happens!

After choosing the name, scope and by clicking create API Key no further actions happen, is this a bug or am I missing something?

I'm the organization admin

Thank you 

Mina

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Trudy Claspill
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May 20, 2026

Hello @Mina Abdelmalek 

Welcome to the Atlassian community.

API tokens can be generated by individual users, by Organization Admins for Service Accounts, and by Organization Admins for access to Organization-management APIs. Which were you trying to generate?

Can you provide a link to the documentation with the steps you are following? Or if you are not using documentation, provide a list of the steps you executed?

Trudy Claspill
Community Champion
May 20, 2026

@Mina Abdelmalek 

Here is a link to the relevant documentation:

https://support.atlassian.com/organization-administration/docs/manage-an-organization-with-the-admin-apis/

Let us know if you encounter difficulties following that guide.

Mina Abdelmalek
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May 21, 2026

Hi 

I have been already following the steps mentioned in the documentation, after selecting a name/expiry/scope & by reviewing the API key details clicking on create doesn't proceed with the creation.

Tried with scope or without and many times still same issue!

Nothing happen after clicking on create.

 Screenshot 2026-05-21 105626.png

Thanks,

Mina

Trudy Claspill
Community Champion
May 21, 2026

Thank you for that information.

Do you see an change in the UI button as you click it, as often happens with UI buttons to indicate the click/press was recognized?

Do other Organization Admins have the same experience?

Have you tried any of the following?

  1. Clear your browser cache and retry
  2. Use a private browser window and retry.
  3. Use a different browser application.

I have tried the same in my own Free environment in a Chrome Incognito window (which is how I usually work). After clicking the Create API Key button I got an "in progress" spinner for a few seconds and then the screen changed to display the new api key and a Done button. It was successful with and without Scopes. So this is not a full outage of the functionality across all customers, at least.

Mina Abdelmalek
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May 21, 2026

I tried both chrome and edge Incognito modes and same issue

For me it spins for a second and then screen stays on the same one I shared, it doesn't move to the "in progress" state

I'm the only org. admin for this account now.

Trudy Claspill
Community Champion
May 21, 2026

I don't see any active incidents on Atlassian's status page that would relate to this.

https://status.atlassian.com/

I'm going to flag your post here to raise it to the Atlassian of Atlassian team members who can investigate from the backend. They should respond within 2 business days.

Mina Abdelmalek
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May 21, 2026

Thank you @Trudy Claspill that would be appreciated

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Mina Abdelmalek
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May 20, 2026

Thank you both @Trudy Claspill & @Joseph Chung Yin  for replying

I was generating Organization-management API from Admin->Organization Settings -> API Keys

Unfortunately couldn't find a clear documentation from Atlassian side

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Joseph Chung Yin
Community Champion
May 20, 2026

@Mina Abdelmalek 

I agreed with @Trudy Claspill as we need further information from you to better understand your issue that you are facing, so we can provide further assistance.

Best, Joseph

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