As an administrator, how does one authorize the Atlassian CLI (acli)?

Hi @brian ,

Welcome to the community. 

There might be a better way to find the Connected apps, but here is how I was able to find it on my instance: 

1. Click/Expand on "Apps" from the admin.atlassian.com portal. 

2. Click/Expand "Sites", select the site. 

Connected apps should be on the left hand side menu. 

To get started, authorize the Atlassian CLI (ACLI) application using an Org Admin or Site Admin account. Once the ACLI application has been authorized, other users can authenticate and use ACLI without requiring additional app approval.

Steps:

1. Create a new API token using your Org Admin or Site Admin account.
2. Install ACLI on your laptop by following the Atlassian documentation: Install Atlassian Command-Line Interface (ACLI).
3. After installation, follow the instructions for your operating system (Windows, Linux, or macOS). The examples below use Windows commands.
4. ACLI supports multiple authentication methods:

Option 1: Authentication Using an API Token

Basic authentication requires an API token. You can generate an API token for your Atlassian account and use it instead of a password.

Reference: Manage API tokens for your Atlassian account

Steps:

1. Generate an API token from your Atlassian account.
2. Run one of the following commands to authenticate with ACLI:

• Authentication using API key

API keys allow you to manage your organization. All admin commands require an API key. Understand how to create an API key

• Authentication using OAuth (Must be done to authorize CLI app then you can see it in connected app section).

Use OAuth to grant app access and create integrations with Atlassian cloud products. Understand OAuth and how it can be implemented

1. Run the following command to authenticate with Atlassian CLI:

acli jira auth login --web

Your web browser will launch, prompting you to choose a site for authentication.

2. Once you select Accept, a success message will appear in the browser. You can then close the tab and go back to the terminal to finish the authentication by selecting a site.
   You must select the same site in the terminal that you selected in the web browser.

Hope this helps all!