Can use REST Jira calls in browser, not in C# program

Question

Hi all,

I can log into my Jira cloud account with my username and password via chrome and then enter a Rest call on the address bar like this:

https://xyzonline.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/issue/10011

..and it returns the expected json issue object to my browser.   But an HttpWebResponse call in a C# program using the same credentials gets a 404 every time (method is a GET):

HttpWebRequest request = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create("https://xyzonline.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/issue/10011");
request.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("me@xyzonline.com", "MyPass");

request.Method = httpMethod.ToString();

HttpWebResponse response = (HttpWebResponse)request.GetResponse();

...Same computer, seconds apart.  Anyone see what I'm doing wrong?

khooker · Answer

Hi Alexey,

I've tried that and it failed also but perhaps I have the syntax wrong.  Does anyone have the syntax for using the API-generated key in a simple C# / .Net example?

Alexey Matveev · Answer

Hello,

You need to generate API token instead of the password:

https://confluence.atlassian.com/cloud/api-tokens-938839638.html