REST API oAuth 2.0 authentication

Michael Boumansour

I have several Google Sheet apps that use the Jira REST API to access data. I make the tool freely available so there are people using them with both Jira Cloud and Jira Server. All the tools currently use Basic authentication which isn't the most secure. For Jira Cloud it isn't so much a problem because people can just use API tokens which makes it real easy. However, for people using Jira Server API tokens are not an option.

I want to implement oAuth 2.0 authentication in the tools so Jira Server users have a more secure mechanism for authentication. I also need to implement it because a number of those users use SSO which doesn't work with Basic authentication. The Jira instance I develop against is Jira Cloud. It doesn't seem that JIra Cloud provides me a way of setting up oAuth 2.0 access so I that I could develop against it.  Am I wrong in that understanding?

Thanks in advance

Mike

carlosughini

Hi Michael,

To be honest, I never implemented the solution that you are looking for. However, by making some research apparently, it seems that OAuth 2.0 is not yet supported by Jira Software, but it is supported by Jira Core and Jira Service Desk REST API endpoints.

I recommend checking the documentation below to clarify more about it:

• https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/oauth-2-authorization-code-grants-3lo-for-apps/
• https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/service-desk/oauth-2-authorization-code-grants-3lo-for-apps/

Could you please check the documentation above and let me know if it helps?

Cheers,

Carlos