Autheticate Jira Cloud using REST API

[Jamshaid]

I am trying to authenticate to Jira Cloud using Rest API and want to make a GET request to issues from my application.

• When I make a GET request using Basic Auth it says:

Basic authentication with passwords is deprecated. For more information, see: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/deprecation-notice-basic-auth/ with 401 unauthorized error

• When I use the API key, it says: 

"Issue does not exist or you do not have permission to see it." with a 404 error.

I have tested the link to the issue and it exists on the cloud.

I also tried creating an App in the Developer Console but it does not work as it returns an HTML page to allow access to the application.

The app can't open the browser as it will be running on a cloud. 

Is there any way I could authenticate to Jira Cloud and do a GET request?

[Vikrant Yadav · Accepted solution]

Hi @Jamshaid  Just for your information, if you are not aware. 

You can use Basic Auth in POSTMAN. Instead of password using API token which you generated from your Atlassian account. 

Similar post :- https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-Software-questions/Which-Auth-method-works-in-POSTMAN-rest-API-call/qaq-p/2214299

Thanks

V.Y

[Jamshaid]

Hi @Vikrant Yadav 

Thanks for the info. I just had that figured out before your answer.

Thanks again.

[Vikrant Yadav]

You’re welcome ☺️ 

[Jamshaid]

This works when cookies are added to the POSTMAN request automatically somehow but not with the other methods