How to assign an API token the permission to create / edit / read issues on jira

Question

Hi,

I'm trying to create an issues on jira platform using a created API Token but getting error of unauthorized access / permission issue.

How can I give my api token the permission to create tickets on jira. I'm talking about these permission specifically,

read:application-role:jira, read:issue-meta:jira, read:issue-security-level:jira, read:issue.vote:jira, read:issue.changelog:jira, read:avatar:jira, read:issue:jira, read:status:jira, read:user:jira, read:field-configuration:jira, read:issue-event:jira, write:issue:jira, write:comment:jira, write:comment.property:jira, write:attachment:jira

Because previously I was able to create and manage all issues on jira, but now with a new account I just forget from where in the jira, I need to give these permissions. Please give me step by step option to do this.

Thank you.

unknown · Answer

Hello @muhammad

Firstly, please don't cross-post the same question in multiple groups. You asked this question here already.

If you want people to give you good answers, you need to ask good questions with sufficient information. If you only say "I am using a REST API token" and don't say what TYPE of token or HOW you are using that token, all people can do is guess.

In this thread, you're asking about getting 'permissions' then you've pasted in a set of permission scopes that apply only to OAuth generated tokens. Those OAuth permissions have nothing to do with the permissions of user tokens that I suspect you are using and that @Michel Neeser has advised you of.

Michel Neeser · Answer

@muhammad I updated my answer above a few minutes ago to clarify it. Hope this helps.

Trudy P Claspill · Answer

Hello @muhammad

Welcome to the community!

You don't give permissions to the token. The token has the permissions of the user account from which it was created. With that token you can do whatever the user is able to do.