Appendix D - Creating an API Token in Atlassian Account

00:00: 00:05: Jira, instance configuration allows you to open tickets in jira get 00:09: information about tickets and closed tickets. 00:13: This video shows you how to configure jira. 00:15: Ticketing connector in Infinity playblocks. 00:19: But before you configure jira, ticketing connector, you must create an API 00:23: token. Log into your atlassian account and copy 00:27: the endpoint URL of the jira instance and safe for later. 00:33: Now click the profile icon and select the manage account option. 00:38: Click the security Tab and then click create and manage API tokens. 00:44: In the API tokens page that appears click create API 00:48: token. 00:50: In the label field enter a name for the token and click create. 00:55: The system creates a token Click copy Note 01:00: that after this step. You cannot retrieve the token. 01:04: Now access the infinity playblocks Administration portal and click 01:08: connectors. 01:10: Click jira, ticketing 01:13: Turn on the enable toggle button and fill in these details. 01:17: In the name field enter a name for the jira instance in play blocks. 01:22: This name will not be used outside of playblocks application. 01:27: In the URL field enter the endpoint URL of the jira instance 01:31: that you copied. In the username field enter email address 01:35: of a user as username for this instance. 01:37: For example, user name at domain.com. 01:42: In the password field paste the API token that you created in atlassian 01:46: account. In the version field enter the API version 01:50: of jira. Default version is 2 01:55: Click fetch After authentication, the predefined 01:59: ticket types used for opening a ticket in jira section appears. 02:05: Enter these details and click save. 02:08:

  1. Log in to your Atlassian account:

    https://instancename.atlassian.net

  2. Click your profile icon at the top left corner and select Manage account.

  3. Click the Security tab.

  4. In the API tokens section, click Create and manage API tokens.

    The API Tokens page appears.

  5. Click Create API token.

    The Create an API token window appears.

  6. In the Label field, enter a name for the token.

  7. Click Create.

    The Your new API token window appears.

  8. Click Copy.

    Notes: