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Overview

To authenticate with Atlassian, you need two key pieces of information:

1. Atlassian Domain - Your Account domain on Atlassian
2. Atlassian API Key - Your unique account identifier

Note: API tokens can be used with the Confluence Cloud, Jira Cloud and Jira Align REST APIs.

This guide will walk you through finding or creating those credentials within Atlassian.

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Prerequisites:

• You must set up an Enterprise account with Atlassian.

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Step 1: Finding Atlassian API Key

1. Log in to https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens.
2. Click Create API token.
3. From the dialog that appears, enter a memorable and concise Label for your token and click Create.
4. Click Copy to clipboard, and store your API Key securely

Important: Copy and store your API Key securely, it will not be visible again once you leave the creation dialog.

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Step 2: Finding Your Atlassian Domain

1. Your Atlassian Domain is available in the browser search bar

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Step 3: Finding Your User Name

1. Your email when creating the API key

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Step 4: Connect Your Atlassian Account

To authenticate using your API credentials, navigate to the Atlassian authentication form. Enter your credentials as follows:

• User Name: Your email when creating the API key
• Password: Your API Key
• Atlassian Domain: Your Atlassian domain

Click “Connect” to complete the authentication.