Jira · Authentication Profile

Jira Authentication

Authentication

Jira secures its APIs with http and oauth2 across 3 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions. OAuth 2.0 is offered via the authorizationCode flow(s).

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Methods: http, oauth2 Schemes: 3 OAuth flows: authorizationCode API key in:

Security Schemes

basicAuth http
scheme: basic
oauth2 oauth2
· flows: authorizationCode
bearerAuth http
scheme: bearer

Source

Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/jira-cloud-platform-rest-api-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - http
  - oauth2
  oauth2_flows:
  - authorizationCode
schemes:
- name: basicAuth
  type: http
  scheme: basic
  description: 'Basic authentication using an Atlassian account email and API token. Format:
    email:api_token, Base64 encoded. Generate API tokens at https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens.'
  sources:
  - openapi/jira-cloud-platform-rest-api-openapi.yml
- name: oauth2
  type: oauth2
  flows:
  - flow: authorizationCode
    authorizationUrl: https://auth.atlassian.com/authorize
    tokenUrl: https://auth.atlassian.com/oauth/token
    scopes: 5
  description: OAuth 2.0 authorization code grant (3LO) for Jira Cloud apps.
  sources:
  - openapi/jira-cloud-platform-rest-api-openapi.yml
- name: bearerAuth
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  description: Bearer token authentication using a personal access token (PAT) or OAuth 2.0
    access token.
  sources:
  - openapi/jira-cloud-platform-rest-api-openapi.yml