How to Authenticate Jira Rest API

George Apostolov
Updated 05 Oct 2026
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How to Authenticate Jira Rest API: step-by-step guide

Navigate to your account settings by clicking on your avatar.
Select 'Manage account'.
Select the 'Security' section
In the 'Security' section, find the 'API tokens' option and click 'Create and manage API tokens'.
Click 'Create API token'.
Provide a label for the token and click 'Create'.
Click 'Copy' and keep the generated token and store it securely.
That's it! When making API requests, use 'Basic Authentication' with your email address as the username and the API token as the password.

Quick answer: To authenticate the Jira Rest API, navigate to account settings, select Manage account and Security, create an API token with a label, copy and securely store the token, and use Basic Authentication with your email and the API token for requests.

About this Jira tutorial

Generate and use an API token for Jira REST API authentication by configuring security settings and applying Basic Authentication credentials. This guide shows how to authenticate Jira Rest API in 8 steps, starting with "Navigate to your account settings by clicking on your avatar" and finishing with "That's it! When making API requests, use 'Basic Authentication' with your email address...". The interactive demo above is a click-through copy of the real Jira interface, so you can rehearse each step before doing it in your own account.