September 19, 2016
How to get Auth Configured and Consumer Key for Jira Issue Tracker
by Owais MushtaqHere are some quick steps to get Jira configured for getting Consumer Key.
Note: only the admin can give access to create Auth token.
- Login to https://yourdomain.atlassian.net using admin.
- Click on settings and click on Applications.
- Then on left side click on Application links.
- Go to https://appliedinformatics.atlassian.net/plugins/servlet/applinks/listApplicationLinks
- Enter the URL of the application for which you want to get access to Jira and then click on Create new link.
- Configure Application URL window will pop up.
- Click on continue.
- The form Link application form will appear, different fields are
- Application Name : Name of the application
- Application Type: Select from the list “I selected Generic Application”
- Service Provider Name : your Service Provider’s Name
- Consumer key : Your ssl public key “create them first based on your application”
- Shared secret : Your ssl private key “create them first based on your application”
- Request Token: Set your request token URL
- URL Access token: Set your access token URL
- URLAuthorize URL: Set your authorize URL
- Click on continue.
- Now you will see Fitbot application that I have created in the list and click on edit “pencil icon”.
- These steps are to configure Auth.
- Consumer Key : set a desired consumer key
- Consumer Name: set your consumer name
- Description: short description of application
- Then click Save and you are done configuring Auth.
In next the blog, we will see how to get authorize and Request / Access token for Jira.