How to get the api access key for jira ?

[Jeevitha Madan]

Hi,

I am trying to access the JIRA using REST API.So I need to login into JIRA using an api access key.

How do i get the api access key ?

Thanks.

[Mark Galu]

It seems no one has actually answered this question.  Contrary to what everyone here is saying, you can actually get an api key.  Profile icon at bottom left of your screen>>profile>>Security>>api token>>create and manage your api tokens.  

[anton_morant]

Thank you SO much. I can't believe how hard this was to find, the jira docs would always take me to OAuth tools when all I want is set up a quick local script.

[Ben]

https://id.atlassian.com/manage/api-tokens will take you directly as well. 

[Neil Prestemon]

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[Andreas Ebert]

Afaik JIRA does not use an access key for its REST API. It uses other authentication methods.

[RS Software]

ow can i use jira api in ajax call

[Christian Schulze]

Sure, but use AJS.contextPath() to create the needed url