We have jira configured through Okta SSO as Identity provider (IDP).This works well for accessing JIRA tool thru OKTA sign-in. However, We need to access JIRA REST API to perform some admin operations in a external automation code. I cannot use Basic Auth because I do not have a jira username/password (we have SSO through Okta).I am using jira server 9.17.If I call the v3 api (sample: rest/api/3/serverInfo) using Personal Access Token, I get a url redirect to okta as response.When I call the endpoint rest/api/2/serverInf , it works even if I don't pass any authorization.If call other end point for example rest/api/2/application-properties using a personal Access token of a admin user I get 401 with the message "Client must be authenticated to access this resource."What is the process to call JIRA APIs through Okta SSO?

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How can I use jira server rest api with okta sso?

We have jira configured through Okta SSO as Identity provider (IDP).

This works well for accessing JIRA tool thru OKTA sign-in. However, We need to access JIRA REST API to perform some admin operations in a external automation code. I cannot use Basic Auth because I do not have a jira username/password (we have SSO through Okta).

I am using jira server 9.17.
If I call the v3 api (sample: rest/api/3/serverInfo) using Personal Access Token, I get a url redirect to okta as response.
When I call the endpoint rest/api/2/serverInf , it works even if I don't pass any authorization.
If call other end point for example rest/api/2/application-properties using a personal Access token of a admin user I get 401 with the message "Client must be authenticated to access this resource."

What is the process to call JIRA APIs through Okta SSO?

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Seems that if I send the request for version 2 it works.

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Also need to flag allow api call, and not sure why but I needed to generate a new token.

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Hi @Daniele Silvestre de Souza

You can create a Personal Access Token and use it to authenticate.

Using Personal Access Tokens | Atlassian Support | Atlassian Documentation

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Hi Florian,

I'v already done it and does not work, I get as answer a redirect url for okta.

<html>

<head>

<script

src="/s/ik737z/9170005/1cum173/4.3.11/_/download/resources/com.atlassian.plugins.authentication.atlassian-authentication-plugin:save-fragment/js.cookie.js">

</script>

if(window.location.hash) {var expirationDate = new Date(); expirationDate.setTime(expirationDate.getTime() + 60000 * 5); Cookies.set('atlassian-authentication-plugin-url-fragment_4f19fda7-8ab8-4e6e-b408-92d52ba88a91', window.location.hash.substr(1), {expires : expirationDate, path : '', secure: true, SameSite: 'None' });}window.location.assign("link to okta');

</script>

</head>

</html>

Endpoint: rest/api/3/serverInfo

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