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Jira Scope-Based API Token Configuration

Step-by-step guide to setting up Jira Cloud Scope Based Jira Token

Written by Kendis Team
Updated over a week ago

When using Jira Scope Based Token, you need to set the following 15 permissions.

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Scope

What It Covers

1

read:jira-work

Read issues, search (JQL), transitions, sprints, boards, backlogs, versions, filters

2

write:jira-work

Create/update issues, execute transitions, move issues to sprints/backlog, create versions, issue links

3

read:jira-user

Read user info (/myself, user search, user picker, group lookup)

4

manage:jira-project

Read projects, project statuses, create metadata

5

manage:jira-webhook

Create/manage webhooks for real-time sync

6

read:field:jira

Read custom fields (story points, dates, etc.)

7

read:issue-type:jira

Read issue types

8

read:issue-link-type:jira

Read dependency link types

9

read:board-scope:jira-software

Board operations (list boards, board config)

10

read:sprint:jira-software

Read sprints

11

write:sprint:jira-software

Move issues between sprints

12

read:epic:jira-software

Read epics

13

write:epic:jira-software

Update epics

14

delete:issue-link:jira

Delete issue links (dependency removal only β€” does NOT delete issues)

15

read:project:jira

Jira Project Details

Create Scope Token in Jira

To make it easier to select the permissions, copy the following text and just paste that into the search area while creating token

read:jira-work 
write:jira-work
read:jira-user
manage:jira-project
manage:jira-webhook
read:field:jira
read:issue-type:jira
read:issue-link-type:jira
read:board-scope:jira-software
read:sprint:jira-software
write:sprint:jira-software
read:epic:jira-software
write:epic:jira-software
delete:issue-link:jira
read:project:jira

Steps in Jira

Step : Add Token in Kendis

Return to the Add ALM Account modal in Kendis.

Enter:

  • Jira Login ID (Email).

  • Scope-Based API Token.

Note: Make sure that Using Scope API is enabled.

Click Test Connection.

If successful, your Jira Cloud Scope-Based connection is now established.

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