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title: "Jira Connector"
slug: "jira-connector"
updated: 2024-02-21T10:22:24Z
published: 2024-02-21T10:22:24Z
canonical: "support.tulip.co/jira-connector"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.tulip.co/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Jira Connector

To download the app, visit: [Library](https://tulip.co/library/connectors/jira-cloud-connector/)

*Streamline issue creation and modification with Jira integration*

## Purpose

Many requests and issue identification processes run off of Jira; creating tickets directly from a Tulip app

## Setup

The user needs a Jira account with the appropriate API authentication credentials. Several methods are available ([See Jira documentation](https://developer.atlassian.com/server/jira/platform/rest-apis/)), but this example connector uses basic authentication

For basic authentication, you can create API Tokens with the [*linked instructions from Atlassian (Jira)*](https://support.atlassian.com/atlassian-account/docs/manage-api-tokens-for-your-atlassian-account/)

Please note, for advanced use cases and additional security, using authentication such

**Setup Overview** **1. Install the Jira connector 2. Create an API Token 3. Configure the Jira connector (Update host url and update basic auth username and password 4. Configure the "create ticket" function to create a ticket in the relevant project and board**

1. Install the Jira connector
2. Create an API Token ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/7c6ff534-cad3-4fc8-9583-912c4016362f/Images/Documentation/image%28246%29.png)
3. Configure the Jira connector (Update host url and update basic auth username and password ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/7c6ff534-cad3-4fc8-9583-912c4016362f/Images/Documentation/image%28241%29.png)
4. Configure the "create ticket" function to create a ticket in the relevant project and board

![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/7c6ff534-cad3-4fc8-9583-912c4016362f/Images/Documentation/image%28247%29.png)

## How it works

This connector relies on basic auth to authenticate into Atlassian Jira to create, update, and delete Jira tickets. This can be used in apps, automations, and more.

## Further Reading

*Check out more information regarding HTTP Connectors*

- *[Overview of HTTP Connectors](https://support.tulip.co/docs/an-overview-of-http-connectors)*
- [*Overview of OAuth2.0 Usage*](https://support.tulip.co/docs/using-oauth-20-for-connectors)