Jira Cloud REST API

REST discovered

Details

URL: https://{your-subdomain}.atlassian.net/rest/api/3
Docs: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/intro/

Authentication

Atlassian account email + personal API token compound discovered Get key ↗

Authorization: Basic <credential>

Create an API token in your Atlassian account from API tokens. Use it together with the owning Atlassian account email address. Jira basic auth uses Basic base64(email:api_token). For Atlassian Rovo MCP, Atlassian also documents a scoped token creation flow at personal API token for MCP.

OAuth 2.0 oauth2 discovered

Authorization: Bearer <credential>

OAuth 2.0 — self-onboarding

Point your MCP client at the server URL and approve access in the browser. The server supports OAuth Dynamic Client Registration (RFC 7591), so the client registers itself automatically — no developer-portal app, client_id, or client_secret to create.