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Basic authentication using username and password won’t work on Jira Cloud. You need to generate special token to authenticate in third party sites / applications. When you get the token, then you need to use it with your email address associated with your Jira Cloud.
Video showing generation of API token and first login:
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Save your API token and keep it secret. Use it to login to Jira through app |
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Step by step instruction:
1. Create an API token
Create an API token from your Atlassian account:
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Source: https://confluence.atlassian.com/cloud/api-tokens-938839638.html
2. Log in through Excel 365 Connector for Jira
Use your Jira address, linked email and access token generated.
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If you are facing any errors during login, please |
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Jira Administrator to verify if app was installed in Jira |
3. When you successfully log in
You will see some options allowing you to start working with Jira
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