Prerequisites:
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Have a Jira Cloud instance.
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Have Elements Connect installed on your Jira instance.
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Have a Confluence Cloud instance (this can be on the same Jira site or a remote instance).
Steps
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Go to Elements Connect administration by clicking on “Apps”, then Elements Connect.
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Click on “Create datasource”
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Select “REST API”
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Give your datasource a name, then configure it as follows
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API Documentation: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v2/intro/#about
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API Test URL: https://yoursite.atlassian.net/wiki/api/v2/spaces (this is a working endpoint that will work against the connection tester)
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Authentication mode: basic authentication
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Login: user login (user email address) used to connect to the current Jira site
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Password: enter a token that can be generated here: https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens
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Click “Create API token”
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Copy the value of generated token and use it as a password in the datasource configuration
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Click the “Test connection” button
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Save your datasource configuration. You’re all set!