# Configuring JIRA with an api key

**Video overview**

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#### Steps to Set Up a Jira API Token:

1. **Log in** to <https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens>.
2. Click **Create API token**.
3. From the dialog that appears, enter a memorable and concise **Label** for your token and click **Create**.
4. Click **Copy to clipboard**, then paste the token to your script, or elsewhere to save:
5. **Copy** the generated token (you won’t be able to view it again).

#### Enter the Following Details in the Configuration:

* **apiToken**: `XXXXXX` (Replace with your copied API token)
* **baseUrl**: `https://xxxx.atlassian.net` (Your atlassian cloud instance)
* **email**: `email@company.net` (Your user account email)

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