How to create a Jira Request token

Create a token

https://support.atlassian.com/atlassian-account/docs/manage-api-tokens-for-your-atlassian-account/

1. Log in to https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens.

2. Select Create API token.

3. Give your API token a name that describes what it does.
   

   

4. Select an expiration date for the API token.

   1. Token expiration is 1 to 365 days.

5. Select Create.

6. Select Copy to clipboard, then paste the token to your script, or save it somewhere safe.

Prepare the Token For Use in a Script

echo -n "USERNAME@DOMAIN.com:TOKEN" | base64