How to Register an Atlassian Developer App and Get OAUTH2 Credentials

February 13, 2023

Developers who are looking to build data integrations for their SaaS software with Atlassian services will need to register an Atlassian Developer application and obtain OAUTH2 credentials. This will allow you to access Atlassian data and build integrations with Atlassian services. In this article, we'll go over the steps to register an Atlassian Developer application and obtain OAUTH2 credentials.

Step 1: Registering an Atlassian Developer App

To register an Atlassian Developer app, you need to follow the steps below:

1. Go to the Atlassian Developer site.
2. Click on "Get started" and create an Atlassian account if you don't have one already.
3. Navigate to the "My Atlassian" page and click on "Create a new app."
4. Fill out the required information for your app, including the app name, description, and contact information.
5. Once you have completed the form, click on "Create app."
6. You will be redirected to the app's overview page, where you can see the app key and client ID.

Step 2: Obtaining Credentials

To obtain the necessary credentials for your salesforce integration, you need to do the following:

1. Go to the app's overview page and click on "Add credentials."
2. Select "OAuth" as the authentication method.
3. Fill out the necessary information, including the callback URL and OAuth scopes. If you are going to use Unified.to, then this needs to be https://api.unified.to/oauth/code
4. Once you have completed the form, click on "Create credentials."
5. You will be redirected to the credentials page, where you can see the client secret.

Step 3: Using Unified.to

Registering an Atlassian Developer application and obtaining OAUTH2 credentials is an important step in building data integration for your SaaS software. With these credentials, you'll be able to access ADP data and build integrations with Atlassian services.

Using Atlassian APIs directly can be complex and time-consuming, especially if you want to integrate with multiple services or platforms. You will need to handle the authentication, the error handling, the rate limiting, the data mapping, and the synchronization logic for each integration.

It's much easier to use Unified.to APIs for building scalable integrations. With these APIs, you can focus on building your SaaS software and let Unified.to handle the heavy lifting of integrating with ADP. Check out the Unified.to website for more information on how they can help you build better integrations.

Step 4: Activate Atlassian in Unified.to

1. Navigate to Active Integrations
2. Search for Atlassian
3. Click on Activate on Atlassian
4. Enter in the information from the previous step (client ID, secret)