Hey everyone,
I’m trying to figure out if there’s a way to use the Python JIRA library with Google account login. Our company doesn’t give out separate JIRA accounts. Instead, we all use our Google accounts to access JIRA.
I’ve been looking into the python-jira docs, but I can’t find anything about Google sign-in. Has anyone here managed to make it work? Or is there maybe a workaround?
I’d really appreciate any tips or code examples. Thanks in advance!
I have tackled this issue before and found an alternative approach that might work for you. Rather than trying to directly integrate Google authentication with the JIRA API, I opted for using a Personal Access Token (PAT). You sign in to JIRA using your Google account and then generate a PAT from your account settings. In your Python script, you initialize the JIRA client by passing the token for authentication. This method has proven to be simpler and more reliable than configuring complex OAuth flows, provided you take care to secure and rotate the token regularly.
I’ve successfully implemented JIRA API access with Google authentication in Python. The key is to use a service account instead of direct Google login. Create a service account in Google Cloud Console, download the JSON key, and use it to authenticate. Then, utilize the google-auth and google-auth-oauthlib libraries to obtain the necessary credentials. With these, you can initialize the JIRA client. It’s a bit complex initially, but it provides a secure and scalable solution. If you need specific implementation details, I’d be happy to elaborate further.
hey sophia, i’ve actually tackled this before! u can use the google oauth2 library to get an access token, then pass that to the JIRA API. it’s a bit tricky but doable. lmk if u want more deets and i can share some code snippets 