Connecting to JIRA Cloud using Ruby: Any success stories?

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Hey guys! I’m trying to set up a Ruby script on my computer to create issues in JIRA Cloud (version 6.2). I’ve played around with the jira-ruby gem and it worked fine with my local JIRA setup. But now I’m stumped trying to connect to the cloud version.

I think OAuth might be the way to go for authentication, but I’m not sure. I’ve got admin access, but no matter what URL I try, nothing seems to work.

Has anyone managed to get this working? Any tips or tricks you can share? I’d really appreciate some help here. Maybe there’s something obvious I’m missing?

Thanks in advance for any advice!

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I managed to connect to JIRA Cloud using Ruby after some trial and error, mainly by focusing on the correct setup of OAuth authentication.

The key is to use the latest version of the jira-ruby gem and configure your client with the proper site URL (for example, ‘https://your-domain.atlassian.net’) and an empty context_path. It is essential to create an OAuth consumer in your JIRA Cloud instance to obtain your access tokens.

Here is an example of the configuration:

client = JIRA::Client.new({
site: ‘https://your-domain.atlassian.net’,
context_path: ‘’,
auth_type: :oauth,
oauth_token: ‘your_access_token’,
oauth_token_secret: ‘your_token_secret’
})

This setup finally allowed me to connect successfully.

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I’ve had success connecting to JIRA Cloud using Ruby, but it took some tweaking. The key was properly setting up OAuth authentication and using the correct API endpoints.

First, make sure you’re using the latest jira-ruby gem. Then, create an OAuth consumer in your JIRA Cloud instance to get the necessary tokens. In your Ruby script, configure the client like this:

client = JIRA::Client.new({
site: ‘https://your-domain.atlassian.net’,
context_path: ‘’,
auth_type: :oauth,
oauth_token: ‘your_access_token’,
oauth_token_secret: ‘your_token_secret’
})

One gotcha I encountered was using the wrong site URL. Make sure it’s ‘https://your-domain.atlassian.net’ without any additional paths.

Also, double-check that your OAuth credentials are correct and that you have the necessary permissions in JIRA Cloud. If you’re still having issues, the JIRA Cloud logs can be helpful for debugging.

Hope this helps you get things working!

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yo, i had similar issues but got it workin eventually. key thing is to use the right jira-ruby gem version and set up OAuth properly. make sure ur using the correct site URL (like https://your-domain.atlassian.net) and leave the context_path empty. double check ur OAuth creds too. good luck!