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# Create an API token in Jira on Atlassian cloud **(FREE)**

You need an API token to [integrate with Jira](index.md)
on Atlassian cloud. To create the API token:

1. Sign in to [`id.atlassian.com`](https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens)
   with your email address. Use an account with *write* access to Jira projects.
1. Go to **Settings > Atlassian account settings > Security > Create and manage API tokens**.
1. Select **Create API token** to display a modal window with an API token.
1. In the dialog, enter a label for your token and select **Create**.
1. To copy the API token, select **Copy**, then paste the token somewhere safe. You need this value when you
   [configure GitLab](configure.md).

You need the newly created token, and the email
address you used when you created it, when you
[configure GitLab](configure.md).