You can integrate Jira Cloud with your user account to scan commits and pull requests, creating relevant metadata and hyperlinks in any mentioned Jira issues.

  1. In the upper-right corner of any page, click your profile photo, then click Settings. Settings icon in the user bar

  2. In the left sidebar, click Developer settings. Developer settings

  3. In the left sidebar, click OAuth Apps. { site.data.variables.product.prodname_oauth_app }}s tab in the left sidebar

  4. Click Register a new application.
  5. Under Application name, type "Jira".
  6. Under Homepage URL, type the full URL to your Jira instance.
  7. Under Authorization callback URL, type the full URL to your Jira instance.
  8. Click Register application. Register application button
  9. Under Developer applications, note the "Client ID" and "Client Secret" values. Client ID and Client Secret
  10. Link your GitHub account with Jira. For more information, see Atlassian's help documentation.

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