The Atlassian integration enables security and compliance teams to automate user access reviews by syncing user data directly from Atlassian.
It connects Drata to your Atlassian workspace using an OAuth 2.0 integration, allowing your team to maintain accurate, real-time access visibility and reduce manual review effort.
Key Capabilities
User Data Sync: Imports Atlassian user access information into Drata automatically.
Access Review Automation: Keeps access data up to date for compliance testing.
Prerequisites & Data Access
Must have an Admin role in Drata.
Must have Admin access in your Atlassian Developer Console.
Must create an OAuth 2.0 application in Atlassian with the required scopes and callback URL.
The Atlassian application must include permissions for User Identity and Jira API scopes
Permissions & Data Table
Permission/Scope | Why It’s Needed | Data Accessed (Read Only) |
read:me | Allows Drata to view the active Atlassian user’s profile | User identity details |
read:account | Enables Drata to view Atlassian user profiles | User account metadata |
read:jira-work | Grants Drata access to Jira issue data | Jira issue and project data |
read:jira-user | Allows Drata to read Jira user profile information and permissions. | Jira user data |
Step-by-Step Setup
Step 1: Create an OAuth 2.0 Application in Atlassian
Navigate to the Atlassian developer console.
Select Create and choose OAuth 2.0 Integration to create a new application.
Enter a name for your application and select Create.
You will be redirected to the application’s overview page.
Step 2: Assign Required Scopes and Add the Callback URL.
In your new application’s page, select Permissions from the left navigation.
Add User identity API and then configure and edit the scopes to add these scopes:
View active user profile (code is
read:me)View user profile (code is
read:account)
Add Jira API:
View Jira issue data (code is
read:jira-work)View user profiles (code is
read:jira-user)
Then, select Authorization on the left side navigation and then select Add to add the callback URL.
Callback URL:
https://app.drata.com/callback/atlassian
Step 3: Connect Inside Drata
In Drata, navigate to Connections → Available Connections.
Search for Atlassian and select Connect.
Follow the connection instructions displayed in the connection drawer.
You will be redirected to the Atlassian login page.
Log in and approve the mandatory permissions.
You will then be redirected back to Drata.
Drata Field | Atlassian Value |
OAuth 2.0 Application | The app you created in Atlassian Developer Console |
Callback URL |
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