Is it possible to get a Basic Auth token from an OAuth 2.0 access token?

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I am developing an app that uses the Jira Rest API. I used to just have basic auth implemented and was able to access all of the old v1 endpoints as well as the newer v2 endpoints.

But I recently upgraded my app to use OAuth 2.0, and found out that several of the v1 endpoints I consume do not support OAuth 2.0. Specifically the Board, Epic, and Sprint endpoints documented here:
https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/software/rest/intro/

I see that there is an issue created to add OAuth 2.0 support to those endpoints, here:
https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JSWCLOUD-18874

So I’m keeping my fingers crossed in hopes of that happening, but I am also investigating possible short-term solutions until those endpoints get OAuth 2.0 support.

I am curious if there is a way for me to authenticate with the v1 endpoints by using the OAuth 2.0 access token that my app will already have? Either through OAuth 1.0a or Basic HTTP auth?

Thanks

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Hi @a10lux,

We are currently working to add support for OAuth 2.0 to the resources that don’t support it yet, however, there’s no way to get a basic auth token from an OAuth 2.0 token. An alternative would be to implement as a Connect app where you can make a JWT request that may act as the app or impersonate a user using the ACT_AS_USER scope.

Regards,
Dugald