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title: Getting an Atlassian API key
description: Create a user directory in Atlassian to generate API key for PingFederate.
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# Getting an Atlassian API key

Create a user directory in Atlassian to generate API key for PingFederate.

## Steps

1. Sign on to [Atlassian](https://admin.atlassian.com) as an administrator.

2. On the **Directory > User provisioning** page, click **Create a directory**.

3. On the **Create a directory** page, enter a name. Click **Create**.

4. On the **API key** page, note the **Directory base URL** and **API key** values. You'll use these again in [Creating a provisioning connection](pf_atlassian_cloud_connector_creating_a_provisioning_connection.html). Click **Done**.

5. On the **Directory > User provisioning** page, on the **Product access** tab, click **Add a site**.

   1. Select the Jira or Confluence site that you want provisioned users to be able to access.

   2. Complete the on-screen instructions.