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Developer Portal for YouTrack and Hub

- Developer Portal
- Apps
- MCP Tools
- YouTrack Workflows
- YouTrack Import Scripts
- YouTrack Form API
- YouTrack REST API
- [Get Started with REST API](jetbrains__com__help__youtrack__devportal__api-getting-started.md)
- [Log in to YouTrack](api-log-in-to-youtrack.html)
- Permanent Token Authorization
- Manage Permanent Tokens
- OAuth 2.0 Authorization
- REST API URL and Endpoints
- OpenAPI Specification (OAS)
- [Fields Syntax](jetbrains__com__help__youtrack__devportal__api-fields-syntax.md)
- Query Syntax
- Request Headers
- Custom Fields in REST API
- Pagination
- Users, Groups, and Access Management
- Hub REST API Endpoints Deprecated in YouTrack 2026.1
- Postman Collection for the YouTrack REST API
- REST API Reference
- REST API Use Cases
- REST API Troubleshooting
- Color Indices List
- Hub REST API

1. YouTrack REST API
2. [Get Started with REST API](jetbrains__com__help__youtrack__devportal__api-getting-started.md)
3. [Log in to YouTrack](#0)

# Log in to YouTrack﻿

Last modified: 07 May 2026

YouTrack supports two methods of authentication that you can use to log in and access data from an external client.

| Method | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Permanent Token Authorization | Permanent tokens enable token-based authorization for REST API calls in scripts and applications. This feature increases security for YouTrack integrations with external services.  We recommend that you use permanent tokens for authorization with the YouTrack REST API. |
| OAuth 2.0 Authorization | OAuth 2.0 is a protocol that lets your application request an access token from YouTrack. YouTrack only supports implicit authorization grants.  We only recommend that you use OAuth 2.0 when your application requires client-side authentication. |

[Get Started with REST API](jetbrains__com__help__youtrack__devportal__api-getting-started.md)Permanent Token Authorization

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