# README
Teleport Jira access request plugin
The Teleport Access API provides a Jira access request plugin that allows teams to approve or deny Teleport access requests using a Jira Project board. The access
request plugin works with both Jira Cloud and Jira Server 8 and later.
You can find the Teleport Access API in the main Teleport repository and the Jira access request plugin in github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/integrations/access/jira
.
If you have a self-hosted Teleport deployment, you can find information for configuring this access request plugin Access Requests using Jira and Teleport.
The steps for setting up a Jira project board are different depending on whether you use Jira Cloud or Jira Server. For information about setting up the Jira project board, see the following getting started guides: