Set up Cyera
Create a Cyera API token and obtain a Client ID and Client Secret for Atlan to access Cyera metadata. Atlan authenticates with Cyera using JWT-based authentication through the Cyera API endpoint (api.cyera.io).
Prerequisites
Before you begin, make sure you have:
- A Cyera account with the DSPM Viewer role or higher, and permission to create API tokens
- Access to your Atlan tenant as an Admin
Create API token
Create an API token in Cyera to generate the credentials Atlan uses to authenticate.
- Log in to your Cyera instance at app.cyera.io
- Navigate to Settings → API Tokens (direct link)
- Click Generate Token
- Give the token a meaningful name, for example Atlan App
- Assign a role to the token:
- DSPM Viewer (recommended): Provides read-only access to datastores, classifications, issues, and identities across all Cyera projects.
- DSPM Project Viewer: Scopes the token to a specific Cyera project. Use this if your organization requires project-level token isolation. Make sure the selected project includes all datastores you want to map in Atlan.
- Click Create
Obtain client ID and client secret
After creating the API token, copy the generated credentials for use in the Atlan workflow configuration.
- Locate the newly created API token in the list
- Copy the Client ID and store it securely
- Copy the Client Secret and store it securely; this value is only shown once at creation time
Next, enter both values in the Atlan workflow Credential step when crawling Cyera.
Get help
If you run into issues while setting up Cyera:
- Cyera documentation: See the Atlan Integration article in the Cyera Help Center for details on API tokens and credentials (requires Cyera login)
- Contact Atlan support: For issues related to Atlan integration, submit a support request
Next steps
- Crawl Cyera: Configure and run the crawler to catalog your Cyera assets