Confluence Attachment Skill
Manage file attachments on Confluence pages.
⚠️ PRIMARY USE CASE
This skill manages files attached to Confluence pages. Use for:
- Uploading files to pages
- Downloading attachments
- Listing files on a page
- Deleting attachments
When to Use / When NOT to Use
| Use This Skill | Use Instead |
|---|---|
| Upload/download files | - |
| List page attachments | - |
| Delete attachments | - |
| Create/edit pages | confluence-page |
| Search for content | confluence-search |
Risk Levels
| Operation | Risk | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| List/download | - | Read-only |
| Upload | - | Can be deleted |
| Update | ⚠️ | Replaces existing file |
| Delete | ⚠️ | Moves to trash (recoverable) |
Delete --purge |
⚠️⚠️ | Permanent - only works on an already-trashed attachment |
CLI Commands
confluence-as attachment upload
Upload a file to a page.
Usage:
confluence-as attachment upload PAGE_ID FILE_PATH
confluence-as attachment upload 12345 report.pdf
confluence-as attachment upload 12345 image.png --comment "Screenshot"
confluence-as attachment upload 12345 data.csv --output json
Options:
--comment- Comment describing the attachment--output, -o- Output format:text(default) orjson
confluence-as attachment download
Download an attachment.
Usage:
confluence-as attachment download ATTACHMENT_ID --output ./downloads/
confluence-as attachment download att123456 --output myfile.pdf
confluence-as attachment download 12345 --all --output ./downloads/ # Download all from page
Options:
--output, -o- Output file or directory (default: current directory)--all, -a- Download all attachments from a page (the ID argument is a page ID)
confluence-as attachment list
List attachments on a page.
Usage:
confluence-as attachment list 12345
confluence-as attachment list 12345 --output json
confluence-as attachment list 12345 --output table
confluence-as attachment list 12345 --media-type application/pdf
confluence-as attachment list 12345 --limit 50
Options:
--output, -o- Output format:text,json, ortable--media-type, -m- Filter by media type (e.g.,application/pdf)--limit, -l- Maximum number of results (default 25, max 250)
confluence-as attachment delete
Remove an attachment. By default the attachment is moved to trash (recoverable). --purge permanently deletes an attachment that is already in trash — it does not work as a one-step permanent delete on a live attachment.
Usage:
confluence-as attachment delete ATTACHMENT_ID # move to trash (recoverable)
confluence-as attachment delete ATTACHMENT_ID --force # skip confirmation prompt
# Permanent deletion is a two-step process:
confluence-as attachment delete ATTACHMENT_ID # 1. move to trash
confluence-as attachment delete ATTACHMENT_ID --purge # 2. purge the trashed attachment
Options:
--force,-f- Skip confirmation prompt--purge- Permanently delete an attachment that is already in trash (delete first, then delete again with--purge)
confluence-as attachment update
Replace an attachment file.
Usage:
confluence-as attachment update ATTACHMENT_ID FILE_PATH
confluence-as attachment update att123456 new_version.pdf
confluence-as attachment update att123456 updated.docx --comment "Updated content"
confluence-as attachment update att123456 report.pdf --output json
Options:
--comment- Comment describing the update--output, -o- Output format:text(default) orjson