Confluence

Confluence

Access the Confluence Cloud API with managed OAuth authentication. Manage pages, spaces, blogposts, comments, attachments, and properties.

Quick Start

# List pages in your Confluence site
python3 <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json

# First get your Cloud ID
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/confluence/oauth/token/accessible-resources')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
resources = json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req))
cloud_id = resources[0]['id']

# Then list pages
req = urllib.request.Request(f'https://api.maton.ai/confluence/ex/confluence/{cloud_id}/wiki/api/v2/pages')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Base URL

https://api.maton.ai/confluence/{atlassian-api-path}

Confluence Cloud uses two URL patterns:

V2 API (recommended):

https://api.maton.ai/confluence/ex/confluence/{cloudId}/wiki/api/v2/{resource}

V1 REST API (limited):

https://api.maton.ai/confluence/ex/confluence/{cloudId}/wiki/rest/api/{resource}

The {cloudId} is required for all API calls. Obtain it via the accessible-resources endpoint (see below).

Authentication

All requests require the Maton API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY

Environment Variable: Set your API key as MATON_API_KEY:

export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

Getting Your API Key

1. Sign in or create an account at maton.ai
2. Go to maton.ai/settings
3. Copy your API key

Connection Management

Manage your Confluence OAuth connections at https://api.maton.ai.

List Connections

python3 <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections?app=confluence&status=ACTIVE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Create Connection

python3 <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'app': 'confluence'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Get Connection

python3 <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "connection": {
    "connection_id": "{connection_id}",
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "creation_time": "2026-02-13T00:00:00.000000Z",
    "last_updated_time": "2026-02-13T00:00:00.000000Z",
    "url": "https://connect.maton.ai/?session_token=...",
    "app": "confluence",
    "metadata": {}
  }
}

Open the returned url in a browser to complete OAuth authorization.

Delete Connection

python3 <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}', method='DELETE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Specifying Connection

If you have multiple Confluence connections, specify which one to use with the Maton-Connection header:

python3 <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
cloud_id = "YOUR_CLOUD_ID"
req = urllib.request.Request(f'https://api.maton.ai/confluence/ex/confluence/{cloud_id}/wiki/api/v2/pages')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Maton-Connection', '{connection_id}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

If you have multiple connections, always include this header to ensure requests go to the intended account.

Getting Your Cloud ID

Before making API calls, you must obtain your Confluence Cloud ID:

python3 <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/confluence/oauth/token/accessible-resources')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
resources = json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req))
print(json.dumps(resources, indent=2))
# Use resources[0]['id'] as your cloudId
EOF

Response:

[
  {
    "id": "62909843-b784-4c35-b770-e4e2a26f024b",
    "name": "your-site-name",
    "url": "https://your-site.atlassian.net",
    "scopes": ["read:confluence-content.all", "write:confluence-content", ...],
    "avatarUrl": "https://..."
  }
]

Security & Permissions

• Access is scoped to pages, spaces, blogposts, comments, and attachments within the connected Confluence account.
• All write operations require explicit user approval. Before executing any create, update, or delete call, confirm the target resource and intended effect with the user.

API Reference

All V2 API endpoints use the base path:

/confluence/ex/confluence/{cloudId}/wiki/api/v2

Pages

List Pages

GET /pages
GET /pages?space-id={spaceId}
GET /pages?limit=25
GET /pages?status=current
GET /pages?body-format=storage

Response:

{
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "98391",
      "status": "current",
      "title": "My Page",
      "spaceId": "98306",
      "parentId": "98305",
      "parentType": "page",
      "authorId": "557058:...",
      "createdAt": "2026-02-12T23:00:00.000Z",
      "version": {
        "number": 1,
        "authorId": "557058:...",
        "createdAt": "2026-02-12T23:00:00.000Z"
      },
      "_links": {
        "webui": "/spaces/SPACEKEY/pages/98391/My+Page"
      }
    }
  ],
  "_links": {
    "next": "/wiki/api/v2/pages?cursor=..."
  }
}

Get Page

GET /pages/{pageId}
GET /pages/{pageId}?body-format=storage
GET /pages/{pageId}?body-format=atlas_doc_format
GET /pages/{pageId}?body-format=view

Body formats:

• storage - Confluence storage format (XML-like)
• atlas_doc_format - Atlassian Document Format (JSON)
• view - Rendered HTML

Create Page

POST /pages
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "spaceId": "98306",
  "status": "current",
  "title": "New Page Title",
  "body": {
    "representation": "storage",
    "value": "<p>Page content in storage format</p>"
  }
}

To create a child page, include parentId:

{
  "spaceId": "98306",
  "parentId": "98391",
  "status": "current",
  "title": "Child Page",
  "body": {
    "representation": "storage",
    "value": "<p>Child page content</p>"
  }
}

Response:

{
  "id": "98642",
  "status": "current",
  "title": "New Page Title",
  "spaceId": "98306",
  "version": {
    "number": 1
  }
}

Update Page

PUT /pages/{pageId}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "id": "98391",
  "status": "current",
  "title": "Updated Page Title",
  "body": {
    "representation": "storage",
    "value": "<p>Updated content</p>"
  },
  "version": {
    "number": 2,
    "message": "Updated via API"
  }
}

Note: You must increment the version number with each update.

Delete Page

DELETE /pages/{pageId}

Returns 204 No Content on success.

Get Page Children

GET /pages/{pageId}/children

Get Page Versions

GET /pages/{pageId}/versions

Get Page Labels

GET /pages/{pageId}/labels

Get Page Attachments

GET /pages/{pageId}/attachments

Get Page Comments

GET /pages/{pageId}/footer-comments

Get Page Properties

GET /pages/{pageId}/properties
GET /pages/{pageId}/properties/{propertyId}

Create Page Property

POST /pages/{pageId}/properties
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "key": "my-property-key",
  "value": {"customKey": "customValue"}
}

Update Page Property

PUT /pages/{pageId}/properties/{propertyId}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "key": "my-property-key",
  "value": {"customKey": "updatedValue"},
  "version": {"number": 2}
}

Delete Page Property

DELETE /pages/{pageId}/properties/{propertyId}

Spaces

List Spaces

GET /spaces
GET /spaces?limit=25
GET /spaces?type=global

Response:

{
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "98306",
      "key": "SPACEKEY",
      "name": "Space Name",
      "type": "global",
      "status": "current",
      "authorId": "557058:...",
      "createdAt": "2026-02-12T23:00:00.000Z",
      "homepageId": "98305",
      "_links": {
        "webui": "/spaces/SPACEKEY"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Get Space

GET /spaces/{spaceId}

Get Space Pages

GET /spaces/{spaceId}/pages

Get Space Blogposts

GET /spaces/{spaceId}/blogposts

Get Space Properties

GET /spaces/{spaceId}/properties

Create Space Property

POST /spaces/{spaceId}/properties
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "key": "space-property-key",
  "value": {"key": "value"}
}

Get Space Permissions

GET /spaces/{spaceId}/permissions

Get Space Labels

GET /spaces/{spaceId}/labels

Blogposts

List Blogposts

GET /blogposts
GET /blogposts?space-id={spaceId}
GET /blogposts?limit=25

Get Blogpost

GET /blogposts/{blogpostId}
GET /blogposts/{blogpostId}?body-format=storage

Create Blogpost

POST /blogposts
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "spaceId": "98306",
  "title": "My Blog Post",
  "body": {
    "representation": "storage",
    "value": "<p>Blog post content</p>"
  }
}

Update Blogpost

PUT /blogposts/{blogpostId}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "id": "458753",
  "status": "current",
  "title": "Updated Blog Post",
  "body": {
    "representation": "storage",
    "value": "<p>Updated content</p>"
  },
  "version": {
    "number": 2
  }
}

Delete Blogpost

DELETE /blogposts/{blogpostId}

Get Blogpost Labels

GET /blogposts/{blogpostId}/labels

Get Blogpost Versions

GET /blogposts/{blogpostId}/versions

Get Blogpost Comments

GET /blogposts/{blogpostId}/footer-comments

Comments

List Footer Comments

GET /footer-comments
GET /footer-comments?body-format=storage

Get Comment

GET /footer-comments/{commentId}

Create Footer Comment

POST /footer-comments
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "pageId": "98391",
  "body": {
    "representation": "storage",
    "value": "<p>Comment text</p>"
  }
}

For blogpost comments:

{
  "blogpostId": "458753",
  "body": {
    "representation": "storage",
    "value": "<p>Comment on blogpost</p>"
  }
}

Update Comment

PUT /footer-comments/{commentId}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "version": {"number": 2},
  "body": {
    "representation": "storage",
    "value": "<p>Updated comment</p>"
  }
}

Delete Comment

DELETE /footer-comments/{commentId}

Get Comment Replies

GET /footer-comments/{commentId}/children

List Inline Comments

GET /inline-comments

Attachments

List Attachments

GET /attachments
GET /attachments?limit=25

Get Attachment

GET /attachments/{attachmentId}

Get Page Attachments

GET /pages/{pageId}/attachments

Tasks

List Tasks

GET /tasks

Get Task

GET /tasks/{taskId}

Labels

List Labels

GET /labels
GET /labels?prefix=global

Custom Content

List Custom Content

GET /custom-content
GET /custom-content?type={customContentType}

User (V1 API)

The current user endpoint uses the V1 REST API:

GET /confluence/ex/confluence/{cloudId}/wiki/rest/api/user/current

Response:

{
  "type": "known",
  "accountId": "557058:...",
  "accountType": "atlassian",
  "email": "user@example.com",
  "publicName": "User Name",
  "displayName": "User Name"
}

Pagination

The V2 API uses cursor-based pagination. Responses include a _links.next URL when more results are available.

GET /pages?limit=25

Response:

{
  "results": [...],
  "_links": {
    "next": "/wiki/api/v2/pages?cursor=eyJpZCI6Ijk4MzkyIn0"
  }
}

To get the next page, extract the cursor and pass it:

GET /pages?limit=25&cursor=eyJpZCI6Ijk4MzkyIn0

Code Examples

JavaScript

// Get Cloud ID first
const resourcesRes = await fetch(
  'https://api.maton.ai/confluence/oauth/token/accessible-resources',
  {
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}`
    }
  }
);
const resources = await resourcesRes.json();
const cloudId = resources[0].id;

// List pages
const response = await fetch(
  `https://api.maton.ai/confluence/ex/confluence/${cloudId}/wiki/api/v2/pages`,
  {
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}`
    }
  }
);
const data = await response.json();

Python

import os
import requests

# Get Cloud ID first
resources = requests.get(
    'https://api.maton.ai/confluence/oauth/token/accessible-resources',
    headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'}
).json()
cloud_id = resources[0]['id']

# List pages
response = requests.get(
    f'https://api.maton.ai/confluence/ex/confluence/{cloud_id}/wiki/api/v2/pages',
    headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'}
)
data = response.json()

Notes

• Cloud ID Required: You must obtain your Cloud ID via /oauth/token/accessible-resources before making API calls
• V2 API Recommended: Use the V2 API (/wiki/api/v2/) for most operations. The V1 API (/wiki/rest/api/) is limited
• Body Formats: Use storage format for creating/updating content. Use view for rendered HTML
• Version Numbers: When updating pages or blogposts, you must increment the version number
• Storage Format: Content uses Confluence storage format (XML-like). Example: <p>Paragraph</p>, <h1>Heading</h1>
• Delete Returns 204: DELETE operations return 204 No Content with no response body
• IDs are Strings: Page, space, and other IDs should be passed as strings
• IMPORTANT: When piping curl output to jq or other commands, environment variables like $MATON_API_KEY may not expand correctly in some shell environments

Error Handling

Troubleshooting: API Key Issues

1. Check that the MATON_API_KEY environment variable is set:

echo $MATON_API_KEY

2. Verify the API key is valid by listing connections:

python3 <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Troubleshooting: Invalid App Name

Ensure your URL path starts with confluence. For example:

• Correct: https://api.maton.ai/confluence/ex/confluence/{cloudId}/wiki/api/v2/pages
• Incorrect: https://api.maton.ai/ex/confluence/{cloudId}/wiki/api/v2/pages

Troubleshooting: Scope Issues

If you receive a 401 error with "scope does not match", you may need to re-authorize with the required scopes. Delete your connection and create a new one:

# Delete existing connection
python3 <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}', method='DELETE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

# Create new connection
python3 <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'app': 'confluence'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Resources

• Confluence REST API V2 Documentation
• Confluence REST API V2 Reference
• Confluence Storage Format
• Maton Community
• Maton Support