Jira Confluence
Introduction
Welcome to the documentation for the Automate integration with Jira Confluence! This guide aims to provide you with a comprehensive overview of how to utilize the powerful features available through this integration. Confluence, a document management platform, enables teams to create, edit, share, and collaborate on content seamlessly. With this integration, users can automate various tasks within Confluence, enhancing productivity and collaboration.
What is Jira Confluence?
Confluence is a robust document management platform that empowers teams to create, edit, and collaborate on a wide range of content types. From text documents and tables to images, videos, and files, Confluence offers a rich set of tools for creating and sharing information. Furthermore, Confluence seamlessly integrates with Jira, facilitating efficient collaboration between project management and documentation processes.
Key Features of Jira Confluence:
Document Collaboration: Teams can work together in real-time on documents, enabling seamless collaboration.
Rich Content Creation: Easily create various types of content, including text, images, videos, tables, and more.
Integration with Jira: Connects project management in Jira with documentation in Confluence for streamlined workflows.
Auto Mate Integration with Jira Confluence
The Automate integration with Jira Confluence offers a set of actions to automate common tasks within the Confluence app. Whether it's creating comments, retrieving content, or searching for specific information, these actions simplify document management and enhance team productivity.
Available Actions:
Create Comment
Create Content
Get Comments By Content ID
Get Content
Get Content By ID
Search Content
Using the Integration
To begin using the Automate-Jira Confluence integration, you'll need to define your credentials at Vault and configure the necessary inputs for each action. Let's explore how to use each action effectively:
Credentials
Credentials establish a secure connection between Auto Mate and Jira Confluence. Here's how you can set them up:
Select Your Credentials: Choose the appropriate credentials for your Jira Confluence account.
How To Use Actions
Let's explore the available actions within the Automate-Jira Confluence integration and how to use them:
Create Comment
Description: Creates a comment on a specific piece of content in Confluence.
Purpose: Add commentary or notes to existing Confluence content.
Usage:
Provide the Space Key of the space where the comment will be created.
Specify the Content ID of the content to comment on.
Choose the Comment Type (e.g., inline, block).
Enter the Text of the comment.
Execute the action to create the comment.
Input:
Space Key: The key of the space where the comment will be created.
Content ID: The ID of the content to comment on.
Comment Type: Specify the type of comment (e.g., inline, block).
Text: The text of the comment.
Output:
The result after creating the comment.
Create Content
Description: Creates new content within a Confluence space.
Purpose: Generate new pages or blog posts in Confluence.
Usage:
Specify the Type of content to create (e.g., page, blog post).
Provide the Space Key of the space where the content will be created.
Enter the Title of the new content.
Add the Body, the main content of the new piece (supports rich text formatting).
Execute the action to create the content.
Input:
Type: The type of content to create (e.g., page, blog post).
Space Key: The key of the space where the content will be created.
Title: The title of the new content.
Body: The main body of the content (supports rich text formatting).
Output:
The result after creating the content.
Get Comments By Content ID
Description: Retrieves comments associated with a specific piece of content.
Purpose: Fetch comments related to a particular Confluence content.
Usage:
Provide the Content ID of the content to retrieve comments for.
Optionally, specify the Limit of comments to retrieve.
Execute the action to get the comments.
Input:
Content ID: The ID of the content to retrieve comments for.
Limit: The maximum number of comments to retrieve (optional).
Output:
The retrieved comments, including their IDs, text, and author information.
Get Content
Description: Retrieves content from a Confluence space based on specified criteria.
Purpose: Obtain content details such as pages or blog posts within a space.
Usage:
Specify the Type of content to retrieve (e.g., page, blog post).
Provide the Space Key of the space where the content is located.
Optionally, set the Limit for the maximum number of content items to retrieve.
Execute the action to get the content.
Input:
Type: The type of content to retrieve (e.g., page, blog post).
Space Key: The key of the space where the content is located.
Limit: The maximum number of content items to retrieve (optional).
Output:
The retrieved content, including its ID, title, body, and author information.
Get Content By ID
Description: Retrieves specific content by its unique ID.
Purpose: Fetch detailed information about a specific Confluence content.
Usage:
Provide the Content ID of the content to retrieve.
Execute the action to get the content details.
Input:
Content ID: The ID of the content to retrieve.
Output:
The retrieved content, including its ID, title, body, and author information.
Search Content
Description: Search for content within Confluence based on specified criteria.
Purpose: Find relevant content matching specific search parameters.
Usage:
Specify the Type of content to search for (e.g., page, blog post).
Enter the Title of the content to search for.
Optionally, set the Limit for the maximum number of search results to return.
Choose whether to Include Archived Spaces in the search.
Choose whether to Exclude Current Spaces in the search.
Optionally, provide an Excerpt of the content to include in search results.
Execute the action to search for the content.
Input:
Type: The type of content to search for (e.g., page, blog post).
Title: The title of the content to search for.
Limit: The maximum number of search results to return (optional).
Include Archived Spaces: Whether to include content from archived spaces in the search.
Exclude Current Spaces: Whether to exclude content from current spaces in the search.
Excerpt: An excerpt of the content to include in the search results (optional).
Output:
The search results, including IDs, titles, and excerpts of the matched content.
Additional Tips
Use Cases
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
Last updated
