How can I upload to Confluence using a unix curl command?

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OK, so I know how to upload to SharePoint thanks to this question:

How to send file to Sharepoint from Linux creating non existend directories

Now I am trying to figure out how to do it with Atlassian's Confluence. Any takers?

What I am looking for is a scriptable Unix command.

So looking at some Confluence pages, I see *.action pages which usually indicates a Struts implementation. In theory, all I need to do is figure out what action to call with what parameters. — user447607
– user447607, Commented Nov 4, 2013 at 17:48
What about the possibility of using lynx + an expect script to do the upload? — user447607
– user447607, Commented Nov 4, 2013 at 18:31

dvdsmpsn · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-08 14:38:03Z

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You question needs improving for a real understanding of what you're trying to achieve. That said, you can for example attach a file to a page within Confluence using curl.

The easy way to use do this would be using Bob Swifts Atlassian/Confluence CLI using the addAttachment command to add an attachment.

The plugin changed to be commercial a while back, but you can download the latest free release here.

answered Nov 8, 2013 at 14:38

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user447607 Over a year ago

Agreed. An attachment is acceptable but not optimal. What I was thinking was that I could use web tools to look at the headers and actions processed when a page is edited. See where the text is and then devise a script command that simulates. Unfortunately, I can't do any of this now that my project has tanked and I'm on the lookout for a new gig. :-/ That's the tech industry for ya. Easy come, easy go.

Gomz · Accepted Answer · 2023-07-29 19:54:32Z

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You can do it by running the below command from UNIX.

curl -u $USER_NAME:$USER_PASSWORD  -X POST -H "X-Atlassian-Token: nocheck" -F "file=@${ATTACHMENT_FILE_NAME}" -F "comment=File attached via REST API" ${CONFLUENCE_BASE_URL}/rest/api/content/${PAGE_ID}/child/attachment 2>/dev/null

More information in this link: https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/using-the-confluence-rest-api-to-upload-an-attachment-to-one-or-more-pages-1014274390.html

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answered Jul 26, 2023 at 13:10

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Guillaume Blanchet · Accepted Answer · 2025-09-01 14:05:32Z

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Here is the correct syntax:

curl -X POST \
   -u "$USER_EMAIL:$ATLASSIAN_TOKEN" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{
        "spaceId": "12345",
        "title": "Hello World",
        "status": "draft",
        "body": {
            "representation": "storage",
            "value": "<p>Page created from cURL</p>"
        }
    }' \
    "https://$ATLASSIAN_INSTANCE/wiki/api/v2/pages"

Just replace the "12345" with the space id you want to target (beware: you can't use $VARIABLE there, due to sigle quote). To learn more on how to find the other variables, read my blog: https://ducttapecode.com/blog/confluence-integration/article/

answered Sep 1 at 14:05

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