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Read, search, create, update, move, delete, and convert Confluence pages and attachments using confluence-cli from the terminal or agents.
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A CLI tool for Atlassian Confluence. Lets you read, search, create, update, move, delete, and convert pages and attachments from the terminal or from an agent.
A CLI tool for Atlassian Confluence. Lets you read, search, create, update, move, delete, and convert pages and attachments from the terminal or from an agent.
npm install -g confluence-cli
confluence --version # verify install
Preferred for agents — environment variables (no interactive prompt):
| Variable | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
CONFLUENCE_DOMAIN | Your Confluence hostname | company.atlassian.net |
CONFLUENCE_API_PATH | REST API base path | /wiki/rest/api (Cloud) or /rest/api (Server/DC) |
CONFLUENCE_AUTH_TYPE | basic or bearer | basic |
CONFLUENCE_EMAIL | Email address (basic auth only) | [email protected] |
CONFLUENCE_API_TOKEN | API token or personal access token | ATATT3x... |
CONFLUENCE_PROFILE | Named profile to use (optional) | staging |
CONFLUENCE_READ_ONLY | Block all write operations when true | true |
Global --profile flag (use a named profile for any command):
confluence --profile <name> <command>
Config resolution works in two stages:
CONFLUENCE_DOMAIN and CONFLUENCE_API_TOKEN are set, they are used directly and the config file / profiles are not consulted.--profile flag > CONFLUENCE_PROFILE env > activeProfile in config > default.Non-interactive init (good for CI/CD scripts):
confluence init \
--domain "company.atlassian.net" \
--api-path "/wiki/rest/api" \
--auth-type basic \
--email "[email protected]" \
--token "ATATT3x..."
Cloud vs Server/DC:
*.atlassian.net): use --api-path "/wiki/rest/api", auth type basic with email + API token--domain "api.atlassian.com", --api-path "/ex/confluence/<your-cloud-id>/wiki/rest/api", auth type basic with email + scoped token. Get your Cloud ID from https://<your-site>.atlassian.net/_edge/tenant_info. Recommended for agents (least privilege).--api-path "/rest/api", auth type bearer with a personal access token (no email needed)Scoped API token for agents (recommended):
export CONFLUENCE_DOMAIN="api.atlassian.com"
export CONFLUENCE_API_PATH="/ex/confluence/<your-cloud-id>/wiki/rest/api"
export CONFLUENCE_AUTH_TYPE="basic"
export CONFLUENCE_EMAIL="[email protected]"
export CONFLUENCE_API_TOKEN="your-scoped-token"
Required classic scopes for scoped tokens:
read:confluence-content.all, read:confluence-content.summary, read:confluence-space.summary, search:confluencewrite:confluence-content, write:confluence-file, write:confluence-spacereadonly:content.attachment:confluence (download), write:confluence-file (upload)Read-only mode (recommended for AI agents):
Prevents all write operations (create, update, delete, move, etc.) at the profile level. Useful when giving an AI agent access to Confluence for reading only.
# Via profile flag
confluence profile add agent --domain "company.atlassian.net" --token "xxx" --read-only
# Via environment variable (overrides config file)
export CONFLUENCE_READ_ONLY=true
When read-only mode is active, any write command exits with an error:
Error: This profile is in read-only mode. Write operations are not allowed.
profile list shows read-only profiles with a [read-only] badge.
Most commands accept <pageId> — a numeric ID or any of the supported URL formats below.
Supported formats:
| Format | Example |
|---|---|
| Numeric ID | 123456789 |
?pageId= URL | https://company.atlassian.net/wiki/viewpage.action?pageId=123456789 |
Pretty /pages/<id> URL | https://company.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SPACE/pages/123456789/Page+Title |
Display /display/<space>/<title> URL | https://company.atlassian.net/wiki/display/SPACE/Page+Title |
confluence read 123456789
confluence read "https://company.atlassian.net/wiki/viewpage.action?pageId=123456789"
confluence read "https://company.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/MYSPACE/pages/123456789/My+Page"
Note: Display-style URLs (
/display/<space>/<title>) perform a title-based lookup, so the page title in the URL must match exactly. When possible, prefer numeric IDs or/pages/<id>URLs for reliability.
| Format | Notes |
|---|---|
markdown | Recommended for agent-generated content. Automatically converted by the API. |
storage | Confluence XML storage format (default for create/update). Use for programmatic round-trips. |
html | Raw HTML. |
text | Plain text — for read/export output only, not for creation. |
initInitialize configuration. Saves credentials to ~/.confluence-cli/config.json.
confluence init [--domain <domain>] [--api-path <path>] [--auth-type basic|bearer] [--email <email>] [--token <token>] [--read-only]
All flags are optional; omitting any flag triggers an interactive prompt for that field. Provide all flags to run fully non-interactive. Use the global --profile flag to save to a named profile:
confluence --profile staging init --domain "staging.example.com" --auth-type bearer --token "your-token"
read <pageId>Read page content. Outputs to stdout.
confluence read <pageId> [--format html|text|markdown]
| Option | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
--format | text | Output format: html, text, or markdown |
confluence read 123456789
confluence read 123456789 --format markdown
info <pageId>Get page metadata (title, ID, type, status, space).
confluence info <pageId>
confluence info 123456789
find <title>Find a page by exact or partial title. Returns the first match.
confluence find <title> [--space <spaceKey>]
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--space | Restrict search to a specific space key |
confluence find "Architecture Overview"
confluence find "API Reference" --space MYSPACE
search <query>Search pages using a keyword or CQL expression.
confluence search <query> [--limit <number>] [--cql]
| Option | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
--limit | 10 | Maximum number of results |
--cql | false | Pass query as raw CQL instead of text search |
confluence search "deployment pipeline"
confluence search --cql 'siteSearch ~ "deployment pipeline" and space = "MYSPACE"' --limit 50
spacesList all accessible Confluence spaces (key and name).
confluence spaces
children <pageId>List child pages of a page.
confluence children <pageId> [--recursive] [--max-depth <number>] [--format list|tree|json] [--show-id] [--show-url]
| Option | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
--recursive | false | List all descendants recursively |
--max-depth | 10 | Maximum depth for recursive listing |
--format | list | Output format: list, tree, or json |
--show-id | false | Show page IDs |
--show-url | false | Show page URLs |
confluence children 123456789
confluence children 123456789 --recursive --format json
confluence children 123456789 --recursive --format tree --show-id
create <title> <spaceKey>Create a new top-level page in a space.
confluence create <title> <spaceKey> [--content <string>] [--file <path>] [--format storage|html|markdown]
| Option | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
--content | — | Inline content string |
--file | — | Path to content file |
--format | storage | Content format |
Either --content or --file is required.
confluence create "Project Overview" MYSPACE --content "# Hello" --format markdown
confluence create "Release Notes" MYSPACE --file ./notes.md --format markdown
Outputs the new page ID and URL on success.
create-child <title> <parentId>Create a child page under an existing page. Inherits the parent's space automatically.
confluence create-child <title> <parentId> [--content <string>] [--file <path>] [--format storage|html|markdown]
Options are identical to create. Either --content or --file is required.
confluence create-child "Chapter 1" 123456789 --content "Content here" --format markdown
confluence create-child "API Guide" 123456789 --file ./api.md --format markdown
update <pageId>Update an existing page's title and/or content. At least one of --title, --content, or --file is required.
confluence update <pageId> [--title <title>] [--content <string>] [--file <path>] [--format storage|html|markdown]
| Option | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
--title | — | New title |
--content | — | Inline content string |
--file | — | Path to content file |
--format | storage | Content format |
confluence update 123456789 --title "New Title"
confluence update 123456789 --file ./updated.md --format markdown
confluence update 123456789 --title "New Title" --file ./updated.xml --format storage
move <pageId_or_url> <newParentId_or_url>Move a page to a new parent. Both pages must be in the same space.
confluence move <pageId_or_url> <newParentId_or_url> [--title <newTitle>]
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--title | Rename the page during the move |
confluence move 123456789 987654321
confluence move 123456789 987654321 --title "Renamed After Move"
delete <pageIdOrUrl>Delete (trash) a page by ID or URL.
confluence delete <pageIdOrUrl> [--yes]
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--yes | Skip confirmation prompt (required for non-interactive/agent use) |
confluence delete 123456789 --yes
edit <pageId>Fetch a page's raw storage-format content for editing locally.
confluence edit <pageId> [--output <file>]
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--output | Save content to a file (instead of printing to stdout) |
confluence edit 123456789 --output ./page.xml
# Edit page.xml, then:
confluence update 123456789 --file ./page.xml --format storage
export <pageId>Export a page and its attachments to a local directory.
confluence export <pageId> [--format html|text|markdown] [--dest <directory>] [--file <filename>] [--attachments-dir <name>] [--pattern <glob>] [--referenced-only] [--skip-attachments]
| Option | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
--format | markdown | Content format for the exported file |
--dest | . | Base directory to export into |
--file | page.<ext> | Filename for the content file |
--attachments-dir | attachments | Subdirectory name for attachments |
--pattern | — | Glob filter for attachments (e.g. *.png) |
--referenced-only | false | Only download attachments referenced in the page content |
--skip-attachments | false | Do not download attachments |
confluence export 123456789 --format markdown --dest ./docs
confluence export 123456789 --format markdown --dest ./docs --skip-attachments
confluence export 123456789 --pattern "*.png" --dest ./output
Creates a subdirectory named after the page title under --dest.
attachments <pageId>List or download attachments for a page.
confluence attachments <pageId> [--limit <n>] [--pattern <glob>] [--download] [--dest <directory>]
| Option | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
--limit | all | Maximum number of attachments to fetch |
--pattern | — | Filter by filename glob (e.g. *.pdf) |
--download | false | Download matching attachments |
--dest | . | Directory to save downloads |
confluence attachments 123456789
confluence attachments 123456789 --pattern "*.pdf" --download --dest ./downloads
attachment-upload <pageId>Upload one or more files to a page. --file can be repeated for multiple files.
confluence attachment-upload <pageId> --file <path> [--file <path> ...] [--comment <text>] [--replace] [--minor-edit]
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--file | File to upload (required, repeatable) |
--comment | Comment for the attachment(s) |
--replace | Replace an existing attachment with the same filename |
--minor-edit | Mark the upload as a minor edit |
confluence attachment-upload 123456789 --file ./report.pdf
confluence attachment-upload 123456789 --file ./a.png --file ./b.png --replace
attachment-delete <pageId> <attachmentId>Delete an attachment from a page.
confluence attachment-delete <pageId> <attachmentId> [--yes]
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--yes | Skip confirmation prompt |
confluence attachment-delete 123456789 att-987 --yes
comments <pageId>List comments for a page.
confluence comments <pageId> [--format text|markdown|json] [--limit <n>] [--start <n>] [--location inline,footer,resolved] [--depth all] [--all]
| Option | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
--format | text | Output format: text, markdown, or json |
--limit | 25 | Maximum comments per page |
--start | 0 | Start index for pagination |
--location | — | Filter by location: inline, footer, resolved (comma-separated) |
--depth | — | Leave empty for root-only; all for all nested replies |
--all | false | Fetch all comments (ignores pagination) |
confluence comments 123456789
confluence comments 123456789 --format json --all
confluence comments 123456789 --location footer --depth all
comment <pageId>Create a comment on a page (footer or inline).
confluence comment <pageId> [--content <string>] [--file <path>] [--format storage|html|markdown] [--parent <commentId>] [--location footer|inline] [--inline-selection <text>] [--inline-original-selection <text>] [--inline-marker-ref <ref>] [--inline-properties <json>]
| Option | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
--content | — | Inline content string |
--file | — | Path to content file |
--format | storage | Content format |
--parent | — | Reply to a comment by ID |
--location | footer | footer or inline |
--inline-selection | — | Highlighted selection text (inline only) |
--inline-original-selection | — | Original selection text (inline only) |
--inline-marker-ref | — | Marker reference (inline only) |
--inline-properties | — | Full inline properties as JSON (advanced) |
Either --content or --file is required.
confluence comment 123456789 --content "Looks good!" --location footer
confluence comment 123456789 --content "See note" --parent 456 --location footer
Note on inline comments: Creating a brand-new inline comment requires editor highlight metadata (
matchIndex,lastFetchTime,serializedHighlights) that is only available in the Confluence editor. This metadata is not accessible via the REST API, so inline comment creation will typically fail with a 400 error. Use--location footeror reply to an existing inline comment with--parent <commentId>instead.
comment-delete <commentId>Delete a comment by its ID.
confluence comment-delete <commentId> [--yes]
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--yes | Skip confirmation prompt |
confluence comment-delete 456789 --yes
copy-tree <sourcePageId> <targetParentId> [newTitle]Copy a page and all its children to a new location.
confluence copy-tree <sourcePageId> <targetParentId> [newTitle] [--max-depth <depth>] [--exclude <patterns>] [--delay-ms <ms>] [--copy-suffix <suffix>] [--dry-run] [--fail-on-error] [--quiet]
| Option | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
--max-depth | 10 | Maximum depth to copy |
--exclude | — | Comma-separated title patterns to exclude (supports wildcards) |
--delay-ms | 100 | Delay between sibling creations in ms |
--copy-suffix | " (Copy)" | Suffix appended to the root page title |
--dry-run | false | Preview operations without creating pages |
--fail-on-error | false | Exit with non-zero code if any page fails |
--quiet | false | Suppress progress output |
# Preview first
confluence copy-tree 123456789 987654321 --dry-run
# Copy with a custom title
confluence copy-tree 123456789 987654321 "Backup Copy"
# Copy excluding certain pages
confluence copy-tree 123456789 987654321 --exclude "Draft*,Archive*"
profile listList all configuration profiles with the active profile marked.
confluence profile list
profile use <name>Switch the active configuration profile.
confluence profile use <name>
confluence profile use staging
profile add <name>Add a new configuration profile. Supports the same options as init (interactive, non-interactive, or hybrid).
confluence profile add <name> [--domain <domain>] [--api-path <path>] [--auth-type basic|bearer] [--email <email>] [--token <token>] [--protocol http|https] [--read-only]
Profile names may contain letters, numbers, hyphens, and underscores only.
confluence profile add staging --domain "staging.example.com" --auth-type bearer --token "xyz"
profile remove <name>Remove a configuration profile (prompts for confirmation). Cannot remove the only remaining profile.
confluence profile remove <name>
confluence profile remove staging
statsShow local usage statistics.
confluence stats
convertConvert between content formats locally without a Confluence server connection.
confluence convert [--input-file <path>] [--output-file <path>] --input-format <format> --output-format <format>
| Option | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
--input-file, -i | stdin | Input file path |
--output-file, -o | stdout | Output file path |
--input-format | — | Input format: markdown, storage, html (required) |
--output-format | — | Output format: markdown, storage, html, text (required) |
Supported conversions: markdown→storage, markdown→html, markdown→text, html→storage, html→text, html→markdown, storage→markdown, storage→html, storage→text.
# Markdown to Confluence storage format
confluence convert -i doc.md -o doc.xml --input-format markdown --output-format storage
# Pipe via stdin/stdout
echo "# Hello" | confluence convert --input-format markdown --output-format storage
# Storage format back to markdown
confluence convert -i page.xml --input-format storage --output-format markdown
install-skillCopy the Claude Code skill documentation into your project's .claude/skills/ directory so Claude Code can learn confluence-cli automatically.
confluence install-skill [--dest <directory>] [--yes]
| Option | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
--dest | ./.claude/skills/confluence | Target directory |
--yes | false | Skip overwrite confirmation |
confluence install-skill
# 1. Fetch raw storage XML
confluence edit 123456789 --output ./page.xml
# 2. Modify page.xml with your tool of choice
# 3. Push the updated content
confluence update 123456789 --file ./page.xml --format storage
# Create root page, note the returned ID (e.g. 111222333)
confluence create "Project Overview" MYSPACE --content "# Overview" --format markdown
# Add children under it
confluence create-child "Architecture" 111222333 --content "# Architecture" --format markdown
confluence create-child "API Reference" 111222333 --file ./api.md --format markdown
confluence create-child "Runbooks" 111222333 --content "# Runbooks" --format markdown
# Preview first
confluence copy-tree 123456789 987654321 --dry-run
# Execute the copy
confluence copy-tree 123456789 987654321 "Backup Copy"
# Convert markdown to Confluence storage format (no server needed)
confluence convert -i doc.md -o doc.xml --input-format markdown --output-format storage
# Convert storage format to markdown for editing
confluence convert -i page.xml -o page.md --input-format storage --output-format markdown
confluence export 123456789 --format markdown --dest ./local-docs
# => ./local-docs/<page-title>/page.md + ./local-docs/<page-title>/attachments/
confluence children 123456789 --recursive --format json | jq '.[].id'
confluence search --cql 'siteSearch ~ "release notes" and space = "MYSPACE"' --limit 20
--yes on destructive commands (delete, comment-delete, attachment-delete) to avoid interactive prompts blocking the agent.--format markdown when creating or updating content from agent-generated text — it's the most natural format and the API converts it automatically.--format json on children and comments for machine-parseable output.| cat or use NO_COLOR=1 if your downstream tool doesn't handle them.?pageId=<number> and pass the number. Do not pass pretty/display URLs — they are not supported.confluence move only works within the same space. Moving across spaces is not supported.--profile <name> or CONFLUENCE_PROFILE env var to target different Confluence instances without reconfiguring.CONFLUENCE_READ_ONLY=true or use --read-only when creating profiles to prevent accidental writes. This is enforced at the CLI level — all write commands will be blocked.| Error | Cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
No configuration found | No config file and no env vars set | Set env vars or run confluence init |
Cross-space moves are not supported | move used across spaces | Copy with copy-tree instead |
| 400 on inline comment creation | Editor metadata required | Use --location footer or reply to existing inline comment with --parent |
File not found: <path> | --file path doesn't exist | Check the path before calling the command |
At least one of --title, --file, or --content must be provided | update called with no content options | Provide at least one of the required options |
Profile "<name>" not found! | Specified profile doesn't exist | Run confluence profile list to see available profiles |
Cannot delete the only remaining profile. | Tried to remove the last profile | Add another profile before removing |
This profile is in read-only mode | Write command used with a read-only profile | Use a writable profile or remove readOnly from config |
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