Confluence Content restrictions API

The Content restrictions API from Confluence — 5 operation(s) for content restrictions.

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Operations 12

Each operation below carries the questions people ask an LLM about it and the instructions they give an agent to run it. Generated by API Evangelist overlay

GET /wiki/rest/api/content/{id}/restriction List the restrictions on content · Get restrictions #

Ask an LLM

“Who is restricted from viewing or editing a particular page?”

“Can I see all read and update restrictions on a piece of content as a list?”

Tell an agent

List the restrictions on content {id}.

Show up to {limit} restrictions on page {id}.

PUT /wiki/rest/api/content/{id}/restriction Replace all restrictions on content · Update restrictions #

Ask an LLM

“How do I overwrite a page's existing restrictions with a new set?”

“Will replacing restrictions remove the ones already on the content?”

Tell an agent

Replace the restrictions on content {id} with a new set.

Overwrite every existing restriction on page {id}.

POST /wiki/rest/api/content/{id}/restriction Add restrictions to content · Add restrictions #

Ask an LLM

“Can I add a restriction to a page without touching the restrictions already there?”

“What's the way to layer extra view or edit restrictions onto content?”

Tell an agent

Add restrictions to content {id}, keeping the existing ones.

Append new read or update restrictions to page {id}.

DELETE /wiki/rest/api/content/{id}/restriction Remove all restrictions from content · Delete restrictions #

Ask an LLM

“How do I clear every read and edit restriction from a page?”

“Can I open a restricted page back up to everyone in the space?”

Tell an agent destructive · confirm first

Remove all restrictions from content {id}.

Lift every read and update restriction on page {id}.

GET /wiki/rest/api/content/{id}/restriction/byOperation Get content restrictions grouped by operation · Get restrictions by operation #

Ask an LLM

“Can I see a page's restrictions organised by read versus update?”

“Which restrictions apply to viewing a page and which to editing it?”

Tell an agent

Get the restrictions on content {id} grouped by operation.

Break down page {id}'s restrictions into read and update.

GET /wiki/rest/api/content/{id}/restriction/byOperation/{operationKey} Get content restrictions for one operation · Get restrictions for operation #

Ask an LLM

“Who exactly is allowed to edit a restricted page?”

“Can I list only the read restrictions on a piece of content?”

Tell an agent

Show the {operationKey} restrictions on content {id}.

List up to {limit} {operationKey} restrictions for page {id}.

GET /wiki/rest/api/content/{id}/restriction/byOperation/{operationKey}/byGroupId/{groupId} Check if a group is in a content restriction · Get content restriction status for group #

Ask an LLM

“Does a particular group have read access under a page's restriction?”

“Can I check whether a group is included in an edit restriction on content?”

Tell an agent

Check whether group {groupId} is in the {operationKey} restriction on content {id}.

Confirm if the {operationKey} restriction on page {id} applies to group {groupId}.

PUT /wiki/rest/api/content/{id}/restriction/byOperation/{operationKey}/byGroupId/{groupId} Grant a group access via a content restriction · Add group to content restriction #

Ask an LLM

“How do I let one group edit a page that's otherwise restricted?”

“Can I add a group to a page's read restriction by its group ID?”

Tell an agent

Add group {groupId} to the {operationKey} restriction on content {id}.

Give group {groupId} {operationKey} permission on restricted page {id}.

DELETE /wiki/rest/api/content/{id}/restriction/byOperation/{operationKey}/byGroupId/{groupId} Remove a group from a content restriction · Remove group from content restriction #

Ask an LLM

“How do I take a group off a page's view restriction?”

“Can I revoke one group's edit access on restricted content?”

Tell an agent destructive · confirm first

Remove group {groupId} from the {operationKey} restriction on content {id}.

Revoke group {groupId}'s {operationKey} permission on page {id}.

GET /wiki/rest/api/content/{id}/restriction/byOperation/{operationKey}/user Check if a user is in a content restriction · Get content restriction status for user #

Ask an LLM

“Is a specific person allowed through a page's read restriction?”

“Can I check whether a user's account is part of an edit restriction?”

Tell an agent

Check whether user {accountId} is in the {operationKey} restriction on content {id}.

Confirm if the {operationKey} restriction on page {id} applies to account {accountId}.

PUT /wiki/rest/api/content/{id}/restriction/byOperation/{operationKey}/user Grant a user access via a content restriction · Add user to content restriction #

Ask an LLM

“How do I let one person view a page that's restricted?”

“Can I add a single user to a page's edit restriction?”

Tell an agent

Add user {accountId} to the {operationKey} restriction on content {id}.

Give account {accountId} {operationKey} permission on restricted page {id}.

DELETE /wiki/rest/api/content/{id}/restriction/byOperation/{operationKey}/user Remove a user from a content restriction · Remove user from content restriction #

Ask an LLM

“How do I take one person off a page's restriction?”

“Can I revoke a specific user's view access on restricted content?”

Tell an agent destructive · confirm first

Remove user {accountId} from the {operationKey} restriction on content {id}.

Revoke account {accountId}'s {operationKey} permission on page {id}.

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