Confluence

Confluence Content watches API

The Content watches API from Confluence — 6 operation(s) for content watches.

GitHub OpenAPI

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}/notification/child-created List who is watching a page · Get watches for page #
Ask an LLM
“Who gets notified when a particular Confluence page is updated?”
“Can I page through the list of a page's watchers?”
Tell an agent
List the watchers of page {id}.
Show {limit} page watchers for page {id} starting at {start}.
GET /wiki/rest/api/content/{id}/notification/created List space watches for the space a page is in · Get watches for space #
Ask an LLM
“Starting from a page, how do I find who watches the space it lives in?”
“Which space-level watches cover the space that holds a given piece of content?”
Tell an agent
List the space watches for the space containing content {id}.
Find who watches the whole space that page {id} belongs to.
GET /wiki/rest/api/space/{spaceKey}/watch List the watchers of a space by key · Get space watchers #
Ask an LLM
“Who is watching a space when I know its space key?”
“Can I list space watchers in batches with start and limit?”
Tell an agent
List the watchers of space {spaceKey}.
Get the first {limit} watchers of space {spaceKey}.
GET /wiki/rest/api/user/watch/content/{contentId} Check whether a user watches a piece of content · Get content watch status #
Ask an LLM
“Am I watching a specific page right now?”
“Can I check whether a colleague is watching a page by their account ID?”
Tell an agent
Check whether I am watching content {contentId}.
Tell me if user {accountId} watches content {contentId}.
POST /wiki/rest/api/user/watch/content/{contentId} Start watching a piece of content · Add content watcher #
Ask an LLM
“How do I subscribe to updates on a single Confluence page?”
“Can I add another user as a watcher on a page?”
Tell an agent
Watch content {contentId} for me.
Add user {accountId} as a watcher of content {contentId}.
DELETE /wiki/rest/api/user/watch/content/{contentId} Stop watching a piece of content · Remove content watcher #
Ask an LLM
“How do I stop getting notifications for one page?”
“Can I remove someone else from a page's watchers?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Unwatch content {contentId} for me.
Remove user {accountId} as a watcher of content {contentId}.
GET /wiki/rest/api/user/watch/label/{labelName} Check whether a user watches a label · Get label watch status #
Ask an LLM
“Am I following a particular label?”
“Does a given user watch a label by account ID?”
Tell an agent
Check whether I'm watching label {labelName}.
Tell me if user {accountId} watches label {labelName}.
POST /wiki/rest/api/user/watch/label/{labelName} Start watching a label · Add label watcher #
Ask an LLM
“How do I get notified about content tagged with a certain label?”
“Can I subscribe a teammate to a label?”
Tell an agent
Watch label {labelName} for me.
Add user {accountId} as a watcher of label {labelName}.
DELETE /wiki/rest/api/user/watch/label/{labelName} Stop watching a label · Remove label watcher #
Ask an LLM
“How do I unfollow a label I'm watching?”
“Can I take a user off a label's watch list?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Unwatch label {labelName} for me.
Remove user {accountId} as a watcher of label {labelName}.
GET /wiki/rest/api/user/watch/space/{spaceKey} Check whether a user watches a space · Get space watch status #
Ask an LLM
“Am I watching a particular space?”
“Is a specific user subscribed to a space's updates?”
Tell an agent
Check whether I'm watching space {spaceKey}.
Tell me if user {accountId} watches space {spaceKey}.
POST /wiki/rest/api/user/watch/space/{spaceKey} Start watching a space · Add space watcher #
Ask an LLM
“How do I follow everything that changes in a Confluence space?”
“Can I subscribe another user to a whole space?”
Tell an agent
Watch space {spaceKey} for me.
Add user {accountId} as a watcher of space {spaceKey}.
DELETE /wiki/rest/api/user/watch/space/{spaceKey} Stop watching a space · Remove space watch #
Ask an LLM
“How do I stop space-wide notifications?”
“Can I unsubscribe a user from a space they're watching?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Unwatch space {spaceKey} for me.
Remove user {accountId} as a watcher of space {spaceKey}.

Documentation

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APIReference
https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v2/intro/
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Documentation
https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v2/intro/
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Authentication
https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/security-overview/
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GettingStarted
https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/getting-started/
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APIReference
https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v1/intro/
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Documentation
https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v1/intro/
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Authentication
https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/basic-auth-for-rest-apis/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/confluence/refs/heads/main/openapi/confluence-content-watches-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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Postman
https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/confcloud.2.postman.json
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PostmanCollection
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/confluence/refs/heads/main/collections/confluence-confcloud-v2.postman_collection.json

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OpenAPI Specification

confluence-content-watches-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Confluence Cloud REST Content watches API
  description: This document describes the REST API and resources provided by Confluence.
  termsOfService: https://atlassian.com/terms/
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
- url: //your-domain.atlassian.net
tags:


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