Confluence Space Roles API

The Space Roles API from Confluence — 4 operation(s) for space roles.

Operations 8

GET /space-roles Get available space roles #
POST /space-roles Create a space role #
GET /space-roles/{id} Get space role by ID #
PUT /space-roles/{id} Update a space role #
DELETE /space-roles/{id} Delete a space role #
GET /space-role-mode Get space role mode #
GET /spaces/{id}/role-assignments Get space role assignments #
POST /spaces/{id}/role-assignments Set space role assignments #

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OpenAPI Specification

confluence-space-roles-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Confluence Cloud REST API v2 Space Roles API
  description: This document describes Confluence's v2 APIs. This is intended to be an iteration on the existing Confluence Cloud REST API with improvements in both endpoint definitions and performance.
  termsOfService: https://developer.atlassian.com/platform/marketplace/atlassian-developer-terms/
  version: 2.0.0
servers:
- url: https://{your-domain}/wiki/api/v2
  variables:
    your-domain:
      default: no-default
      description: Specific domain of the Confluence site being used. Must be provided.
tags:
- name: Space Roles
  description: ''
paths:
  /space-roles:
    get:
      tags:
      - Space Roles
      operationId: getAvailableSpaceRoles
      summary: Get available space roles
      description: 'Retrieves the available space roles.


        Available on tenants with Role-Based Access Control.


        **Permissions required**:

        Permission to access the Confluence site; if requesting a certain space''s roles, permission to view the space.'
      parameters:
      - name: space-id
        in: query
        required: false
        description: The space ID for which to filter available space roles; if empty, return all available space roles for the tenant.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: role-type
        in: query
        required: false
        description: The space role type to filter results by.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: principal-id
        in: query
        required: false
        description: The principal ID to filter results by. If specified, a principal-type must also be specified. Paired with a `principal-type` of `ACCESS_CLASS`, valid values include [`anonymous-users`, `jsm-project-admins`, `authenticated-users`, `all-licensed-users`, `all-product-admins`]
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: principal-type
        in: query
        required: false
        description: The principal type to filter results by. If specified, a principal-id must also be specified.
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PrincipalType'
      - name: cursor
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Used for pagination, this opaque cursor will be returned in the `next` URL in the `Link` response header. Use the relative URL in the `Link` header to retrieve the `next` set of results.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: limit
        in: query
        description: Maximum number of space roles to return. If more results exist, use the `Link` response header to retrieve a relative URL that will return the next set of results.
        schema:
          format: int32
          default: 25
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 250
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Returned if the requested space roles are retrieved.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                title: MultiEntityResult<SpaceRole>
                type: object
                properties:
                  results:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/SpaceRole'
                  _links:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/MultiEntityLinks'
        '400':
          description: Returned if an invalid request is provided.
          content: {}
        '401':
          description: 'Returned if the authentication credentials are incorrect or missing

            from the request.'
          content: {}
        '404':
          description: 'Returned if the calling user does not have permission to view the

            available space roles.'
          content: {}
      security:
      - basicAuth: []
      - oAuthDefinitions:
        - read:space.permission:confluence
      x-atlassian-oauth2-scopes:
      - scheme: oAuthDefinitions
        state: Current
        scopes:
        - read:space.permission:confluence
      x-atlassian-connect-scope: READ
      x-atlassian-data-security-policy:
      - app-access-rule-exempt: true
    post:
      tags:
      - Space Roles
      operationId: createSpaceRole
      summary: Create a space role
      description: 'Create a space role.


        Available on tenants with Role-Based Access Control.


        **Permissions required**:

        User must be an organization or site admin. Connect and Forge app users are not authorized to access this resource.'
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - name
              - description
              - spacePermissions
              properties:
                name:
                  type: string
                  description: Name of the space role
                description:
                  type: string
                  description: Description for the space role
                spacePermissions:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  description: The ids of the space permissions associated with the space role. Sample value "read/space"; retrieve ids from responses returned by [GET /space-permissions](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v2/api-group-space-permissions/#api-space-permissions-get) endpoint
        required: true
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Returned if the requested space role is created.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SpaceRole'
        '400':
          description: Returned if an invalid request is provided.
          content: {}
        '401':
          description: Returned if the authentication credentials are incorrect or missing from the request.
          content: {}
        '404':
          description: Returned if the calling user does not have permission to create space roles.
          content: {}
      security:
      - basicAuth: []
      - oAuthDefinitions:
        - write:configuration:confluence
      x-atlassian-oauth2-scopes:
      - scheme: oAuthDefinitions
        state: Current
        scopes:
        - write:configuration:confluence
      x-atlassian-connect-scope: ADMIN
      x-atlassian-data-security-policy:
      - app-access-rule-exempt: true
  /space-roles/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Space Roles
      operationId: getSpaceRolesById
      summary: Get space role by ID
      description: 'Retrieves the space role by ID.


        Available on tenants with Role-Based Access Control.


        **Permissions required**:

        Permission to access the Confluence site.'
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The ID of the space role to retrieve.
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Returned if the requested space role is retrieved.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                allOf:
                - $ref: '#/components/schemas/SpaceRole'
                - type: object
                  properties:
                    _links:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        base:
                          type: string
                          description: Base url of the Confluence site.
        '400':
          description: Returned if an invalid request is provided.
          content: {}
        '401':
          description: 'Returned if the authentication credentials are incorrect or missing

            from the request.'
          content: {}
        '404':
          description: 'Returned if the calling user does not have permission to view the

            space role.'
          content: {}
      security:
      - basicAuth: []
      - oAuthDefinitions:
        - read:space.permission:confluence
      x-atlassian-oauth2-scopes:
      - scheme: oAuthDefinitions
        state: Current
        scopes:
        - read:space.permission:confluence
      x-atlassian-connect-scope: READ
      x-atlassian-data-security-policy:
      - app-access-rule-exempt: true
    put:
      tags:
      - Space Roles
      operationId: updateSpaceRole
      summary: Update a space role
      description: 'Update a space role.


        Available on tenants with Role-Based Access Control.


        **Permissions required**:

        User must be an organization or site admin. Connect and Forge app users are not authorized to access this resource.'
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Id of the space role
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - name
              - description
              - spacePermissions
              properties:
                name:
                  type: string
                  description: Name of the space role
                description:
                  type: string
                  description: Description for the space role
                spacePermissions:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  description: The ids of the space permissions associated with the space role. Sample value "read/space"; retrieve ids from responses returned by [GET /space-permissions](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v2/api-group-space-permissions/#api-space-permissions-get) endpoint
                anonymousReassignmentRoleId:
                  type: string
                  description: If space anonymous access is assigned to the role being modified, the Id of a role to migrate those assignments to can be specified. Anonymous access role assignments left unchanged if unspecified.
                guestReassignmentRoleId:
                  type: string
                  description: If guests are assigned to the role being modified, the Id of a role to migrate those assignments to can be specified. Guest role assignments left unchanged if unspecified.
        required: true
      responses:
        '202':
          description: Returned if the update of the space role was accepted.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdateSpaceRoleResponse'
        '400':
          description: Returned if an invalid request is provided.
          content: {}
        '401':
          description: Returned if the authentication credentials are incorrect or missing from the request.
          content: {}
        '404':
          description: Returned if the calling user does not have permission to update space roles.
          content: {}
      security:
      - basicAuth: []
      - oAuthDefinitions:
        - write:configuration:confluence
      x-atlassian-oauth2-scopes:
      - scheme: oAuthDefinitions
        state: Current
        scopes:
        - write:configuration:confluence
      x-atlassian-connect-scope: ADMIN
      x-atlassian-data-security-policy:
      - app-access-rule-exempt: true
    delete:
      tags:
      - Space Roles
      operationId: deleteSpaceRole
      summary: Delete a space role
      description: 'Delete a space role


        Available on tenants with Role-Based Access Control.


        **Permissions required**:

        User must be an organization or site admin. Connect and Forge app users are not authorized to access this resource.'
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Id of the space role
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '202':
          description: Returned if the deletion of the space role was accepted.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DeleteSpaceRoleResponse'
        '400':
          description: Returned if an invalid request is provided.
          content: {}
        '401':
          description: Returned if the authentication credentials are incorrect or missing from the request.
          content: {}
        '404':
          description: Returned if the calling user does not have permission to delete space roles.
          content: {}
      security:
      - basicAuth: []
      - oAuthDefinitions:
        - write:configuration:confluence
      x-atlassian-oauth2-scopes:
      - scheme: oAuthDefinitions
        state: Current
        scopes:
        - write:configuration:confluence
      x-atlassian-connect-scope: ADMIN
      x-atlassian-data-security-policy:
      - app-access-rule-exempt: true
  /space-role-mode:
    get:
      tags:
      - Space Roles
      operationId: getSpaceRoleMode
      summary: Get space role mode
      description: 'Retrieves the space role mode.


        Available on tenants with Role-Based Access Control.


        **Permissions required**:

        Permission to access the Confluence site (''Can use'' global permission).'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Returned if the requested space role mode is returned.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  mode:
                    type: string
                    description: The space role mode.
                    enum:
                    - PRE_ROLES
                    - ROLES_TRANSITION
                    - ROLES
        '400':
          description: Returned if an invalid request is provided.
          content: {}
        '401':
          description: Returned if the authentication credentials are incorrect or missing from the request.
          content: {}
        '404':
          description: Returned if the calling user does not have permission to view the space role mode.
          content: {}
      security:
      - basicAuth: []
      - oAuthDefinitions:
        - read:configuration:confluence
      x-atlassian-oauth2-scopes:
      - scheme: oAuthDefinitions
        state: Current
        scopes:
        - read:configuration:confluence
      x-atlassian-connect-scope: READ
      x-atlassian-data-security-policy:
      - app-access-rule-exempt: true
  /spaces/{id}/role-assignments:
    get:
      tags:
      - Space Roles
      operationId: getSpaceRoleAssignments
      summary: Get space role assignments
      description: 'Retrieves the space role assignments.


        Available on tenants with Role-Based Access Control.


        **Permissions required**:

        Permission to view the space.'
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The ID of the space for which to retrieve assignments.
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: role-id
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Filters the returned role assignments to the provided role ID.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: role-type
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Filters the returned role assignments to the provided role type.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: principal-id
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Filters the returned role assignments to the provided principal id. If specified, a principal-type must also be specified. Paired with a `principal-type` of `ACCESS_CLASS`, valid values include [`anonymous-users`, `jsm-project-admins`, `authenticated-users`, `all-licensed-users`, `all-product-admins`]
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: principal-type
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Filters the returned role assignments to the provided principal type. If specified, a principal-id must also be specified.
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PrincipalType'
      - name: cursor
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Used for pagination, this opaque cursor will be returned in the `next` URL in the `Link` response header. Use the relative URL in the `Link` header to retrieve the `next` set of results.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: limit
        in: query
        description: Maximum number of space roles to return. If more results exist, use the `Link` response header to retrieve a relative URL that will return the next set of results.
        schema:
          format: int32
          default: 25
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 250
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Returned if the requested space role assignments are retrieved.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                title: MultiEntityResult<SpaceRoleAssignment>
                type: object
                properties:
                  results:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/SpaceRoleAssignment'
                  _links:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/MultiEntityLinks'
        '400':
          description: Returned if an invalid request is provided.
          content: {}
        '401':
          description: 'Returned if the authentication credentials are incorrect or missing

            from the request.'
          content: {}
        '404':
          description: 'Returned if the calling user does not have permission to view the

            space or the space was not found.'
          content: {}
      security:
      - basicAuth: []
      - oAuthDefinitions:
        - read:space.permission:confluence
      x-atlassian-oauth2-scopes:
      - scheme: oAuthDefinitions
        state: Current
        scopes:
        - read:space.permission:confluence
      x-atlassian-connect-scope: READ
      x-atlassian-data-security-policy:
      - app-access-rule-exempt: true
    post:
      tags:
      - Space Roles
      operationId: setSpaceRoleAssignments
      summary: Set space role assignments
      description: 'Sets space role assignments as specified in the payload. For each entry, if `roleId` is provided

        the principal is assigned to that role. If `roleId` is omitted, the role assignment for that principal is removed, if it exists.


        Available on tenants with Role-Based Access Control.


        **Permissions required**:

        Permission to manage roles in the space.'
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The ID of the space for which to retrieve assignments.
        schema:
          type: integer
      requestBody:
        $ref: '#/components/requestBodies/SetSpaceRoleAssignmentRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Returned if the requested update to space role assignments succeeds in its entirety.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                title: MultiEntityResult<SpaceRoleAssignment>
                type: object
                properties:
                  results:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/SpaceRoleAssignment'
                  _links:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/MultiEntityLinks'
        '400':
          description: Returned if an invalid request is provided.
          content: {}
        '401':
          description: 'Returned if the authentication credentials are incorrect or missing

            from the request.'
          content: {}
        '404':
          description: Returned if the calling user does not have permission to set roles in the space, or the space was not found.
          content: {}
        '413':
          description: Returned if the request is too large in size (over 5 MB).
          content: {}
      security:
      - basicAuth: []
      - oAuthDefinitions:
        - write:space.permission:confluence
      x-atlassian-oauth2-scopes:
      - scheme: oAuthDefinitions
        state: Current
        scopes:
        - write:space.permission:confluence
      x-atlassian-connect-scope: SPACE_ADMIN
      x-atlassian-data-security-policy:
      - app-access-rule-exempt: true
components:
  schemas:
    RoleType:
      type: string
      description: The role type.
      enum:
      - SYSTEM
      - CUSTOM
    MultiEntityLinks:
      type: object
      properties:
        next:
          type: string
          description: 'Used for pagination. Contains the relative URL for the next set of results, using a cursor query parameter.

            This property will not be present if there is no additional data available.'
        base:
          type: string
          description: Base url of the Confluence site.
    UpdateSpaceRoleResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Id of the space role
        type:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/RoleType'
        name:
          type: string
          description: Name of the space role
        description:
          type: string
          description: Description for the space role
        taskId:
          type: string
          description: Id of the task to update the space permissions associated with the space role
    PrincipalType:
      type: string
      description: The principal type.
      enum:
      - USER
      - GROUP
      - ACCESS_CLASS
    SpaceRole:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: The identifier for the space role.
        type:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/RoleType'
        name:
          type: string
          description: The name for the space role.
        description:
          type: string
          description: The description for the space role’s usage.
        spacePermissions:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: The space permissions the space role is comprised of.
    DeleteSpaceRoleResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        taskId:
          type: string
          description: Id of the task to update the space permissions associated with the space role
    SpaceRoleAssignment:
      type: object
      properties:
        principal:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Principal'
        roleId:
          type: string
          description: The role to which the principal is assigned.
    Principal:
      type: object
      description: The principal of the role assignment.
      properties:
        principalType:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PrincipalType'
        principalId:
          type: string
          description: The principal ID.
  requestBodies:
    SetSpaceRoleAssignmentRequest:
      required: true
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: array
            items:
              required:
              - principal
              properties:
                principal:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Principal'
                roleId:
                  type: string
                  description: The role to which the principal is assigned.
  securitySchemes:
    basicAuth:
      type: http
      description: You can access this resource via basic auth.
      scheme: basic
    oAuthDefinitions:
      type: oauth2
      description: This API uses OAuth 2 with the authorizationCode grant flow.
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://auth.atlassian.com/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://auth.atlassian.com/oauth/token
          scopes:
            read:page:confluence: View pages and blogposts and their properties.
            read:space:confluence: View spaces and their properties.
            read:attachment:confluence: View attachments and their properties.
            read:comment:confluence: View comments and their properties.
            read:custom-content:confluence: View custom content and their properties.
            read:task:confluence: View tasks.
            read:whiteboard:confluence: View whiteboards and their properties.
            read:database:confluence: View databases and their properties.
            read:embed:confluence: View Smart Links in the content tree and their properties.
            read:folder:confluence: View folders and their properties.
            read:hierarchical-content:confluence: View children and descendants in the content tree.
            write:space:confluence: Create and update spaces and their properties.
            write:page:confluence: Create and update pages and blog posts and their properties.
            write:comment:confluence: Create and update comments and their properties.
            write:custom-content:confluence: Create and update custom content and their properties.
            write:whiteboard:confluence: Create and update whiteboards and their properties.
            write:database:confluence: Create and update databases and their properties.
            write:embed:confluence: Create and update Smart Links in the content tree and their properties.
            write:folder:confluence: Create and update folders and their properties.
            write:app-data:confluence: Create, update and delete app properties.
            delete:custom-content:confluence: Delete custom content.
            delete:page:confluence: Delete pages and blog posts.
            delete:comment:confluence: Delete comments.
            delete:whiteboard:confluence: Delete whiteboards.
            delete:database:confluence: Delete databases.
            delete:embed:confluence: Delete Smart Links in the content tree.
            delete:folder:confluence: Delete folders.
externalDocs:
  description: The online and complete version of the Confluence Cloud REST API docs.
  url: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v2
x-atlassian-narrative:
  documents:
  - title: About
    anchor: about
    body: This is the reference for the Confluence Cloud REST API v2, with definitions and performance intended to be an improvement over v1. You can click on the meatball menu in the upper right to download the spec or Postman collection.
  - title: Authentication and authorization
    anchor: auth
    body: '**Authentication:** If you are building a Cloud app, authentication is implemented via JWT or Oauth 2.0, depending on what you''re building (see [Authentication for apps](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/authentication-for-apps/)). Otherwise, if you are authenticating directly against the REST API, the REST API supports basic auth (see [Basic auth for REST APIs](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/basic-auth-for-rest-apis/)).


      **Authorization:** If you are building a Cloud app, authorization can be implemented by [scopes](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/scopes/) or by [OAuth 2.0 user impersonation](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/oauth-2-jwt-bearer-tokens-for-apps). Otherwise, if you are making calls directly against the REST API, authorization is based on the user used in the authentication process.


      See [Security overview](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/security-overview/) for more details on authentication and authorization.'
  - title: Using the REST API
    anchor: using
    body: "**Pagination:** The Confluence REST API v2 uses cursor-based pagination: a method that returns a response with multiple objects can only return a limited number at one time. This limits the size of responses and conserves server resources.\n\nUse the 'limit' and 'cursor' parameters on endpoints that return multiple objects to work with pagination. First, make a request with your desired limit in the 'limit' parameter, then observe the `Link` header in the response. If there are additional entities to be retrieved, the `next` URL in the `Link` header will allow you to retrieve the next set of results. This relative URL will also be available under the `_links.next` property of paginated responses. \n\nFor example, the following request will return 5 page objects (if there are 5 present in the target site).\n```\nGET /wiki/api/v2/pages?limit=5\n```\n\nIf there are additional pages available, the `Link` header will look like:\n```\n</wiki/api/v2/pages?limit=5&cursor=<cursor token>>; rel=\"next\"\n```\nThe URL within the `Link` header will allow you to access the next 5 pages, while the `rel=\"next\"` denotes that the URL refers to the \"next\" set of pages. Relations for a single URL are separated by semicolons (;) and URLs are separated by commas (,)\nIf there are no related URLs, the `Link` header will not be present in the response and neither will the `next` property for `_links` in the response body."