An Overview of Unito’s Confluence Integration

Ready to start syncing Confluence pages? Here's what you need to know.

In this Confluence integration article:

Unito syncs your Confluence data to other apps and tools automatically. All you have to do is create a flow that turns pages from Confluence spaces into tasks, spreadsheet rows, tickets, or other work items. 

In order to connect Confluence to Unito, you'll also need to generate an API token

Watch Unito's Confluence integration sync pages with Trello cards

Ready to get started? Find everything you need to know about building a flow between Confluence and Trello with this step-by-step guide.

Installation instructions for Confluence

In order to connect Confluence to Unito and sync pages to your other apps or tools, you'll first need to generate an API token. 

API Key 1

How to create an API token in Confluence

  1. Log in to Atlassian and go to the security page.

  2. Click Create API token.

  3. Give your label a name and click Create.

  4. Click Copy, then paste in the Unito prompt Your API key.

Creating an API token for Confluence

 

 What can you sync from Confluence pages with Unito?
  Definition One-way Two-way
Title The name or heading of the page.  
Body The main content or text of the Confluence page.  
Created Date The date when the Confluence page was initially created.  
ID A unique identifier assigned to each Confluence page.  
Labels* A collection of descriptive keywords associated with the page, represented as a string.*   
Link to Page A link to the Confluence page from the other work item.  
Position The placement or order of the page.  
Status The current state or progress.  

*Confluence labels can only be mapped with plain text fields for now, such as descriptions or plain text custom fields.

Due to limitations with Confluence's API, this integration does not yet support filtering or mapping pages by label or creator in Unito's rules. This is expected to change after Atlassian rolls out its next update to the Confluence API.

What does mapping my Confluence page look like in Unito?

Here's an example of a Confluence page being synced to Trello. The labels are mapped to a custom field Type of Documentation, so we'll still be able to see it in Trello as plain text.

Unito field mappings: Seamless Confluence and Trello integration for efficient collaboration.Here's a side-by-side look at what these mappings look like in Confluence and Trello, once synced:

A Confluence page synced to a Trello card with identical titles, descriptions, due dates, and labels.

Limitations and other considerations for Unito's Confluence integration

Since this is a Lite connector, there are a few things you can't do yet with this Confluence integration:

  • Sync attachments: You won’t be able to sync attachments to (and from) Confluence just yet.

  • 1-Way Sync: Currently, our Confluence integration can only sync information that comes out of a Space.

  • Partial rich text: Some formatting styles, smart chips, emojis and will sync with Unito though they'll appear as plain text. Confluence-specific content such as timelines or custom macros may not sync properly.

    In this example, Confluence smart chips appear as plain text in Trello:Confluence smart chips appearing as plain text in Trello

  • Labels and statuses: These can only be synced to plain text fields for now, such as descriptions or custom fields.
  • Webhooks: This integration does not yet support webhooks.

  • Rule limitations: For now, you can only filter Confluence pages by creation date in your rules.

  • On-premise installations: This Unito currently only supports the cloud version of Confluence. On-premise versions can't be connected to Unito.

Got feedback? Submit a Unito feature request to let us know what you'd like to see in the next update to our Confluence integration.