Authentication error to confluence cloud using xmlrpc api

Question

Hi,

I want to handle the permissions of my confluence cloud spaces using the api. But since the rest api does not give this feature, I don't have the choice to use the remote xmlrpc api.

I tried to authenticate to the xmlrpc api of my confluence cloud using the right credentials but it did not work. Instead, I had this error com.atlassian.confluence.rpc.AuthenticationFailedException: Attempt to log in user failed - incorrect username/password combination.

I don't know if it is because the remote api is deprecated or if I need to read a particular ressource for that. Can you help me ?

Nathan Wandji · Answer

Hi Diego,

Yes I have verified multiple time if the direct login worked and it worked. This is why I found this very.

Yes I was aware of the Api token thing.

But the user management api changes does not really help me (but it is usefull information though).

Diego_88dj6o · Answer

Hello there Nathan!

Since 2016, some parts of the API have been either deprecated or changed. So, depending on what you are trying to achieve, this might be what is affecting you. You can take a look on what is different in the API here:

User management XML-RPC API changes in Confluence Cloud

We also need to keep in mind that API Tokens do not work with XML-RPC API, as stated In the link above:

Note that API tokens do not support the XML-RPC and SOAP APIs in Confluence Cloud.

Further, you can get more info on the API Tokens here:

API tokens

Also, are you able to check if the direct login with the desired user is working as expected? By direct login I mean going into your Confluence via browser and login as a normal user would.

Let us know your thoughts Nathan.