upload attach with same name on a page with new version with rest-api

kohopir975

Hi

here is bashscript that upload file to confluence, first time it upload correctly second time return error because of file with same name exist. is there any way like we upload file with same name through the web UI and it will add new version of file, do the same thing with curl command?

 

Here is my bashscript:

curl -u $USER_NAME:$API_TOKEN \
 -X POST \
 -H "X-Atlassian-Token: nocheck" -F "file=@${ATTACHMENT_FILE_NAME}" -F "comment=File attached via REST API" \
 ${CONFLUENCE_BASE_URL}/rest/api/content/${PAGE_ID}/child/attachment


here is the error:

{"statusCode":400,"data":{"authorized":false,"valid":true,"allowedInReadOnlyMode":true,"errors":[],"successful":false},"message":"Cannot add a new attachment with same file name as an existing attachment: result.csv","reason":"Bad Request"}

 

Any idea?

Thanks

 

Markus Fredén

Hi @kohopir975 ,

To upload a new version of an attachment with the same name in Confluence using the REST API, you can follow these steps:

1. Retrieve the existing attachment ID:
Before uploading a new version of the attachment, you need to know the ID of the existing attachment. You can use the Confluence REST API to retrieve this information. Here's an example command:

curl -u $USER_NAME:$API_TOKEN \
-X GET \
${CONFLUENCE_BASE_URL}/rest/api/content/${PAGE_ID}/child/attachment?filename=${ATTACHMENT_FILE_NAME}

Replace `$USER_NAME`, `$API_TOKEN`, `${CONFLUENCE_BASE_URL}`, `${PAGE_ID}`, and `${ATTACHMENT_FILE_NAME}` with the appropriate values.

This command will return the JSON response containing the details of the existing attachment, including its ID.

2. Upload the new version of the attachment:
Once you have the existing attachment ID, you can upload the new version using the Confluence REST API. Here's an example command:

curl -u $USER_NAME:$API_TOKEN \
-X POST \
-H "X-Atlassian-Token: nocheck" \
-F "file=@${NEW_ATTACHMENT_FILE_NAME}" \
-F "minorEdit=true" \
${CONFLUENCE_BASE_URL}/rest/api/content/${PAGE_ID}/child/attachment/${EXISTING_ATTACHMENT_ID}/data

Replace `$USER_NAME`, `$API_TOKEN`, `${CONFLUENCE_BASE_URL}`, `${PAGE_ID}`, `${NEW_ATTACHMENT_FILE_NAME}`, and `${EXISTING_ATTACHMENT_ID}` with the appropriate values.

This command uploads the new file using the same name and specifies the `minorEdit` parameter as `true` to indicate that it's a minor edit.

By following these steps, you can upload a new version of an attachment with the same name in Confluence using the REST API.

/Markus