Search/filter for user mentions in Confluence Cloud

Question

Hi everyone,

I was wondering if there is a way in Confluence Cloud to search or filter specifically for @mentions. For example, I would like to see all pages where a certain user (not myself) has been mentioned.

Is there a built-in way to do this, or maybe an app from the Marketplace that provides this functionality?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Marc -Devoteam- · Answer

Hi @Alexa Wöllmer This should be possible by the API (version 1) and CQL. https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/cql-fields/#mention example urls: https://.atlassian.net/wiki/rest/api/content/search?cql=mention="accountID" https://.atlassian.net/wiki/rest/api/content/search?cql=mention.fullname ~ "alexa"

Mia Tamm _Simpleasyty_ · Answer

Hi @Alexa Wöllmer,

As far as I can tell, Confluence Cloud does not include a built-in feature to search or filter content by @mentions directly. You cannot, for example, type @username into the search bar and get only the pages where that user was mentioned.

However, Confluence offers a "Mentioned user" filter—this is available when using CQL (Confluence Query Language), such as within the Filter by label macro or other CQL-enabled macros. For instance, you can use the CQL filter mentionedUser = "username" to list pages that mention that person.

In summary:

* No, you can’t search @mentions via the normal search UI in Confluence Cloud.
* Yes, you can filter by mentioned user using CQL within supported macros—though that’s not part of the standard search interface.

Maybe a Community-made app or Marketplace add-on could offer a more straightforward UI for finding @mentions; otherwise, the CQL workaround is your best option.

Best,

— Mia Tamm