Is there a way to have the API recognize markup in the POST /rest/space request?

Question

I'm trying to get lots of files that have Confluence markup onto a site. The markup does not copy/paste successfully, but putting it through insert --> markup works and allows the markup to properly display.

Since I have over 1,600 files to upload, is there a way to use the create space (POST /rest/space) request so that it knows to recognize the content as markup?

Emily Kern_9wohn7 · Answer

Thank you for your response, but I am not sure if I understand. I am looking to use the Confluence markup, not any other markup.

So I do not need new markup generated, I just need a way for whatever page or space I'm creating/importing to to recognize the Confluence markup so that content displays properly.

Unless, in the not unlikely event I completely misunderstood, using the storage format and perhaps retrieving it makes page/space recognize Confluence markup better?

Tobias Anstett (K15t) · Answer

Hi @Emily Kern, If you want to script it using REST API, you could use POST /rest/api/content?status=current&expand=body.storage with the body set to: {"type":"page","title":"Wikimarkup Page", "space":{"key":"YOURSPACEKEY"},"body":{"storage":{"value":"*bold* -strikethrough-","representation": "wiki"}}}' doing so my example content *bold* -strikethrough- was transformed by Confluence to

bold strikethrough

in the page storage format in creation :) Best, Tobias