How to set page Restrictions to users using Confluence APIs?

[SubasreeN]

Currently we need to do an audit and restrict some users from viewing certain Pages. How to do it via Confluence Remote API

[SubasreeN]

Hi Bob, Thanks for your reply. Could you specify the Remote API method available to add page permissions?

[Bob Swift OSS (Bob Swift Atlassian Apps)]

For page permissions it is the setContentPermissions SOAP API.

[SubasreeN]

Thanks BOb.. :) You saved my day !

[SubasreeN]

Hi Guilherme /Bob,

Thanks for the quick response.Appreciate your help. The answer partially answered my query .Actually i want to search pages with certain secret content and if the content exists , i want to restrict those pages from viewing and editing by anyone. ie. the page should not be accessible by anyone .

Actually for search i could find two API (please provide advice if in case there are better options):

1. Searching Using the V2 Search API

2. Search using the REST API

But for making the page inaccessible , i didn't find any confluence API ...Please help.

[Bob Swift OSS (Bob Swift Atlassian Apps)]

Add a page permission to restrict view to an administrator (or you). Administrators can always get access to the data, so I assume you are talking about non-administrators that you need to restrict.

Regarding finding content. Use something like:

confluence --action getContentList --search "secret stuff" --space xxxx

Once you are ready to make a change use something like:

confluence --action runFromContentList --search "secret stuff" --space xxxx --common '--action addPermissions --permissions view --id @pageId@ --userId admin'

Be careful to make sure you are finding the right content first and test everything :).

[Bob Swift OSS (Bob Swift Atlassian Apps)]

I thought I would write up a how to on this: How to find Confluence pages and then do something

[GuilhermeA]

Hello Subasree,

I believe that Bob Swift's CLI plugin might have what you are looking for:

• https://bobswift.atlassian.net/wiki/display/CCLI/How+to+get+all+space+permissions

In addition to that you could try to configure your own plugin to use our API:

• https://developer.atlassian.com/static/

Hope that this helps you in any way.

Cheers,

Guilherme

[Bob Swift OSS (Bob Swift Atlassian Apps)]

Specifically, the addPermissions action.