Is it possible to change Confluence space permissions via external integration?

[Jordan Packer]

I know that a space can be created via the REST API, but what about changing the permissions for the space? Is there any way to do that from an external call? Or am I going to need a plugin to do this (either my own or possibly Bob Swift's CLI)?

[NotTheRealStephenSifersNOPENOPENOPENOPE]

Yes you can edit/update page restrictions from the REST API:

https://docs.atlassian.com/confluence/REST/latest/

/rest/api/content/{id}/restriction/byOperation

resource-wide template parameters

parameter	value	description
id	string	the id of the content

Methods

GET

/rest/api/content/{id}/restriction/byOperation?expand

Returns info about all restrictions by operation

request query parameters

parameter	value	description
expand	string Default:update.restrictions.user,read.restrictions.group,read.restrictions.user,update.restrictions.group	a comma separated list of properties to expand on the content properties. Default value: group.

available response representations:

• 200 - application/json (restriction) [expand]

[Jordan Packer]

Isn't that just a GET? That couldn't be used to update restrictions, could it? And even if it could, would this be able to update space permissions (not page-specific restrictions)?

[NotTheRealStephenSifersNOPENOPENOPENOPE]

Seems I miss spoke, the SOAP API will allow you to do it, not the REST API.

https://developer.atlassian.com/confdev/confluence-rest-api/confluence-xml-rpc-and-soap-apis

Seems someone else has already asked a similar question which may be helpful:

https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/328398

[Jordan Packer]

Ah, yeah I don't think I want SOAP since it's been deprecated. Looks like I may be stuck with using a plugin (either purchasing one or writing my own). Thanks for your help.

[B_ Normann P_ Nielsen]

I am trying to achive the same https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/43579758

Seems the only way is (java) or the Scriptrunner from Adaptavist, but the latter does not have good documentation. And Confluence 6 does not seem (at the moment) to have more REST