How to import ready draw.io diagram to Confluence page using API only?

[Daria Antsupova]

I have some process when I programmatically generate draw.io diagrams and then I need to paste these diagrams to the Confluence page. I suppose to use API only.

I realized how I can insert a diagram on page, but before I need to have it in draw.io plugin search.

So, my question about importing - how I can execute using API of Confluence  the same action as import diagrams from diagram editor:

 - add draw.io macro to the page, then click 'Edit' to launch the diagram editor.

- From there you go File -> Import.

- The XML you are importing needs to be a draw.io diagram.

[Boris Jockov _draw_io_ · Accepted solution]

Hi Daria,

If you already have the diagram file, you just need to upload it to a page or blog post. You can use the rest endpoint for that. Attachment's content type needs to be "application/vnd.jgraph.mxfile" so search can pick it up.

Boris.

[Daria Antsupova]

It works, thank you.

My example of code on Python:

url = CONFLUENCE_BASE_URL+'/rest/api/content/'+CONTENT_ID
headers = {"X-Atlassian-Token": "nocheck"}
files = {'file': ('diagram.drawio', open('tmp/diagram.drawio', 'rb'), 'application/vnd.jgraph.mxfile')}
requests.post(url+'/child/attachment', data=data, auth=('user', 'password'), files=files, headers=headers)