REST API call to get Confluence space permissions?

[Philip Colmer]

I think the answer to this is no, but is there a REST API call I can make to retrieve the top-level space permissions for a given space?

I've been asked to tighten up our exit procedure so that spaces aren't left dying because there is nobody with admin access on a space after people leave.

Thanks.

[Bert van Dijk [TMC.nl]]

This is an old thread, but what about the following Python script:

NOTE: it doesn't give you detailed information

import requests

import json

from atlassian import Confluence

# Change the following:

confluence_url = 'https://xxx.atlassian.net/'

username = 'user@company.com'

password = 'API token'

# https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens

#########################

confluence = Confluence(url=confluence_url,username=username,password=password,cloud=True)

spaces = confluence.get_all_spaces(start=0, limit=500, expand=None)

for space in spaces["results"]:

    url = confluence_url+"/wiki/rest/api/space/"+space["key"]+"?expand=permissions"

    response = requests.get(url, auth=(username, password)).json()

    for permission in response["permissions"]:

        if "user" in permission["subjects"]:

            data = permission["subjects"]["user"]

            name = "publicName"

        else:

            data = permission["subjects"]["group"]

            name = "name"

        results = data["results"]

        for result in results:

            print(space["key"] + " - " +result[name])

[Diego]

Hello, @Philip Colmer !
You are right on this matter. The REST API does not support the request you are looking for.
There are, in fact, some threads in our Developer Community about it. There they also proposed solutions to the situation. Take a look:

• Rest/api/space/qywh?expand=permissions
• List of admins of a defined space in Confluence Server REST API

Let us hear from you, Philip! Looking forward to your reply.

[Alexandre Emery]

Hey all,

Does anybody happen to know if this is still true as of today? /api/space/SPACE_KEY?expand=permissions works on a Confluence Cloud instance but not on my Confluence Server 7.1

Thanks

[Deleted user]

using 7.3.5, no its still not fixed. 

Apparently you need to write your own java plugin.

[Greg Fraser]

Not REST but it works - use JSON RPC (deprecated) API - https://developer.atlassian.com/server/confluence/remote-confluence-methods/#permissions

[Bernard]

Hi Philip,

Did you manage to retrieve the permission groups for a given space?  How did you solve this ?