Share a Link template does not work

Question

We are trying to use the "Share a link" template in Confluence for a url. However, when I paste the link, and try to create, I get a "We can't create that blueprint now" toast error. After whitelisting the url it's still giving us the same issue.

What are some reasons why Sharing a Link would not work in Confluence?

Andreas von Euw · Answer

Hi Samuel,

You probably have the "External connections" (In Confluence General Configuration) disabled.
The Shared Link Blueprint needs external connections enabled.

Regards, Andy

Dave Mathijs · Answer

Hi Samuel, do you also have the error null id in com.atlassian.confluence.impl.journal.JournalEntry entry (don't flush the Session afterQuery on exception occurs)?