User mention Macro - REST API

[Orlando Jurcone]

Hi,

I am trying to create a Confluence Page using REST API and mention some existing users. Do do this I am using this macro:

<ac:link>
<ri:user ri:userkey="123456789"/>
</ac:link>

It works perfectly, but I can only get my userkey. To get others I need to ask each one particularly or query database for which I don't have access.

I tried something like this:

<ac:link>
<ri:user ri:user="user"/>
</ac:link>

but I got:

{"statusCode":500,"data":{"authorized":false,"valid":true,"errors":[],"successful":false},"message":"java.lang.RuntimeException: com.atlassian.confluence.content.render.xhtml.XhtmlException: com.atlassian.confluence.content.render.xhtml.XhtmlException: Missing required attribute: {http://atlassian.com/resource/identifier}username"}
500

Is there a way to mention a Confluence user using Rest API with only the user name (not user-key)?

Thanks.

[Bill Bailey]

You are writing a user macro? If so you can try this code:

<p><ac:link>
#set($userInfo = $userAccessor.getUserByName("$userEntry")) 
<ri:user ri:userkey="$userInfo.key"/>
</ac:link></p>

Where $userEntry is the user name you want is selected using the @Param XXXX|type=username

[Orlando Jurcone]

Hi Bill,

Thanks for the quick response.

Unfortunately I don't have System Administrator permissions for creating new macros.  I am curios if there is one already available like this one that requires the userkey.

[Bill Bailey]

I am not aware of any. I guess it is time to bribe your admin to install user macros for you. ;-)

You could set up a local copy of Confluence where you can be an admin and do all your testing, so that your admin would just have to install the macro once it is done.

[Jineesh M G]

Hi Bill,

I am able to do the same thing but once I update the comment/description with this macro, no notification received by the mentioned user. 

But if I use @ symbol along with the user notification email working fine. Any idea?

[Bill Bailey]

I suspect that the mention function is driven by a client-side script versus the server. In other words, the user macro will display a user name in a similar fashion, it won't trigger the mention script/autocomplete, driven by the shortcut the @ key.

However, all it not lost (maybe), as there is a user mention macro, so you could just use the storage format inside your user macro, and it should work.

[Jineesh M G]

Hi Bill,

How can I get the storage format? I got the source code as below:

<ac:link>
      <ri:user ri:userkey="xxxxxxx" />
</ac:link>

I have implemented this but it just shown the User. No notification.

Could you please help? 

[Mårten Woxberg]

Thanks @Bill Bailey 

Thought we where loosing our minds searching for the answer to this.

[Radek Janata]

Hi Orlando,

it's sufficient to use 'username' instead of 'userkey'. Confluence will transform it automatically from 'username' to 'userkey'.

<ac:link>
<ri:user ri:username="name.surname"/>
</ac:link>

Regards,
Radek