Authentication error when trying to create Confluence page via automation web request

[Esther Strom]

I'm trying to use a Jira automation rule to create a new Confluence page whenever a task is created in a specific project. 

There's an answer here that indicates it can be done via a web request.

I've set up my rule and am testing it using the Validate Your Webhook Configuration at the bottom of the rule. I keep getting this error response:

I'm sending the Authorization header correctly, as far as I know; the blurred value is the base64 encoding of my account's email address:my API token.

If I just paste that URL into my browser, I get the expected json response of page data, so why is it not working via the webhook? I am a site-admin for both Jira and Confluence and have admin access to the space I'm trying to create the page in.

[Hana Kučerová · Accepted solution]

Hi @Esther Strom ,

I was able to make this work using Automation and Send web request action. My configuration is the same. I believe Authorization header is ok, but error 401 indicates, there's something wrong with the authorization process.

Please, did you try to use another user / send another request type, if the error is the same?

[Esther Strom]

Thanks for the reply, Hana. We use Atlassian Access with SSO, so it's not really possible for me to try another user without actually getting another real user to create a token that they then share with me. 

I'm wondering if it's ignoring the Authorization header and running as the Jira automation user.

UPDATE: I tried a different base64 encoding tool and it gave me a completely different string. Tried the new string and it worked. Not sure what happened with the first one.

[Hana Kučerová]

@Esther Strom Maybe you can try some service like https://requestbin.com/ to be able to see, what is Jira sending... I use it a lot for debugging...