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Confluence Connector - Technical Manual

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The Confluence Connector is a Node.js-based service that synchronizes page content and file attachments from Confluence to the Unique platform. It supports both Confluence Cloud and Confluence Data Center deployments.

Core Capabilities:

  • Discovers pages via Confluence Query Language (CQL) label searches

  • Fetches page content in HTML (Confluence storage representation) and downloads file attachments (including embedded images)

  • Computes per-space file diffs against previously ingested state to detect new, updated, and deleted items

  • Ingests content into the Unique knowledge base via the Unique API

  • Manages scope hierarchies automatically (root scope plus one child scope per Confluence space)

  • Operates on a configurable cron schedule (default: every 15 minutes)

Documentation

Document

Description

Architecture

System components, multi-tenancy, connectivity

Flows

Content sync, file diff mechanism, discovery, ingestion

Permissions

Confluence API and Unique platform permissions

Security

Security practices, data handling

Key Concepts

Pull-Based Architecture

The Confluence Connector pulls content from Confluence on a scheduled basis:

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  • The connector queries the Confluence REST API for labeled pages using CQL

  • Content is fetched, diffed, and ingested into Unique

  • Scheduling is controlled via a per-tenant cron expression (default: */15 * * * *)

Label-Driven Page Discovery

Pages are not automatically synced. Users must apply configurable Confluence labels to mark individual pages or entire page trees for synchronization:

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See Flows -- Discovery Phase for details.

File Diff Mechanism

The connector maintains state to detect changes:

  • New items: Labeled pages and attachments not previously synced

  • Updated items: Items with changed metadata since last sync

  • Deleted items: Previously synced items no longer labeled or deleted from Confluence

See Flows -- File Diff Mechanism for details.

Standard References

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