How to create Confluence automation rules via REST API - getting 404 errors

[Ganesh Naiknavare]

I'm trying to create automation rules in Confluence Cloud programmatically using the REST API, but I'm getting 404 errors on all automation endpoints.

What I'm trying to do:

• Create an automation rule that triggers when a page is edited
• Send a webhook POST request to an external URL when the trigger fires
• Using Python with requests library and proper authentication

Endpoints I've tried:

• https://[site].atlassian.net/wiki/rest/api/automation/rule → 404
• https://[site].atlassian.net/wiki/rest/api/automation → 404
• https://[site].atlassian.net/rest/api/automation/rule → 404

What works:

• Basic Confluence REST API endpoints (like /rest/api/space) work fine with my credentials
• Authentication is working properly

Questions:

1. Does Confluence Cloud support automation rule creation via REST API?
2. If yes, what is the correct API endpoint?
3. Do I need to install the "Automation for Confluence" app first?
4. Are there any specific permissions or product plan requirements?
5. Is there alternative API documentation for automation endpoints?

[Fabio Racobaldo _Herzum_]

Hi @Ganesh Naiknavare and welcome,

please take a look to the following documentation https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/automation/rest/intro/#about in order to retrieve information about what type of operation you can perform on automation through rest api.

Hope this clarifies,

Fabio

[Ganesh Naiknavare]

Send an email when a Confluence page is updated.


Please check my code and give me suggestion based on this
import requests
import json

# Configuration variables
USER_EMAIL = "" # Email address to receive notifications
CLOUD_ID = "" # Your Confluence cloud ID
API_TOKEN = "" # Atlassian API token
SPACE_KEY = "" # Optional: only needed if you plan to filter by space
EMAIL = "" # Not used in the script – can be removed

# Confluence Automation API endpoint
url = f"https://api.atlassian.com/automation/public/confluence/{CLOUD_ID}/rest/v1/rule"

# HTTP headers
headers = {
"Content-Type": "application/json",
"Authorization": f"Bearer {API_TOKEN}"
}

# Automation rule payload
payload = {
"rule": {
"name": "Page Updated Email Notification",
"description": "Send email when page is updated",
"state": "ENABLED",
"trigger": {
"component": "TRIGGER",
"type": "confluence.page.updated",
"schemaVersion": 1,
"value": {}
},
"components": [
{
"component": "ACTION",
"type": "confluence.send.email",
"schemaVersion": 1,
"value": {
"to": {
"type": "static",
"value": USER_EMAIL
},
"subject": {
"type": "smart",
"value": "Page Updated: {{page.title}}"
},
"body": {
"type": "smart",
"value": (
"Page '{{page.title}}' in space '{{page.space.name}}' "
"was updated by {{user.displayName}} at {{now}}.\n\n"
"View page: {{page.url}}"
)
}
}
}
]
}
}

# Send POST request to create automation rule
response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=payload)

# Print response
print(f"Status: {response.status_code}")
print(f"Response: {response.text}")