Is it possible to automate confluence cloud backup and get a downloadable link in audit log?

[Jayanth]

I want to automate confluence cloud backup and get the backup file as downloadable file in audit logs, So that I can keep a track of it.

Doc for Jira cloud backup with downloadable option
Backup Progression check using Automation for Jira | Jira and Jira Service Management | Atlassian Support

[Barbara Szczesniak]

@Jayanth Just a note. Your tags indicate that you are on the Confluence Free plan. If this is indeed the case, I believe that using automation to do a backup every 3 days will use up your allocation of automation rules for each month. See https://support.atlassian.com/cloud-automation/docs/how-is-my-usage-calculated/ for details.

[Jayanth]

@Barbara Szczesniak No, I'm just asking, how we can achieve this. The confluence where I'm going to perform this, has a different plan. So, just need to know how it can be done.

[Brant Schroeder]

@Jayanth This is as good as it gets https://support.atlassian.com/jira/kb/automate-backups-for-jira-cloud/ I think it will work for what you are asking for.

[Jayanth]

Hi @Brant Schroeder 

Thanks for your answer.

But my question is, how can I get the downloadable link in audit log with automation. I know from Backup manager, I can get the file link, but my idea is to run backup every 3 days, so if that's the case in backup manager, the file link will be replaced. So, that's why I'm trying the print the link in audit log, so that I can get the backup on any day by accessing the logs.

[Brant Schroeder]

@Jayanth It is my understanding that if you do not download the backup it is replaced in cloud by the next backup that is taken.  So even though you are running the backup every three days once you run the next backup the previous backup becomes unavailable.   So writing the link to the logs will not benefit you.

Per Their Documentation

• The backup link will be available for 14 days for Jira and 7 days for Confluence

  • The link will then be replaced by the subsequent one. That means you will only be able to retrieve the backup file until the next backup ends. So, make sure to download the backup file as soon as you find any data loss; otherwise, the backup link will be replaced with the one taken after the data loss.