How can I disable external share for guest users

[Jan Velebny]

Dear community,

is it possible to disable "external share" for only guest users in Confluence?

Thank you

Jan

[Mia Tamm _Simpleasyty_]

Hi @Jan Velebny 

No—Confluence’s “external share” / public link controls aren’t per user type. They work at the site, space, or content level (not “just for guests”). You can’t target only guest users and block them while leaving regular users able to share.

— Mia Tamm from Simpleasyty

[Jan Velebny]

Hello Mia Tamm, thanks for your quick feedback.

I am asking because under Space settings -> App links -> External Share -> Selected users I can see such an option.

Allow share access only for users with email addresses or any email address from domain.

[Jan Velebny]

 Do you know probably what the above setting is used for?

[Mia Tamm _Simpleasyty_]

Hi @Jan Velebny 

Ah, thanks for the screenshot — that helps!

That setting is part of External Share for Confluence (from K15t or similar apps), not a native Confluence feature. It lets you restrict public sharing only to selected users or email domains, so even if a page has been shared externally, only users with specific email addresses (or from trusted domains) will be able to access the link.

So yes — it adds a layer of control, but it’s managed through the external sharing app, not Confluence Cloud's default permissions. That’s why it shows up under “App Links” in your space settings.

Let me know if you’re using a specific app and I’ll dig a bit deeper.

— Mia Tamm from Simpleasyty

[Jan Velebny]

Thanks Mia,

our company using External Share for Confluence app by Warsaw Dynamics.

Our goal is to restrict our guest users (all users whitout our company domain) in Confluence to be able to use the External Share function as it should be available only for our internal users.

Thank you

Jan

[Kristian Klima]

Hello  @Jan Velebny and welcome to the Community

I guess you're using the External Share for Confluence app by Warsaw Dynamics.

If that's the case, I suggest you get in touch with them as answering this requires app specific knowledge.

[Jan Velebny]

Hello Kristian,

thanks for your tip, will have a look and ask them for a support.

Regards

Jan