How to create API that send data from Jira to Confluence

[Mkurama]

Hi,

I have a multiple issues and I want to display it in Confluence. Can I make my Jira to make API with specific issues I want it that display in Confluence (for example: display all epics, display all issues in epic, display all subtasks for specific issue ...etc).

Thank you

[Vishwas]

Hey @Mkurama 

When jira and confluence are integrated we can use Jira Macro to display the issues in confluence page, take a look on how to do that https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/jira-issues-macro-139380.html

Regards,

Vishwas

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

Have you tried out the Jira macro in Confluence?

[Anand Inamdar_Amoeboids]

@Mkurama you can definitely write you own API to achieve the desired outcome. However, there are following considerations -

• You can either do this via a standalone application which retrieves relevant information from Jira and pushes that to Confluence. 
• or You can write a Jira app that works right within Jira. 

Both options will have different approaches. Additionally, you will also need to think further & structure your requirements so that you can decide whether your app needs some kind of inputs to retrieve the necessary information from Jira & push it in the desired layout to Confluence.

All in all that is quite a time consuming undertaking. And unless you intend to maintain that app for the long term, it won't be easy.

However, you can definitely try out some of the apps available on the Atlassian marketplace that can solve for your use case. 

There are 2 apps that can do this (2 based on my knowledge, there could be more that I am not aware of) - Automated release notes & Elements publish to Confluence

Disclaimer: I am the product owner of app Automated release notes for Jira.

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions about ARN.

Best,
Anand

[Julie d_Antin _Elements_]

Thanks for mentioning Elements Publish to Confluence @Anand Inamdar_Amoeboids 

Just to clarify what the app does: you can take data from a Jira issue (fields, attachments, labels) and insert them onto a Confluence page you create. This works as one issue published to one page.

The app however does not take data from multiple issues and combine it onto a new Confluence page, which is basically the Jira macro as @Vishwas and @Nic Brough -Adaptavist-  mentioned. You'll need to brush up on JQL if you aren't already familiar.

@Mkurama If you want to see some examples of what it looks like to display a single issue or a list of issues on a Confluence page with the macro, we have examples in the article on 8 ways to use Jira and Confluence together.