Confluence Template Skill

Work with Confluence page templates and blueprints.

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⚠️ PRIMARY USE CASE

This skill manages page templates. Use for:

• Listing available templates
• Creating pages from templates
• Managing template content
• Working with blueprints

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When to Use / When NOT to Use

Use This Skill	Use Instead
List templates	-
Create from template	-
Update template	-
Create page directly	confluence-page
Search templates	confluence-search

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Risk Levels

Operation	Risk	Notes
List templates	-	Read-only
Get template	-	Read-only
Create from template	-	Creates new page
Update template	⚠️	Affects future pages
Delete template	⚠️⚠️	Cannot be recovered

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Overview

Templates in Confluence allow you to standardize page creation. Blueprints are pre-built templates provided by Confluence or apps. This skill primarily uses the Confluence v1 REST API (/rest/api/template/*) for template management, while create-from uses the v2 API (/api/v2/pages) for page creation.

CLI Commands

confluence template list

List available page templates and blueprints in your Confluence instance.

Usage:

# List all templates
confluence template list

# Filter by space
confluence template list --space DOCS

# Filter by type (page or blogpost)
confluence template list --type page

# List blueprints instead of templates
confluence template list --blueprints

# JSON output
confluence template list --output json

# Limit results
confluence template list --limit 50

Arguments:

• --space, -s: Filter templates by space key
• --type, -t: Filter by template type (page or blogpost)
• --blueprints: List blueprints instead of templates
• --output, -o: Output format (text or json)
• --limit, -l: Maximum number of results (default: 100, max: 250)

confluence template get

Retrieve detailed information about a specific template or blueprint.

Usage:

# Get template details
confluence template get tmpl-123

# Include body content
confluence template get tmpl-123 --body

# Convert body to Markdown
confluence template get tmpl-123 --body --format markdown

# Get blueprint details
confluence template get bp-456 --blueprint

# JSON output
confluence template get tmpl-123 --output json

Arguments:

• template_id: Template ID or blueprint ID
• --body: Include template body content
• --format: Body format (storage or markdown)
• --blueprint: Get blueprint instead of template
• --output, -o: Output format (text or json)

confluence template create-from

Create a new Confluence page based on an existing template or blueprint.

Usage:

# Create page from template
confluence template create-from --template tmpl-123 --space DOCS --title "New Page"

# Create page with parent
confluence template create-from --template tmpl-123 --space DOCS --title "Page" --parent-id 12345

# Create from blueprint
confluence template create-from --blueprint bp-456 --space DOCS --title "Project Plan"

# Add labels
confluence template create-from --template tmpl-123 --space DOCS --title "Page" --labels "tag1,tag2"

# Override template content
confluence template create-from --template tmpl-123 --space DOCS --title "Page" --content "<p>Custom content</p>"

# Use content from file
confluence template create-from --template tmpl-123 --space DOCS --title "Page" --file content.md

Arguments:

• --template: Template ID to use
• --blueprint: Blueprint ID to use (alternative to --template)
• --space: Space key for the new page (required)
• --title: Title for the new page (required)
• --parent-id: Parent page ID
• --labels: Comma-separated labels
• --content: Custom HTML/XHTML content
• --file: File with content (Markdown or HTML)
• --output, -o: Output format (text or json)

confluence template create

Create a new page template in Confluence.

Usage:

# Create basic template
confluence template create --name "Meeting Notes" --space DOCS

# With description
confluence template create --name "Status Report" --space DOCS --description "Weekly status report"

# From HTML file
confluence template create --name "Template" --space DOCS --file template.html

# From Markdown file
confluence template create --name "Template" --space DOCS --file template.md

# With labels
confluence template create --name "Template" --space DOCS --labels "template,meeting"

# Blogpost template
confluence template create --name "Blog Template" --space DOCS --type blogpost

# Based on blueprint
confluence template create --name "Custom" --space DOCS --blueprint-id com.atlassian...

Arguments:

• --name: Template name (required)
• --space, -s: Space key (required)
• --description: Template description
• --content: Template body content (HTML/XHTML) - required if --file not provided
• --file: File with template content (Markdown or HTML) - required if --content not provided
• --labels: Comma-separated labels
• --type, -t: Template type - page or blogpost (default: page)
• --blueprint-id: Base on existing blueprint
• --output, -o: Output format (text or json)

Note: Either --content or --file must be provided to specify the template body.

confluence template update

Update an existing page template.

Usage:

# Update name
confluence template update tmpl-123 --name "Updated Template"

# Update description
confluence template update tmpl-123 --description "New description"

# Update content from HTML file
confluence template update tmpl-123 --file updated.html

# Update from Markdown file
confluence template update tmpl-123 --file updated.md

# Update inline content
confluence template update tmpl-123 --content "<h1>Updated</h1>"

# Add labels
confluence template update tmpl-123 --add-labels "tag1,tag2"

# Remove labels
confluence template update tmpl-123 --remove-labels "old-tag"

# Multiple updates
confluence template update tmpl-123 --name "New Name" --description "New desc" --add-labels "new"

Arguments:

• template_id: Template ID to update (required)
• --name: New template name
• --description: New description
• --content: New body content (HTML/XHTML)
• --file: File with new content (Markdown or HTML)
• --add-labels: Comma-separated labels to add
• --remove-labels: Comma-separated labels to remove
• --output, -o: Output format (text or json)

Note: At least one field must be specified to update.

API Endpoints Used

This skill uses the Confluence REST API:

v1 API (template management):

• GET /rest/api/template/page - List page templates
• GET /rest/api/template/blueprint - List blueprints
• GET /rest/api/template/{templateId} - Get template details
• POST /rest/api/template - Create template
• PUT /rest/api/template/{templateId} - Update template

v2 API (page creation):

• POST /api/v2/pages - Create page from template (used by create-from)

Examples

Finding and Using Templates

# List all available templates
confluence template list

# Find templates in a specific space
confluence template list --space DOCS

# Get template details
confluence template get tmpl-123 --body --format markdown

# Create a page from that template
confluence template create-from --template tmpl-123 --space DOCS --title "My Meeting Notes"

Creating Custom Templates

# Create a simple template
confluence template create --name "Weekly Report" --space DOCS --description "Template for weekly status reports"

# Create from a Markdown file
confluence template create --name "Project Plan" --space DOCS --file project-template.md --labels "template,planning"

Maintaining Templates

# Update template content from file
confluence template update tmpl-123 --file updated-template.md

# Add tags to categorize
confluence template update tmpl-123 --add-labels "engineering,documentation"

# Update name and description
confluence template update tmpl-123 --name "New Template Name" --description "Updated description"

Tips

1. Template IDs: Template IDs are typically in the format tmpl-123 or similar. Use confluence template list to find IDs.

2. Markdown Support: All scripts support Markdown input files, which are automatically converted to Confluence's storage format (XHTML).

3. Blueprints vs Templates: Blueprints are system-provided templates. You can create pages from blueprints but typically cannot modify them. Use --blueprint flag to work with blueprints.

4. Labels: Use labels to organize and categorize templates for easier discovery.

5. Preserving Content: When updating templates, only the fields you specify are changed. Other fields are preserved.

6. Parent Pages: When creating pages from templates, you can specify a parent page to create a page hierarchy.

Troubleshooting

Template not found: Verify the template ID with confluence template list. Template IDs are space-specific in some cases.

Permission denied: Ensure you have permission to create/modify templates in the specified space. Template management typically requires space admin permissions.

Content format issues: If template content doesn't render correctly, ensure HTML/XHTML is well-formed. Use Markdown files for easier authoring.