Linking to Another Application
Application links connect Confluence to other Atlassian products and external applications. The most common integration is with Jira. In the case of Confluence, the most common integration is the one with Jira. This integration lets you display information about Jira issues on Confluence pages, link pages to issues in Jira, and use other features created specifically for Application links.
You can also link Confluence to external applications using OAuth 2.0, a more reliable and secure standard. These integrations are typically used for internal purposes and require that your application be compatible with application links.
View application links
To view application links:
- Go to Administration menu
, then General Configuration > Applications. - You’ll see the following page:
- Application - Name of the linked application and its version. For external applications, it always shows Generic application.
- Direction - This is the direction of communication, which can be incoming, outgoing or to-way. Configure two-way communicatio for Atlassian products.
- Status - This is the direction of communication, which can be connected, network error, or non-Atlassian.
- Actions - These three dots provide a list of actions you can take for each link, such as editing and deleting. For OAuth 2.0 connections, you can also view your OAuth credentials.
Link to Atlassian products or external applications using OAuth 1.0
When you link to other Atlassian products, the communication is using OAuth 1.0. You can also use this option to link to external applications, although we recommend that you update your integrations to use OAuth 2.0.
To link to other Atlassian products or external applications using OAuth 1.0:
- In application links, select Create link.
- Select Atlassian product as the link type.
- Enter the Application URL of your Atlassian product or external application.
- Follow the steps in the wizard. You’ll be redirected between Confluence and the product you’re linking to to authorize the two-way connection.
Link to external applications using OAuth 2.0
You can link Confluence to external applications using OAuth 2.0 in both directions, either making Confluence act as a client (outgoing link) or provider (incoming link).
Configure Confluence as an OAuth 2.0 client (outgoing link)
In this scenario, Confluence acts as an OAuth client, requesting data from the external application.
For more information, see Configure an outgoing link.
Configure Confluence as an OAuth 2.0 provider (incoming link)
In this scenario, Confluence acts as an OAuth provider, allowing the external application to access its data.
For more information, see Configure an incoming link.