Basic authentication
You can connect Amazon Q to Confluence (Cloud) using basic authentication credentials. The following procedure gives you an overview of how to configure Confluence (Cloud) to connect to Amazon Q using basic authentication.
Configuring Confluence (Cloud) basic authentication for Amazon Q
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Log in to your account from the Confluence (Cloud)
. Note the username you logged in with. You will need this later to connect to Amazon Q. -
From your Confluence (Cloud) home page, note your Confluence (Cloud) URL from your Confluence browser URL. For example:
https://example.atlassian.net. You will need this later to connect to Amazon Q. -
Then, go to Security
page in Confluence (Cloud). -
From the API tokens page, select Create API token.
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In the Create an API token dialog box that opens, for Label, add a name for your API token. Then, select Create.
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From the Your new API token dialog box, copy the API token and save it in a text editor of your choice. You can't retrieve the API token once you close the dialog box.
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Select Close.
You now have the username, Confluence (Cloud) URL, and Confluence (Cloud) API token you need to connect to Amazon Q with basic authentication.
For more information, see Manage API tokens for your Atlassian account
