How to Connect Confluence to Jira

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May 11, 2026

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Use this interactive demo to learn how to link a Confluence space directly inside your Jira project.

Quick summary

Connecting Confluence to Jira lets teams access, create, and edit Confluence pages without leaving their Jira project. This integration is set up in minutes using the Project pages sidebar and a simple space selection workflow.

Steps

Select your preferred Jira project to connect to Confluence.
Navigate to Project pages in the Jira left-hand sidebar.
Click Connect to Confluence to initiate the integration.
Open the drop-down menu to choose a Confluence space.
Search for the Confluence space you want to connect and click on it.
Click Connect to confirm and save the changes.
A confirmation notification pops up verifying the action was successful.
You are now ready to view, create, and edit Confluence pages from within Jira.

📌 Why this matters

Connecting Confluence to Jira eliminates the context-switching that slows down software and project teams. By surfacing Confluence documentation directly inside a Jira project, teams can link requirements, specs, and meeting notes to issues without leaving their workflow. This tight integration between Atlassian's two core collaboration tools improves visibility, reduces duplicated work, and keeps documentation and task management in sync. For organizations using Jira for project tracking, adding Confluence connectivity is a foundational step toward a unified, efficient team workspace.

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