Import from Confluence

It's important to have all your data in one spot. Here's a helpful tutorial for importing your Confluence space into Notion.

Step 1: Export your Confluence space to HTML

• From your Confluence workspace, go to Space Settings in the top-right sidebar.

• Select Content Tools in the top toolbar, then Export in the toolbar below. If you don't see either of these options, you may need to request permission to export from a Workspace admin.

• Select HTML from the list of formats

• Select Custom Export and uncheck the Include comments box.

• Select which pages you want to export — please note that pages containing large attachments can significantly increase the export size and complexity!

• Allow your export to finish processing — this can take a while if you have a large workspace.

• Once the export is complete, click Download here to save the export to your computer

• You should have a file titled something like Confluence-space-export-XXXXXX.html.zip, where XXXXXX is a sequence of digits

Step 2: Import your Confluence space to Notion

• Start by navigating to the Notion workspace where you'd like to import your Confluence content into

• Click the Import button at the bottom of your left-hand sidebar, then select Confluence in the pop-up window that appears

• Navigate to the .zip file exported from Confluence in the previous step, and select it for upload. You do not need to unzip the file! Just upload the entire archive.

• You should see an "Uploading..." message as the browser uploads your file, then a status message as the import progresses.

• When your import completes, it should take you to your newly imported content!

To connect your Confluence account with Notion, follow these steps:

• Click the Import button in your Notion sidebar (on the bottom left).

• From the button menu, select Confluence.

• Choose Import via API.

• For authentication, select your Confluence instance type: cloud or server.

  • To find your instance type, open Confluence, click Help, the ? icon next your profile.

  • Then click on About Confluence. This tells you if your instance is cloud, server or datacenter. Note: that we only support cloud and server instances.

Authenticating with Confluence Cloud:

• Enter your Confluence email and site.

• Create an API token from your Atlassian account and enter it into the field.

  • Read more about creating tokens in Confluence.

• Click Authenticate.

Authenticating with Confluence Server:

• Find and select your Confluence version

  • Instructions to find your version.

• Enter your Confluence email and site.

• If you're running Confluence 7.9 or later, create a Personal Access Token and paste it.

  • If you're using a version prior to Confluence 7.9, enter your Confluence username and password.

• Click Authenticate.

Starting the import:

• To begin importing, click on Confluence from the Import menu.

• On the following screen, you can monitor the progress of your import. This step may take several hours, depending on the size of the space.

  • Once you see the message Importing pages…, you can safely close your browser window. We will send you an email once the import is complete.

• Repeat this section if you want to import more than one Confluence space.