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  2. CONFCLOUD-38804

Add ability to disable 'Notify Watcher' in Confluence REST API

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      Problem Definition

      The SOAP API (XML/RPC) had a minor revision element that could be set to true in order to disable notify watcher. There is no equivalent in the REST API, so any mass updates performed using the REST API will spam Confluence users.

      Suggested Solution

      3 possibly solutions:

      • Add an argument that can be used in the REST request to disable Notify Watchers
      • Set the default behavior when using REST to disable Notify Watchers
      • Add a setting in the Confluence administration panel to either enable or disable Notify Watchers when using Remote APIs

      Workaround

      There is no workaround. Any mass edits performed using the REST API will send notifications to watchers.

            [CONFCLOUD-38804] Add ability to disable 'Notify Watcher' in Confluence REST API

            Rune Rasmussen added a comment -

            We are about to mass create/update several hundred pages, where we will be @-tagging users.

            Without a "don't send notifications" option that can be provided in the API call we'll probably be sending out a couple of thousand emails.

            Rune Rasmussen added a comment - We are about to mass create/update several hundred pages, where we will be @-tagging users. Without a "don't send notifications" option that can be provided in the API call we'll probably be sending out a couple of thousand emails.
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            Dominik Fischer added a comment -

            Came here to say that it is very disappointing that this issue is marked "not being considered" wthout giving any explanation or proposing a workaround.

            Dominik Fischer added a comment - Came here to say that it is very disappointing that this issue is marked "not being considered" wthout giving any explanation or proposing a workaround.
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              sbrannen@atlassian.com Branno (Inactive)
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