The results obtained from the Confluence search API and Confluence UI are not the same.

Issue Summary

Confluence search API & UI search results are different.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Run a simple REST API to search Confluence

https://<site-name>.atlassian.net/wiki/rest/api/search?cql=text~"any text" 

1. Run the same search ("any text") in Confluence UI.

Expected Results

Same results

Actual Results

Different results

Workaround

Currently there is no known workaround for this behavior. A workaround will be added here when available