Problem Definition

The new Space Owner feature was rolled out in Feb 2025 and allows Admins to change the owner of a Space to a user or group that is different from the Space Creator.

As of today there is no corresponding Smart Value to be used in Confluence Automation for Space Owner.

Reference: Smart values in Confluence automation.

Suggested Solution

Create a new {{space.owner}} Smart Value, similar to the existing {{space.creator}}.

Workaround

It is possible to use the Send web request action to pull this information using API endpoints.

First, use the Get space by id endpoint and provide a Space ID:

https://{your-domain}.atlassian.net/wiki/api/v2/spaces/{{space.id}}

PS: the {{space.id}} Smart Value is automatically populated if the Automation rule's scope is limited to a single Space.

Second, use the Get user endpoint:

https://{your-domain}.atlassian.net/wiki/rest/api/user?accountId={{webResponse.body.spaceOwnerID}}

It is now possible to pull Space Owner information by using the {{webResponse.body}} Smart Value:

• {{webResponse.body.accountId}}
• {{webResponse.body.publicName}}
• {{webResponse.body.displayName}}
• {{webResponse.body.email}}
• {{webResponse.body.timeZone}}