Authenticate Confluence to Salesforce

There are two ways to authenticate Confluence to Salesforce:

Use Knowledge:Bridge Connected App using an authorization code, or
Create a Connected App in Salesforce and configure it in Confluence

Use Knowledge:Bridge Connected App using an authorization code

In Salesforce authentication,

click login to Salesforce production org or Sandbox

and follow the directions to copy the authentication code provided

Once authentication is successful, go back to the dialog above to 'Authorize' Confluence to Salesforce.

2. Create a Connected App in Salesforce and configure it in Confluence

The following steps are required for establishing authentication between Confluence and Salesforce for publishing articles.

Create Connected App in Salesforce for the Confluence instance
Copy Consumer Key and Consumer Secret from this Connected App into corresponding configuration in Confluence
Enter Custom Domain for your Salesforce org (if relevant)
Log in to Salesforce from Confluence with credentials to be used for publishing Knowledge Articles

Create Connected App in Salesforce

For an introduction on Connected Apps in Salesforce, please refer to the following Knowledge Article – Create a Connected App

As demonstrated in the screenshot below, the following key parameters are required to create a Connected App for Confluence:

Connected App Name
API Name (generated)
Contact Email
Callback URL – derived from your Confluence Base URL (https://<Confluence base URL>/plugins/servlet/oauth/_callback
OAuth Scopes – 1) Manage user data via APIs, and 2) Perform requests at any time
Require Proof Key for Code Exchange: disabled

Save Consumer Key and Consumer Secret from this Connected App in Confluence

Once created, the Consumer Key and Consumer Secret must be copied/pasted into the Salesforce OAuth Credentials configuration option of Knowledge:Bridge add-on in Confluence (shown below).

Log in to Salesforce for publishing Articles

Once the credentials are saved in the steps above, the next step is to log in to Salesforce using an account that will be used for publishing Confluence pages to Salesforce Knowledge Articles.