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Last updated Jul 16, 2025

Space

The Space object type represents a space entity like a Confluence space or a Jira project. atlassian:space should be used to ingest space-specific fields.

Additional required fields for Space:

  • displayName - Required

Payload structure

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  objects {}
  ├─ schemaVersion (string) [Required]
  ├─ id (string) [Required]
  ├─ updateSequenceNumber (long) [Required]
  ├─ displayName (string) [Required]
  ├─ description (string) [Optional]
  ├─ url (string) [Required]
  ├─ createdAt (Instant (ISO8601 / RFC3339)) [Required]
  └─ createdBy (userReference) [Optional]
      ├─ accountId (string) [Optional]
      ├─ email (string) [Optional]
      └─ externalId (string) [Required]
  └─ lastUpdatedAt (Instant (ISO8601 / RFC3339)) [Required]
  └─ lastUpdatedBy (userReference) [Optional]
      ├─ accountId (string) [Optional]
      ├─ email (string) [Optional]
      └─ externalId (string) [Required]
  └─ permissions [] [Required]
      └─ accessControls
         └─ principals
            └─type
  └─ associations [] [Optional]
      ├─ associationType (string)
      └─ values []
      
  atlassian:space
  ├─ key (string) [Required]
  ├─ spaceType (string) [Required]
  ├─ subtype (string) [Required]
  ├─ icon (Icon) [Optional]
      ├─ url (string) [Optional]
      ├─ width (integer) [Required]
      ├─ height (integer) [Required]
      └─ isDefault (boolean) [Required]
  └─ labels (List<string>) [Optional]

Common properties

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
schemaVersion

string

YesThe schema version of the object.
id

string

YesThe ID of the object in the source system.
updateSequenceNumberlongYesA sequence number to compare when writing to the database. Objects are written following a last write wins strategy, therefore an object with a greater UpdateSequenceNumber is considered a more recently updated object.
displayNamestringYesThe display name of the object.
descriptionstringNoThe description of the object.
urlstringYesThe URL from the provider which the object is accessible from.
createdAtstringYes

The date the object was created.

Format: Instant (ISO8601 / RFC3339)

createdByuserReferenceNo

A reference to the user that created the object.

See userReference to learn more.

lastUpdatedAtstringYes

The date the object was last updated.

Format: Instant (ISO8601 / RFC3339)

lastUpdatedByuserReferenceNo

A reference to the user that last updated the object.

See userReference to learn more.

ownerslist<userReference>NoList of references of users that own the object.
thumbnailthumbnailNo

The thumbnail of the object.

See Thumbnail to learn more.

parentKeyentityKeyNo

The ID of the parent object. If null, it is a standalone object.

See Entity key to learn more.

containerKeyentityKeyNo

The container identifier that this object belongs to.

See Entity key to learn more.

permissionslist<Permissions>Yes

The permissions configuration of the object.

See Permissions to learn more.

associationsassociationNo

List of objects associated with the object. Generally used to link an external object to a Atlassian object.

See Association to learn more.

Space properties

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
keystringYes

The key of the space.

Validation: max-length: 255

spaceTypestringYes

The type of the space.

Validation: max-length: 255

subtypestringYes

The subtype of the space.

Allowed values: space, project, business, software, service_desk, site, drive

iconIconNo

The icon of the space.

icon.urlstringNo

The URL of the icon.

Format: Valid URL

icon.widthintegerYes

The width of the icon.

Format: int64

icon.heightintegerYes

The height of the icon.

Format: int64

icon.isDefaultbooleanYes

Indicates if the icon is the default.

labelsList<string>No

The labels of the space.

Example payload

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{
  "objects" : [ {
    "schemaVersion" : "2.0",
    "id" : "siteId/spaceId1",
    "updateSequenceNumber" : 1,
    "displayName" : "My space",
    "description" : "The space contains work related stuff",
    "url" : "https://www.example-space.com/share/spaceId1",
    "createdAt" : "2024-07-01T10:00:00.000Z",
    "lastUpdatedAt" : "2024-07-09T14:27:37.000Z",
    "permissions" : [ {
      "accessControls" : [ {
        "principals" : [ {
          "type" : "ATLASSIAN_WORKSPACE"
        } ]
      } ]
    } ],
    "atlassian:space" : {
      "key" : "spaceKey1",
      "spaceType" : "personal",
      "subtype" : "space",
      "icon" : {
        "url" : "https://www.icon.com/1",
        "height" : 48,
        "width" : 48,
        "isDefault" : true
      },
      "labels" : [ "label1", "label2" ]
    }
  } ]
}

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