nodejs-confluence-export

CLI tool to export Confluence pages by space with flexible filtering options.

Features

• Export Confluence spaces to Markdown or HTML
• Hierarchical directory structure based on page ancestry
• Flexible ignore filters to exclude specific pages and their descendants
• Breadcrumb path information in exported files
• Handles Confluence macros, tables, images, and formatting

Setup

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies: npm install
3. Set up environment variables by copying .env.example to .env and filling in your Atlassian details:
   • ATLASSIAN_SITE_NAME: Your Confluence site name (e.g., mycompany for mycompany.atlassian.net)
   • ATLASSIAN_USER_EMAIL: Your email address used for Confluence
   • ATLASSIAN_API_TOKEN: Your Atlassian API token

Usage

Build the tool:

npm run build

Export a space:

node dist/index.js export --space <SPACE_KEY> [options]

Or using the NPM script:

npm run start:cli -- export --space <SPACE_KEY> [options]

For development (watches changes):

npm run dev:cli -- export --space <SPACE_KEY> [options]

Options

• -s, --space <spaceKey>: (Required) The key of the Confluence space to export
• -o, --output-dir <path>: Directory to save exported files (default: ./output)
• -f, --format <format>: Export format - markdown or html (default: markdown)
• --ignore <filter...>: Pages to ignore. Format: "parent:ID" to ignore a page and all children, or "title:REGEX" to ignore pages matching regex pattern. Can be used multiple times.

Examples

Export a space to a custom directory:

npm run dev:cli -- export --space DEV --output-dir ./my-exports

Export a space and ignore a specific page and all its children:

npm run dev:cli -- export --space DEV --ignore parent:12345678

Export a space and ignore all pages containing "DRAFT" in the title:

npm run dev:cli -- export --space DEV --ignore title:DRAFT

Use multiple ignore filters:

npm run dev:cli -- export --space DEV --ignore parent:12345678 --ignore title:DRAFT

Development

• Run tests: npm test
• Format code: npm run format
• Lint code: npm run lint