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' This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
Dim http As New ChilkatHttp
Dim success As Long
' Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.AuthToken = "<access_token>"
Dim resp As ChilkatHttpResponse
Set resp = http.QuickRequest("POST","https://your-domain.atlassian.net/wiki/rest/api/user/watch/content/:contentId?key=<string>&username=<string>&accountId=<string>")
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
Exit Sub
End If
Dim respStatusCode As Long
respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
Debug.Print "Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode
If (respStatusCode <> 204) Then
Debug.Print "Response Header:"
Debug.Print resp.Header
Debug.Print "Response Body:"
Debug.Print resp.BodyStr
Debug.Print "Failed."
Exit Sub
End If
Debug.Print "Success."
Curl Command
curl -X POST
-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
https://your-domain.atlassian.net/wiki/rest/api/user/watch/content/:contentId?key=<string>&username=<string>&accountId=<string>
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Add content watcher",
"request": {
"auth": {
"type": "oauth2"
},
"method": "POST",
"header": [
],
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/user/watch/content/:contentId?key=<string>&username=<string>&accountId=<string>",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"user",
"watch",
"content",
":contentId"
],
"query": [
{
"key": "key",
"value": "<string>",
"description": "This parameter is no longer available and will be removed from the documentation soon.\nUse `accountId` instead.\nSee the [deprecation notice](/cloud/confluence/deprecation-notice-user-privacy-api-migration-guide/) for details."
},
{
"key": "username",
"value": "<string>",
"description": "This parameter is no longer available and will be removed from the documentation soon.\nUse `accountId` instead.\nSee the [deprecation notice](/cloud/confluence/deprecation-notice-user-privacy-api-migration-guide/) for details."
},
{
"key": "accountId",
"value": "<string>",
"description": "(Required) The `accountId` of the user to be added as a watcher. The accountId uniquely identifies the user across all Atlassian products.\nFor example, `384093:32b4d9w0-f6a5-3535-11a3-9c8c88d10192`."
}
],
"variable": [
{
"key": "contentId",
"value": "<string>",
"type": "string",
"description": "(Required) The ID of the content to add the watcher to."
}
]
},
"description": "Adds a user as a watcher to a piece of content. Choose the user by doing\none of the following:\n\n- Specify a user via a query parameter: Use the `accountId` to identify the user.\n- Do not specify a user: The currently logged-in user will be used.\n\nNote, you must add the `X-Atlassian-Token: no-check` header when making a\nrequest, as this operation has XSRF protection.\n\n**[Permissions](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/_AozKw) required**:\n'Confluence Administrator' global permission if specifying a user, otherwise\npermission to access the Confluence site ('Can use' global permission)."
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Returned if the watcher was successfully created. No response body is\nreturned.",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"description": {
"content": "Added as a part of security scheme: oauth2",
"type": "text/plain"
},
"key": "Authorization",
"value": "<token>"
}
],
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/user/watch/content/:contentId?key=<string>&username=<string>&accountId=<string>",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"user",
"watch",
"content",
":contentId"
],
"query": [
{
"key": "key",
"value": "<string>"
},
{
"key": "username",
"value": "<string>"
},
{
"key": "accountId",
"value": "<string>"
}
],
"variable": [
{
"key": "contentId"
}
]
}
},
"status": "No Content",
"code": 204,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "text/plain"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": ""
},
{
"name": "Returned if;\n\n- The `X-Atlassian-Token: no-check` header is not specified.\n- The calling user does not have permission to view the\ncontent.\n- A user is specified via a query parameter and the calling user is\nnot a Confluence administrator.\n- No content ex",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"description": {
"content": "Added as a part of security scheme: oauth2",
"type": "text/plain"
},
"key": "Authorization",
"value": "<token>"
}
],
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/user/watch/content/:contentId?key=<string>&username=<string>&accountId=<string>",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"user",
"watch",
"content",
":contentId"
],
"query": [
{
"key": "key",
"value": "<string>"
},
{
"key": "username",
"value": "<string>"
},
{
"key": "accountId",
"value": "<string>"
}
],
"variable": [
{
"key": "contentId"
}
]
}
},
"status": "Forbidden",
"code": 403,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "text/plain"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": ""
},
{
"name": "Returned if no `contentId` is specified.",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"description": {
"content": "Added as a part of security scheme: oauth2",
"type": "text/plain"
},
"key": "Authorization",
"value": "<token>"
}
],
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/user/watch/content/:contentId?key=<string>&username=<string>&accountId=<string>",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"user",
"watch",
"content",
":contentId"
],
"query": [
{
"key": "key",
"value": "<string>"
},
{
"key": "username",
"value": "<string>"
},
{
"key": "accountId",
"value": "<string>"
}
],
"variable": [
{
"key": "contentId"
}
]
}
},
"status": "Not Found",
"code": 404,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "text/plain"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": ""
}
]
}
