This page last changed on Dec 07, 2009 by ggaskell.
The External Gadgets section allows you to register gadgets from other (external) web applications, such as JIRA 4.0+, iGoogle or Gmail, with Confluence so that they:
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Obtaining the External Gadget's URL
Before registering an external web application's gadget with Confluence, you will need to obtain that gadget's URL and copy it to your computer's clipboard.
If your web application is another Atlassian application such as Confluence 3.1+ or JIRA 4.0+, please refer to the appropriate documentation to obtain the gadget URL from your other Atlassian application:
If your external gadget comes from a non-Atlassian web application or web site, please consult the relevant documentation for that application to obtain the gadget's URL.
Registering an External Gadget for Use in Confluence
To register an external web application's gadget for use in Confluence,
Go to the Confluence 'Administration Console'. To do this:
- Open the 'Browse' menu and select 'Confluence Admin'. The 'Administration Console' view will open.
- Click 'External Gadgets' under 'Configuration' in the left panel. The 'External Gadgets' page is displayed.
- In the 'Add a new Gadget' section, paste your gadget's URL into the 'Gadget Specification URL' field.
- Click the 'Add' button. Your gadget will be shown in the list of registered gadgets below and it will also become available in the macro browser.
 | Do I need to establish an OAuth or Trusted Application relationship too?
In addition to registering an external gadget for use in Confluence, you may also need to establish an OAuth or Trusted Application relationship between the application that serves the gadget (the service provider) and Confluence (the consumer). OAuth and Trusted Application relationships are usually only required for gadgets that access user-restricted data from the external web application. Refer to Configuring OAuth for further information.
If an external web application provides anonymous access to all or some of its data and that is the only data you need to access, then establishing an OAuth or Trusted Applications relationship may be unnecessary. |
Removing Access to an External Gadget in Confluence
To remove Confluence's access to an external web application's gadget,
Go to the Confluence 'Administration Console'. To do this:
- Open the 'Browse' menu and select 'Confluence Admin'. The 'Administration Console' view will open.
- Click 'External Gadgets' under 'Configuration' in the left panel. The 'External Gadgets' page is displayed.
- In the 'Added Gadgets' section, click 'Remove' next to the URL of the external gadget whose access in Confluence is to be removed. The gadget will be removed from the 'Added Gadgets' list and will also be removed from the macro browser.
Screenshot: External Gadgets page

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