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# Confluence Data Center

> Confluence is a collaboration wiki tools used to help teams to collaborate and share knowledge efficiently. Confluence captures project requirements, assigns tasks to specific users, and manages several calendars at once with the help of Team Calendars add-on.

## Creating a Confluence Data Center connection

Create the connection by using one of the following methods:

* [Username & Password](#using-username-and-password)
* [Access Token](#using-access-token)

### Using Username and Password

To create the connection you need:

* An API Address
* A Username
* A Password

<Info>
  Confluence Data Center uses multiple structures for API base URIs:

  * `http://host:port`
  * `http://host:port/context`
  * `http://host:port/confluence`

  Provide the API base URI structure that matches your instance.
</Info>

### Using Access Token

To create the connection you need:

* An API Address
* A Personal Access Token

<Info>
  Confluence Data Center uses multiple structures for API base URIs:

  * `http://host:port`
  * `http://host:port/context`
  * `http://host:port/confluence`

  Provide the API base URI structure that matches your instance.
</Info>

### Obtaining the Access Token

1. In Confluence, select your profile picture at the top right of the screen, then choose **Settings** > **Personal Access Tokens**.
2. Select **Create token**.
3. Give your new token a name.
4. Click **Create**.

### Creating your connection

1. In the Blink platform, navigate to the **Connections** page > **Add connection**. A New Connection dialog box opens displaying icons of external service providers available.

2. Select the **Confluence Data Center** icon. A dialog box with name of the connection and connection methods appear.

3. (Optional) Edit the name of the connection. At a later stage you cannot edit the name.

4. Select **Username & Password** as the method to create the connection.

5. Fill in the parameters:

   * The API Address
   * The Username
   * The Password

6. (Optional) Click **Test Connection** to test it.

7. Click **Create connection**. The new connection appears on the **Connections** page.