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Basic authentication - Amazon Q Business

You can connect Amazon Q to Confluence (Cloud) using basic authentication credentials. The following procedure gives you an overview of how to configure Confluence (Cloud) to connect to Amazon Q using basic authentication.

Configuring Confluence (Cloud) basic authentication for Amazon Q
  1. Log in to your account from the Confluence (Cloud). Note the username you logged in with. You will need this later to connect to Amazon Q.

  2. From your Confluence (Cloud) home page, note your Confluence (Cloud) URL from your Confluence browser URL. For example: https://example.atlassian.net. You will need this later to connect to Amazon Q.

  3. Then, go to Security page in Confluence (Cloud).

  4. From the API tokens page, select Create API token.

    API Tokens interface with options to create or revoke tokens and security information.
  5. In the Create an API token dialog box that opens, for Label, add a name for your API token. Then, select Create.

    Dialog box for creating an API token with a label field and Create button.
  6. From the Your new API token dialog box, copy the API token and save it in a text editor of your choice. You can't retrieve the API token once you close the dialog box.

    Dialog box displaying a new API token with options to copy or close the token.
  7. Select Close.

You now have the username, Confluence (Cloud) URL, and Confluence (Cloud) API token you need to connect to Amazon Q with basic authentication.

For more information, see Manage API tokens for your Atlassian account in Atlassian Support.

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