Create space

The Confluence create space tool creates a new Confluence space. This is a write tool that creates a space using the space key, name, and optional description you provide. Space keys must be unique.

Prerequisites

• Glean tool must be enabled for your instance and the Confluence tools must be available.
• The connected account must have permission to create spaces in the target Confluence instance.

Supported parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
Space key	String	Unique identifier for the space in Confluence. Must be unique across all spaces.
Name	String	Display name for the new space.
Description → plain → representation	String	Representation format of the description. Must be 'plain'.
Description → plain → value	String	The plain text description of the space. Example: "This space is used for project documentation."
Metadata	Object	Optional provider-specific metadata for the space.
Type	String	Type of space (e.g., personal, global).

Usage examples

• "Create a new Confluence space called 'Product Launch 2024' with the key PROD2024."

• "Set up a new space for our Engineering Team with space key ENGTEAM."

• "Create a Confluence space named 'Marketing Resources' with key MKTRES."

Troubleshooting

• Possible cause: The space key matches an existing Confluence space key. Confluence requires space keys to be unique.
• Fix: Choose a different, unique space key and run the tool again. Verify the key is not already in use by checking existing spaces in Confluence.

• Possible cause: The new key may still conflict with an existing space you cannot see, or there may be an issue with the tool configuration.
• Fix: Verify the space key is truly unique in Confluence. If the problem persists, contact your Glean admin to review the Confluence connection and tool configuration.

• Possible cause: The connected account does not have permission to create spaces, or the Confluence tools are not fully configured.
• Fix: Ask an admin to verify that the connected account has space creation permissions in Confluence and that the Confluence tools are properly configured.

FAQs

No. This tool only creates spaces. To update or delete spaces, use separate Confluence space management tools if available.

Confluence will return an error stating that a space already exists with that key. Space keys must be unique across the entire Confluence instance. Choose a different key and try again.