# Require approval for every new page in a Confluence space

To make every new page in a Confluence space need approval, enable an approval team on the **Teams** tab of **Space Approval Settings**. Then, on the **Automation** tab, turn on **Page creation** under **Apply a default team to pages** and choose that team as the **Default team**. New pages then arrive with an approval waiting.

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## Before you start

| **You need**                   | **Why**                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| ------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Space administrator permission | Automation is a space setting.                                                                                                                                                                       |
| An approval team with members  | Automation has no reviewer list of its own. See [Teams and assignment](https://help.gocapable.com/approval/teams-and-assignment.html). |

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## Steps

1. In the space, open **Space settings**, then **Capable** (**Capable Approval** if you use the standalone app), to reach **Space Approval Settings**.
2. On the **Teams** tab, enable the team for this space and set its minimums and expiry.
3. On the **Automation** tab, under **Apply a default team to pages**, turn on **Page creation**.
4. Pick the team in **Default team**.
5. Optionally, turn on **Page update** as well. Existing pages are then pulled in one at a time as people edit them.
6. Save your changes.

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## If it does not work

* Nothing is raised if the default team is missing, not enabled in the space, or has no members. There is no error on the page.
* **Page update** only fires for pages that have never had an approval.
* Blog posts are not covered by automation. You can still approve one by hand.
* Confluence Automation rules have no Capable action. These switches are the way to do it.

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## Related

### [Automatic approvals](https://help.gocapable.com/approval/automatic-approvals.html)

Both switches and label routing in full.

### [Route Confluence approvals to different reviewers by label](https://help.gocapable.com/approval/route-confluence-approvals-to-different-reviewers-by-label.html)

Different teams for different pages.

### [Manage approval teams](https://help.gocapable.com/approval/manage-approval-teams.html)

Enable and configure teams per space.

### [Setting up approvals for a space](https://help.gocapable.com/approval/setting-up-approvals-for-a-space.html)

All set-up how-to guides.

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_Your space now looks after itself._