GitHub sign-in and permissions in Confluence

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GitHub for Confluence never shares one person's access with another. Each reader connects their own GitHub account and sees only what GitHub already lets them see. Public files need no connection at all, logged-out readers included.

These guides cover connecting, adding a second account and disconnecting.

#Common tasks

You want to

Go to

Link your GitHub account for the first time

Connect your GitHub account to Confluence

Add a work and a personal account

Use more than one GitHub account in Confluence

Remove access

Disconnect GitHub from Confluence

Understand why each reader connects separately

Authentication model

See what the app asks GitHub for

OAuth scopes requested

Know what logged-out readers see

Public file path (no connection needed)

Fix "Connect a GitHub account with access to this repository"

Readers see "Connect a GitHub account..."

#Guides in this section

Connect your GitHub account to ConfluenceLink your own GitHub account to Confluence so you can pick private files and read them on pages.Use more than one GitHub account in ConfluenceLink a second GitHub account, such as work and personal, and see repositories from both in one picker.Disconnect GitHub from ConfluenceUnlink your GitHub account from Confluence through your Atlassian account's connected apps, which also revokes the token at GitHub.

Everyone sees what GitHub lets them see, and no more.