How to publish a public link in Confluence
Publish a Confluence public link through Share and the public-link toggle, then send Copy public link rather than the browser URL.
Public links require a paid plan and must be permitted by your site and space policies. You also need edit and restriction-management permissions. Public links ignore internal view restrictions, so review the actual public rendering before sharing a release note or customer FAQ.
Step-by-step guide
Confirm the content is suitable for anyone with the link
Review the full page for internal names, attachments and confidential discussion context. Public sharing is a separate audience from the internal restriction list. Admins can block links by site, space or item.
Enable the public link
Open Share in the top right of the page and turn on the public-link toggle. You need the relevant edit and restriction permissions. If the toggle is unavailable, ask the administrator about the applicable policy instead of making the whole space anonymous.
Inspect the public rendering
Copy the actual public link and open it signed out. Confirm that the main answer and important references remain understandable; public views hide some internal functionality and macros. A release FAQ depending on a hidden internal macro may need a self-contained explanation.
Share and maintain deliberately
Send Copy public link to the intended audience. A parent’s link does not expose its child branch. Turn the toggle off to block the link later, remembering that turning it back on reactivates the same URL for previous recipients.
Common mistakes
Copying the address bar URL
That is the internal page URL, not the public link from Share. External readers may be unable to open it.
Sources and verification
Based on product documentation checked on 2026-11-04. This is a documentation-based guide, not a hands-on benchmark. Features and availability can change.