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Confluence Cloud attachment download 401 through the Atlassian MCP server

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Fixes Confluence attachment downloads 401ing through the MCP server while other Confluence calls work. Use when /wiki/download/attachments paths fail. Not for general Confluence auth failures.

Confluence Cloud attachment download 401 through the Atlassian MCP server

TL;DR: Set CONFLUENCEATTACHMENTDOWNLOADUSEV1=true in the server env. The v2 download path rejects the MCP auth on some tenants; the v1 path accepts it. Restart the client and retry the attachment download.

The error

401 Unauthorized downloading a Confluence Cloud attachment via /wiki/download/attachments/... through the MCP server

Fix it

  1. Confirm other Confluence MCP calls (pages, search) work. Expected: Only attachment downloads 401.

  2. Set CONFLUENCEATTACHMENTDOWNLOADUSEV1=true in the server env. Expected: The flag is saved.

  3. Restart the MCP client. Expected: Attachment downloads succeed.

When this applies

Confluence attachment downloads 401 through mcp-atlassian while the rest of Confluence works fine.

When this does NOT apply

If all Confluence calls 401, the token or base URL is wrong; fix auth first.

Tool compatibility

sooperset/mcp-atlassian, Confluence Cloud

Also seen as

  • Confluence MCP attachment unauthorized
  • wiki download attachments 401 MCP
  • CONFLUENCEATTACHMENTDOWNLOADUSEV1

Why it happens

Attachment binaries are served on a different path with different auth handling than the REST API. On some Cloud tenants the v2 path rejects the MCP credential while v1 accepts it; the flag switches the download path.

Edge cases

  • Very large attachments may still time out; retry or fetch in ranges.
  • The flag only affects downloads, not page content.
  • Server/DC instances do not need this flag.
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Skill ID
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Published recentlyPublished Oct 3, 2026. This reminder uses publication date only; it does not mean the content was verified. Review again after Apr 1, 2027.

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