Google Chat adds Confluence page previews and updates
By Automate Basics, written with AI from Google's original
Google says its new Confluence integration brings page previews and notifications into Google Chat. It is available to Google Workspace customers and personal Google account users who have a Confluence Cloud account.
What changed in Google Chat
Google says the Confluence integration now brings information from Confluence pages into Google Chat conversations. When someone shares a page link, Chat can show its title, summary and author. People can also receive notifications about mentions, replies to their comments and changes to pages they own.
The integration can send updates when shared Confluence pages change, too. For a team that discusses a project in Chat but keeps its documentation in Confluence, the practical change is that a conversation can carry more context about a linked page. The documentation remains in Confluence rather than becoming a separate copy in the chat.
Who can use the Confluence integration?
Google says the integration is available now to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual subscribers and people with personal Google accounts. Users also need a Confluence Cloud account. Google says both Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains have access.
The Confluence Chat app is part of the Atlassian add-on. Workspace admins can install that add-on for users in their organization, while individuals can look for the Confluence add-on within Google Chat. The announcement does not state a price for the add-on or specify whether a particular Confluence Cloud plan is required. Anyone weighing it for a team should check those details before planning a wider rollout.
How do I try it at work?
A useful first trial is a project discussion where colleagues already refer to a Confluence page. Share a relevant page in Google Chat and check whether its preview gives readers enough context to decide whether to open it. Compare the title, summary and author shown in Chat with the page in Confluence, especially if the document has changed recently.
For ongoing work, watch whether notifications about mentions, comment replies, owned pages and shared-page changes reach the right people. Google says end users can find the Confluence add-on in Google Chat under Apps > Find apps, and they need a Confluence account to use it.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a Confluence account to use it?
Yes. Google says a Confluence Cloud account is required for the Google Chat integration. The Chat side is available to Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual subscribers and people with personal Google accounts, but access to Chat alone is not enough.
What Confluence activity appears in Google Chat?
Google says shared Confluence links can show a page title, summary and author in Chat. The integration also offers personal notifications for mentions, comment replies and changes to pages you own, plus updates when shared pages change.
Does Google state a price for the integration?
No. Google identifies the Confluence Chat app as part of the Atlassian add-on and says a Confluence Cloud account is required, but its announcement does not give a price or identify a required Confluence Cloud plan.
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Written with AI from Google's original and published after automatic checks: every figure here appears in the original, and no sentence is copied from it. The picture is AI-generated. The original is the authority.
Source: Introducing the new Confluence integration with Google Chat, Google, 22 Sept 2026.