Can I synchronize profile pictures from External Directory into Confluence

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Problem

Users have profile pictures in External Directories and would like to be synchronized into Confluence. This includes profile pictures from

  • Active Directory LDAP

  • Apache LDAP

  • Atlassian Crowd

No such function in Confluence yet

Currently, this feature is not available in Confluence. However, we have an existing open improvement request for this case:

Workaround

Use third party plugin such as

Updated on April 8, 2025

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