The resource /rest/files/1.0/files/content/undefined, cannot be found message appear inside the Confluence Page Gadget in Jira

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Summary

Adding the Confluence Page gadget into Jira Dashboard results in "The resource /rest/files/1.0/files/content/undefined, cannot be found" message inside the Confluence Page Gadget. The content of the Confluence Page loaded correctly despite the message.

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Environment

  • Jira Software version 8.11.0

  • Confluence Server or Data Center version 7.5.1

  • With or Without a Reverse Proxy

Diagnosis

  1. Recreating the Applicaton Link between Jira and Confluence doesn't help to resolve the message.

  2. Creating the Unproxied Application Link doesn't help to resolve the message.

  3. Other Confluence Gadget (Activity Streams Gadget etc.) loaded correctly in Jira without the message.

Cause

The plugin modules inside the default Confluence System plugin below is disabled:

  • Confluence File Notifications

  • Confluence View File Macro

The disabled plugin modules are not listed in the result from the SQL query below:

1 select BANDANAVALUE from BANDANA where BANDANAKEY = 'plugin.manager.state.Map';

Solution

  1. Navigate to Confluence General Configuration > Manage Apps > Choose System from the dropdown menu and reenabled the following plugins:

    1. Confluence File Notifications

    2. Confluence View File Macro

  2. ℹ️Ensure that all the modules is enabled.

  3. Navigate to Confluence General Configuration > Cache Management > Click on Flush All to flush the Confluence System Cache.

Updated on April 8, 2025

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