Collect information via API for bitbucket datacenter

[Itay Semel]

We are using a compliance orchestration tool which fetch data for compliance monitoring and evidence collection.

We are using Bitbucket datacenter and would like to know:

1. is it possible to extend current branches API with additional information about : branch rules, branch commits, required checks etc.
2. is there any other endpoints which allows to collect this information for each branch?

We would like to collect the following:

1. Branch protection rules
2. Number of required approvals
3. Required checks (builds)

[Mehul Chauhan]

Hi Itay Semel,

• Direct Extension: The standard Bitbucket Data Center REST API for branches (/rest/api/latest/projects/{projectKey}/repos/{repositorySlug}/branches) does not natively include branch protection rules, required approvals, or required checks in its response. It primarily returns metadata about branches (name, latest commit, etc.).

• Custom Extension: To include additional compliance data in a single API call, you would need to build a custom integration or service that aggregates data from multiple endpoints (see below).

Reference:
The Bitbucket Data Center REST API

Summary Table

Requirement	Endpoint	Notes
Branch protection rules	/rest/branch-permissions/latest/projects/{projectKey}/repos/{repositorySlug}/restrictions	Lists all branch restrictions (write, merge, etc.)
Required approvals	/rest/default-reviewers/latest/projects/{projectKey}/repos/{repositorySlug}/conditions	Lists reviewer/approval requirements per branch pattern
Required checks (builds)	/rest/api/latest/projects/{projectKey}/repos/{repositorySlug}/settings/pull-requests	Lists merge checks, including required builds
Build status (per commit)	/rest/build-status/1.0/commits/{commitId}	Shows build status for a specific commit

Details regarding each api are referenced below.
Reference:
The Bitbucket Data Center REST API

Hope this answer helps.