I am getting auth error while trying to create a repository using REST API through python script

[Manoj M]

I am getting AUTHENTICATION error.

headers = { "Accept": "application/json",

                        "Content-Type": "application/json",

                         "Authorization": "Bearer <access_token>"

                    }

I feel the problem is with the "access token" field.

What should I provide in this field ?

[Theodora Boudale]

Hi @Manoj M,

If you use Bearer in Authorization you will need to set up OAuth and use the access token generated as detailed here:

• https://support.atlassian.com/bitbucket-cloud/docs/use-oauth-on-bitbucket-cloud/

Please keep in mind these access tokens expire in two hours and you will then need to use the refresh token to generate a new access token (which will have the same expiry of two hours) and a new refresh token.

Another option would be instead of Authorization: Bearer to use Authorization: Basic

Authorization: Basic some_string

some_string is constructed by first combining a Bitbucket username and an app password for that account with a colon (e.g. myUsername:dgAT6frP9Ermn) and then by encoding the resulting string in base64.

If you have any questions, please feel free to let me know.

Kind regards,
Theodora