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I lost write-access to a repository in a project where I am an admin, how to get it back?

mlauritsen
January 8, 2026

I created a project ([REDACTED]) where I have admin rights.

There are two repos in the project, I created them both, and I've been pushing and pulling for many years.

I just tried to push some changes to 

[REDACTED]

but I get "Authorization failed".

In the repo overview, I see that I have "Access Level: Read"... How do I change that?

I tried all the "Permissions" and "Access control" settings in both project and repo, but I can't find anywhere I could change it.

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mlauritsen
January 8, 2026

I needed to use the "App Password". Argh. ;-)

mlauritsen
January 8, 2026

Actually, that only fixes commandline access (and I know, I know, I need to move to using app tokens...).

I still cannot access the repo in write-mode in the browser, despite being project admin?

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Ben
Atlassian Team
Atlassian Team members are employees working across the company in a wide variety of roles.
January 11, 2026

Hi @mlauritsen 

I can see that you're the owner of that workspace, so you should have access to those repositories.

May I know what happens when you navigate to https://bitbucket.org and click the Repositories tab? May I also know what happens when you click any repository within that tab? An error message would be helpful.

Cheers!

- Ben (Bitbucket Cloud Support)

 

mlauritsen
January 16, 2026

I agree, I should have access. :-)

Under "Repositories", I see my 2 repos, in the details, I see access level: Read.

No errors - bitbucket doesn't seem to think there's anything wrong, just no write access.

Ben
Atlassian Team
Atlassian Team members are employees working across the company in a wide variety of roles.
January 18, 2026

Hi @mlauritsen 

May I know which timezone you're in? We'll need a formal support ticket to help resolve this, and I'd like to raise it with the team that operates during your working hours.

Cheers!

- Ben (Bitbucket Cloud Support)

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