Hi,A repository in our Bitbucket Cloud workspace is stuck in the "Creating repository" state and needs to be deleted.Repository: https://bitbucket.org/uqam/shibboleth-proxyWhat we see:When navigating to the repository, the page shows: "Creating repository — Please wait a moment while we create your repository." with an infinite loading bargit clone hangs indefinitely with no responseThe repository appears in workspace search and the repository list, but is completely inaccessibleThis has been going on since July 30, 2026Request: Please delete this repository so that we can recreate it properly if needed. We have confirmed there is no data to preserve.Thank you!

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Repository stuck in "Creating repository" state — please delete it (uqam/shibboleth-proxy)

Hi,

A repository in our Bitbucket Cloud workspace is stuck in the "Creating repository" state and needs to be deleted.

Repository: https://bitbucket.org/uqam/shibboleth-proxy

What we see:

When navigating to the repository, the page shows: "Creating repository — Please wait a moment while we create your repository." with an infinite loading bar
git clone hangs indefinitely with no response
The repository appears in workspace search and the repository list, but is completely inaccessible
This has been going on since July 30, 2026

Request: Please delete this repository so that we can recreate it properly if needed. We have confirmed there is no data to preserve.

Thank you!

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Hi @ghoul_mohammed_ridha

I've had a look and it appears the fork got stuck during the creation process, leaving the repository in an incomplete state. To clear this, the repository will need to be deleted so you can attempt the fork again.

Could you try deleting it via the API using the following command:

curl -X DELETE -u {email}:{api_token} \
  https://api.bitbucket.org/2.0/repositories/<Workspace>/<Repo_name>

Replace {email} with your Atlassian account email and {api_token} with an API token generated from your Atlassian account settings at https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens.

Once deleted, please try the fork again and let me know if it completes successfully.

Regards,
Syahrul

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Hi @Syahrul ,

Thank you for your answer, but it didn't work for me; I got an HTTP Status: 401 error.

Could you please delete the repo?

Thank you!

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It did work finaly, thank you so much

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Hey @ghoul_mohammed_ridha ,

I've pinged the forum support team to take a look at this. Someone should get back to you within 1-2 business days.

Cheers,
Tobi

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Thank you :D

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Hello @Syahrul , can you delete this repository please :D

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