Unable to view forks lis of a public repositoryt

[luckypeic]

I am currently trying to see list of forks of a public repo, it shows it has 60 forks in the details panel but clicking on that number just gives empty fork list.

[Syahrul]

Hey @luckypeic 

Welcome to the community!

The most likely reason you're seeing this is that those 60 forks are private. Bitbucket shows the total fork count on the details panel, but the list itself only displays repositories you actually have permission to view.

If people have created private forks of that public repo, they'll still be counted in the total. However, since you don't have access to those specific workspaces or private projects, the list filters them out, leaving you with an empty screen. It’s definitely a bit confusing to see "60" and then nothing below it, but it's just the way the privacy filters work in the UI.

I hope this clarifies.

Regards,
Syahrul

[Ajay _view26_]

Hi  @luckypeic 

A few things you can try -

Use the API directly to verify: GET https://api.bitbucket.org/2.0/repositories/{workspace}/{repo_slug}/forks — this will tell you if the forks actually exist or if it's purely a display issue

If the API also returns empty, the forks metadata may be orphaned — this happens when a forked repo is deleted but the count doesn't decrement

If the API returns data but the UI doesn't, raise it with Atlassian Support and include your repo slug and workspace. This is a known class of bug worth filing.