new repo stuck in creating repository state

[Ben Martin-Peddey]

when opening link https://bitbucket.org/<workspace>/<repo>

the following is rendered:

Creating repository

Please wait a moment while we create your repository.

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Context – how the repo was created

The repo was created via the Bitbucket Cloud REST API (API token auth), then we tried to use it from Git. Flow:

1. GET https://api.bitbucket.org/2.0/repositories/<workspace>/<repo-slug>

→ 403 (so we assumed it didn’t exist and tried to create it).

2. POST https://api.bitbucket.org/2.0/repositories/<workspace>/<repo-slug>

Body: {"scm": "git", "is_private": true, "project": {"key": "<PROJECT_KEY>"}}

→ 201 Created (or 409 Conflict if it already existed from a previous attempt).

3. Git (a few seconds later):

git ls-remote https://bitbucket.org/<workspace>/<repo-slug>.git

→ 403 with message: “This repository is currently not available.”

4. The repo does appear in the workspace repository list on the web, but opening

https://bitbucket.org/<workspace>/<repo-slug> or the repo’s admin/settings page shows only:

“Creating repository – Please wait a moment while we create your repository.”

It has stayed in that state for [X hours/days].

5. DELETE https://api.bitbucket.org/2.0/repositories/<workspace>/<repo-slug>

→ Response body: “Repository currently not available.” (so we can’t delete it via API either).

So from our side: create via API succeeds (or we get 409), but the repo never leaves the “creating” state; Git and the DELETE API keep saying “repository is currently not available.” We’re using an API token with repository admin (and delete) scopes; the workspace and project otherwise work for other repos.

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this is the only repo in the workspace that’s stuck