What username and password should I use in API calls with Basic Auth?

Fabrice Triboix

Hi,

I am trying to trigger a pipeline using an API call, but I get a 401 error code in response.

My request look like this:

$ curl -X POST -is -u 'USERNAME:PASSWORD' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' https://api.bitbucket.org/2.0/repositories/MYWORKSPACE/MYREPO/pipelines/ -d '{"target": {"ref_type": "branch", "type": "pipeline_ref_target", "ref_name": "master"}}'

For USERNAME and PASSWORD, I use the same credentials I use to login to bitbucket.org.

Would anyone know what I am doing wrong?

Thanks a lot in advance!

Neil Mansilla

If you have 2FA (two factor auth) enabled, you cannot use basic authentication. See: https://developer.atlassian.com/bitbucket/api/2/reference/meta/authentication#basic-auth

Perhaps that's the issue you're running into.