Jenkins Multi-Branch Pipeline Trigger Fails with KeyError: 'Location' in Bitbucket Pipeline

Jam Nadeem

Description:

I’m encountering an issue while triggering a Jenkins multi-branch pipeline from a Bitbucket Cloud pipeline using the atlassian/jenkins-job-trigger pipe. The pipeline fails with a KeyError: 'Location' when attempting to retrieve the Location header from the Jenkins API response. Below are the detailed logs, pipeline configuration, and troubleshooting steps I have tried so far.

Pipeline Script

Bitbucket Pipeline Error 

Error Logs:

Below are the detailed logs captured during the pipeline execution:

INFO: None INFO: Submitting jenkins job... DEBUG: Starting new HTTPS connection (1): jenkins.abccompany.com.au:443 DEBUG: https://jenkins.abccompany.com.au:443 "POST /job/dev-multi-branch-pipeline/build HTTP/11" 302 0 DEBUG: https://jenkins.company.com.au:443 "GET /job/dev-multi-branch-pipeline/ HTTP/11" 200 None Traceback (most recent call last): File "/pipe.py", line 200, in <module> pipe.run() File "/pipe.py", line 191, in run self.wait_for_job(build_response.headers['Location']) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/requests/structures.py", line 52, in __getitem__ return self._store[key.lower()][1] KeyError: 'location' N/A: version "v21.1.0" is not yet installed

 

Issue Details:

• Problem: The atlassian/jenkins-job-trigger pipe expects a Location header in the response from Jenkins, but this header is missing. The pipe fails when attempting to access build_response.headers['Location'].
• Expected Behavior: Jenkins should return a Location header pointing to the queue item or build status URL after the job is triggered.
• Observed Behavior: Instead of the expected Location header, the Jenkins API responds with an HTTP 302 redirect to the job URL and no further details.

 

Troubleshooting Steps Tried:

1. Verified Jenkins API Response:

   • Sent a manual curl request to trigger the job:
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     curl -X POST -u <span>"<span>$JENKINS_USER</span>:<span>$JENKINS_API_TOKEN</span>"</span> <span>"<a href="https://jenkins.heartbug.com.au/job/dev-multi-branch-pipeline/build" rel="noopener nofollow noreferrer" target="_blank">https://jenkins.abccompany.com.au/job/dev-multi-branch-pipeline/build</a>"</span>
   • Observed an HTTP 302 response with no Location header.

2. Adjusted Pipeline Configuration:

   • Verified that JOB_NAME is correctly pointing to the multi-branch pipeline.

3. Checked Jenkins Logs:

   • No errors related to API requests or authentication were found in jenkins.log.

4. Updated Plugins:

   • Ensured the following plugins are up-to-date:
     • Pipeline: Multi-branch
     • Bitbucket Branch Source
     • REST API Plugin

5. Verified CSRF Settings:

   • Checked that CSRF protection is enabled and tested with both tokens and crumbs. No difference in behavior was observed.

6. Tried Alternative API Endpoints:

   • Attempted to query queue items directly, but the expected build process did not start.

Questions/Help Needed:

1. Why is the Location header missing in the Jenkins API response?
2. Is this a known issue with Jenkins' handling of multi-branch pipelines when triggered via the REST API?
3. Are there any workarounds or alternative methods to reliably trigger and monitor Jenkins multi-branch pipeline jobs from Bitbucket Cloud?
4. Could this be a misconfiguration in Jenkins or a limitation of the jenkins-job-trigger pipe?

Patrik S

Hello @Jam Nadeem ,

and welcome to the Community!

It may be that Jenkins is redirecting the request to the login page because the credentials are incorrect. When you sent a manual request using curl and received an HTTP 302 (redirect), did the job on Jenkins correctly trigger? What is the URL it's redirecting you to?

Also, the Location header might not be supported in case you're using a considerably old version of Jenkins. Could you confirm which exact Jenkins version you're using ?

Thank you, @Jam Nadeem !

Patrik S