How can I view/read a file from BitBucket using API?

[Blessie Labayna]

I have a json file stored in BitBucket. My goal is to view the json file as a raw using Postman or invoking an HTTPS request.

https://bitbucket.org/<repo>/<project>/raw/master/config_test.json?response=json

The URL above works fine when I view it from the browser, but now when I call it from postman. I even tried the api.bitbucket.org/2.0/repositories but still not working.

I'm getting this error

{

    "type": "error",

    "error": {

        "message": "Resource not found",

        "detail": "There is no API hosted at this URL.\n\nFor information about our API's, please refer to the documentation at: https://developer.atlassian.com/bitbucket/api/2/reference/"

    }

}

I have already tried creating an app password and using Authorization: Bearer <token> but still unsuccessful.

[Caterina Curti · Accepted solution]

Hello!

I just wrote an article about how to read a file from the REST API: https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Bitbucket-articles/Reading-a-file-from-a-repository-in-Bitbucket-using-the-REST-API/ba-p/2552394

Hope this will be helpful!

Cheers,
Caterina

[seanaty]

Requesting in your browser works because it is likely using your session cookie to authenticate.

For API authentication, here are some ideas of what to check.

1. Definitely use api.bitbucket.org/2.0/...

2. The app password needs your username still, it is not a bearer token. e.g. you need to use curl -u my-username:my-app-password https://api.bitbucket.org/2.0/repositories/...

This is the API you'll want to use to get a file: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/bitbucket/rest/api-group-source/#api-repositories-workspace-repo-slug-src-commit-path-get as the first "raw" URL you posted isn't an API resource.