How to change the name of the default branch when creating a repo via bitbucket cloud API

[Andre Pilakis]

Hello, I am attempting to create a bitbucket via the bitbucket cloud API as per: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/bitbucket/rest/api-group-repositories/#api-repositories-workspace-repo-slug-put

I have been unsuccessful in being able to create a repo with the main branch named "main", rather than "Master". This is the request I am using:

curl --request POST \

  --url https://api.bitbucket.org/2.0/repositories/$workspace/$repo_name \

  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \

  --user $username:$password \

  --data '{

  "is_private":"true",

  "project": {"key": "$key"},

  "mainbranch": {"name": "main", "type": "branch"}

  }'

Yet whenever I create the branch, the main branch is still called master.

[Syahrul]

G'day, @Andre Pilakis and Welcome to Community!

I understand you wish to create a repository with a new default branch via the Create Repository API endpoint. However, I discover that the API endpoint does not support changing the default branch name when creating a new repository. This is only available in the UI.

We do have an existing feature request on this that I highly suggest you Watch and Vote to get an update at:

Update API endpoint to allow changing main branch name

Cheers,
Syahrul