Using BitBucket's API to fork a repository

Question

There's any way to fork a repository using BB's API?

From what I've read on the API's docs, there isn't any explicit one: https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/BITBUCKET/Repositories

My idea is to create a new repo and point that it's a fork of another one, so I can create pull requests later.

Solution

You can use the API to fork a repository, either using Basic authorization or OAuth.

The method to fork a repository:

Using a authorized POST-request with required post data "name". https://bitbucket.org/api/1.0/repositories/{accountname}/{repo_slug}/fork/

Full documentation with optional parameters here: http://restbrowser.bitbucket.org/

OTHER TIPS

So..

Tried to contact support via twitter and comments on the API page. Didn't get an answer...

And it seems that they really don't have a method to create forks.

My solution:

Created a cURL interface to interact with BitBucket's website, and from there I could fork and create pull requests

If you have a better solution for that, or if they actually have the method on the API, please fell free to drop your answer here.

you can to fork the repositories using Bitbucket API without need to username and password, only using bitbucket application.

There is HERE the doc's for POST a new fork.

Also you need to base knowledge of OAuth, following links are helpful .

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