Bitbucket Refs API
The refs resource allows you access branches and tags in a repository.By default, results will be in the order the underlying source controlsystem returns them and identical to the ordering one sees when running"$ git show-ref". Note that this follows simple lexical ordering of the ref names.
Bitbucket Refs API is one of 23 APIs that Bitbucket publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification and an AsyncAPI event-driven specification.
This API exposes 8 JSON Schema definitions.
Tagged areas include Refs. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, authentication docs, an AsyncAPI specification, and 8 JSON Schemas.
This API exposes 9 operations across 5 paths, and defines 20 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 2.0, at version 2.0.
Requests are made against the base URL https://api.bitbucket.org/2.0.
Metadata
The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.
Authentication & Security 3
Bitbucket Refs API declares
3 security schemes
for authenticating requests.
It defines a basic scheme (basic).
It supports OAuth 2.0 (oauth2) using the accessCode flow, exposing 26 scopes.
An API key is passed in the header as Authorization (api_key).
basic— Basic HTTP Authentication as per [RFC-2617](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2617) (Digest not supported). Note that Basic Auth is available only with username a…oauth2— OAuth 2 as per [RFC-6749](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6749).api_key— API Keys can be used as Basic HTTP Authentication credentials and provide a substitute for the account's actual username and password. API Keys are only availa…
Paths & Operations 9
Across 5 paths, the API surfaces 9 operations — 2 DELETE, 5 GET, 2 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
The refs resource allows you access branches and tags in a repository. By default, results will be in the order the underlying source control system returns them and identical to…
Schemas 20
The contract defines 20 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are paginated_refs (6 properties), paginated_branches (6 properties), paginated_tags (6 properties), ref (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.
Specification
The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.
Source
More from Bitbucket 12
Other APIs Bitbucket publishes across the network.
This is an independent, third-party profile of Bitbucket Refs API, published by API Evangelist. We do not operate, host, resell, or support these APIs, and we are not affiliated with or endorsed by the company unless stated above. Everything here is built from publicly available information — the company's own site, developer portal, documentation, public repositories, and the specifications it publishes for public use. Nothing is obtained by breaching a system, defeating an access control, or using credentials.
The Kin Score and Agent Readiness rating are independently calculated assessments of a company's public API artifacts, scored against a published rubric. They are not certifications, endorsements, security assessments, or audits.
Corrections, re-scores, and removal are free — no partnership or purchase required, and you do not need to justify the request. A removed company is recorded as unrated, never scored zero for having asked. Acknowledgement within one business day; removal within two.
info@apievangelist.com
·
Read the full data-sourcing policy →
On a security or compliance team? Put security in the subject line and
you will get a person, not a form — we will tell you exactly which public URLs this profile was built from.