Create HTTP Access Token for project or repository access

Version 2.4 by Boris Folgmann on 2026/02/03 12:06

The DevOps Portal allows you to create technical users on Bitbucket to which you can assign roles in different projects. The disadvantage is, that one Bitubucket license will be occupied by this technical user. Therefore, as an alternative consider creating a HTTP Access Token. It's suitable if access permissions for a single project are sufficient. It's also very suitable if you are explicitly interested in limiting the access to a single git repository.

To create such a HTTP access token opne the settings of the Bitbucket project or repository. In the Security section click on "HTTP access tokens". The page will look like shown in the screenshot below.

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Now click on "Create token" and create the token with the required permissions.

To use the token for communicating with Bitbucket for automation tasks, user the fixed usern