Atlassian

Atlassian Refs API

The Refs API from Atlassian — 5 operation(s) for refs.

Documentation GitHub OpenAPI

Business capability

Software Construction Management BC-4200.40

Operations 9

Each operation below carries the questions people ask an LLM about it and the instructions they give an agent to run it. Generated by API Evangelist overlay

GET /repositories/{workspace}/{repo_slug}/refs List all branches and tags together · Atlassian List Branches And Tags #

Ask an LLM

“Can I get every branch and tag in a repository in one list?”

“Is it possible to filter refs by name when listing branches and tags together?”

Tell an agent

List all branches and tags in {workspace}/{repo_slug}.

Show refs of any kind in {repo_slug} matching {q}, sorted by {sort}.

GET /repositories/{workspace}/{repo_slug}/refs/branches List open branches in a repository · Atlassian List Open Branches #

Ask an LLM

“What branches currently exist in this repository?”

“Can I search branches by name, for example everything starting with feature/?”

Tell an agent

List the open branches in {workspace}/{repo_slug}.

Find branches only, not tags, in {repo_slug} matching {q}.

POST /repositories/{workspace}/{repo_slug}/refs/branches Create a branch · Atlassian Create A Branch #

Ask an LLM

“How do I create a new branch from a specific commit hash?”

“Can I make a branch in a Bitbucket repo without cloning it?”

Tell an agent

Create a new branch in {workspace}/{repo_slug}.

Branch off a target commit in repo {repo_slug}.

DELETE /repositories/{workspace}/{repo_slug}/refs/branches/{name} Delete a branch · Atlassian Delete A Branch #

Ask an LLM

“How do I delete a merged feature branch?”

“Can I delete the repository's main branch?”

Tell an agent destructive · confirm first

Delete branch {name} from {workspace}/{repo_slug}.

Remove the stale branch {name} in {repo_slug}.

GET /repositories/{workspace}/{repo_slug}/refs/branches/{name} Get a branch · Atlassian Get A Branch #

Ask an LLM

“What commit is a given branch pointing at right now?”

“Does a branch with this name exist in the repo?”

Tell an agent

Get branch {name} in {workspace}/{repo_slug}.

Show the head commit of branch {name} in {repo_slug}.

GET /repositories/{workspace}/{repo_slug}/refs/tags List tags in a repository · Atlassian List Tags #

Ask an LLM

“Which release tags exist in this repository?”

“Can I sort tags so the newest version comes first?”

Tell an agent

List the tags in {workspace}/{repo_slug}.

Show tags only in {repo_slug} matching {q}, sorted by {sort}.

POST /repositories/{workspace}/{repo_slug}/refs/tags Create a tag · Atlassian Create A Tag #

Ask an LLM

“How do I tag a release commit in a Bitbucket repository?”

“Can I add a message when creating a tag?”

Tell an agent

Create tag {name} on commit {target} in {workspace}/{repo_slug}.

Tag {target} as {name} in {repo_slug} with message {message}.

DELETE /repositories/{workspace}/{repo_slug}/refs/tags/{name} Delete a tag · Atlassian Delete A Tag #

Ask an LLM

“How do I remove a tag that was created by mistake?”

“Should the tag name include the refs/tags prefix when deleting?”

Tell an agent destructive · confirm first

Delete tag {name} from {workspace}/{repo_slug}.

Remove the mistaken tag {name} in {repo_slug}.

GET /repositories/{workspace}/{repo_slug}/refs/tags/{name} Get a tag · Atlassian Get A Tag #

Ask an LLM

“Which commit does a release tag point to?”

“Can I look up a single tag by name?”

Tell an agent

Get tag {name} in {workspace}/{repo_slug}.

Show the commit behind tag {name} in {repo_slug}.

Documentation

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/bitbucket/rest/api-group-addon/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/bitbucket/rest/api-group-webhooks/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/bitbucket/rest/api-group-pullrequests/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/bitbucket/rest/api-group-repositories/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/bitbucket/rest/api-group-snippets/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/bitbucket/rest/api-group-workspaces/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/bitbucket/rest/api-group-users/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v1/api-group-analytics/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v1/api-group-audit/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/connect-modules/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v2/intro/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v1/api-group-content-body/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v1/api-group-content-states/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v1/api-group-group/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v1/api-group-inline-tasks

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v1/api-group-content-labels/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v1/api-group-long-running-task/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v1/api-group-relation/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v1/api-group-search/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v1/api-group-settings/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v1/api-group-space/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v1/api-group-template/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/v2/api-group-user/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-announcement-banner/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-issue-custom-field-values--apps-/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-app-openapi

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-application-roles/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-issue-attachments/

https://developer.atlassian.com/server/framework/atlassian-sdk/audit/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-avatars/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-classification-levels/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-issue-comments/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-project-components/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-jira-settings/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/getting-started-with-connect/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/connect-api-migration/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-service-registry/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-issue-custom-field-options/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-dashboards/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/data-security-policy-developer-guide/

https://developer.atlassian.com/platform/forge/events-reference/jira/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-jira-expressions/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-issue-fields/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-issue-field-configurations/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-filters/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/forge/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v2/api-group-groups/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-group-and-user-picker/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-groups/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v2/api-group-issues/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-issue-links/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-issue-security-schemes/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v2/api-group-issue-types/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-issue-type-schemes/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-issue-type-screen-schemes/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-issue-search/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-labels/

https://developer.atlassian.com/platform/marketplace/license-api-for-cloud-apps/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-license-metrics/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-permissions/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-myself/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-issue-notification-schemes/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-project-permission-schemes/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v2/api-group-issue-priorities/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-projects/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-project-categories/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-project-key-and-name-validation/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-issue-resolutions/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v2/api-group-project-roles/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v2/api-group-screens/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v2/api-group-screen-schemes/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-issue-security-level/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-server-info/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-workflow-statuses/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-workflow-status-categories/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-tasks/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-ui-modifications--apps-/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v2/api-group-avatars/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-users/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-project-versions/

https://developer.atlassian.com/server/jira/platform/webhooks/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-workflows/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v2/api-group-workflow-schemes/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-issue-worklogs/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/admin/organization/rest/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/admin/user-management/rest/

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/admin/user-provisioning/rest/

Specifications

https://artifacts.apis.io/atlassian/openapi/atlassian-refs-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

https://artifacts.apis.io/atlassian/json-schema/atlassian-bitbucket-hook-events-paginated_hook_events-schema.json

https://artifacts.apis.io/atlassian/json-schema/atlassian-bitbucket-pull-requests-a_pullrequest_comment_task-schema.json

https://artifacts.apis.io/atlassian/json-schema/atlassian-bitbucket-repositories-account-schema.json

https://artifacts.apis.io/atlassian/json-schema/atlassian-bitbucket-snippets-account-schema.json

https://artifacts.apis.io/atlassian/json-schema/atlassian-bitbucket-teams-account-schema.json

https://artifacts.apis.io/atlassian/json-schema/atlassian-bitbucket-user-account-schema.json

https://artifacts.apis.io/atlassian/json-schema/atlassian-bitbucket-workspaces-account-schema.json

https://artifacts.apis.io/atlassian/json-schema/atlassian-confluence-content-body-async-content-body-schema.json

https://artifacts.apis.io/atlassian/json-schema/atlassian-confluence-content-states-async-id-schema.json

https://artifacts.apis.io/atlassian/json-schema/atlassian-confluence-group-group-array-with-links-schema.json

https://artifacts.apis.io/atlassian/json-schema/atlassian-confluence-inline-tasks-task-page-response-schema.json

https://artifacts.apis.io/atlassian/json-schema/atlassian-confluence-longtask-long-task-status-with-links-schema.json

https://artifacts.apis.io/atlassian/json-schema/atlassian-confluence-search-search-page-response-search-result-schema.json

https://artifacts.apis.io/atlassian/json-schema/atlassian-confluence-space-content-state-settings-schema.json

https://artifacts.apis.io/atlassian/json-schema/atlassian-confluence-template-blueprint-template-array-schema.json

https://artifacts.apis.io/atlassian/json-schema/atlassian-confluence-user-account-id-email-record-schema.json

https://artifacts.apis.io/atlassian/json-schema/atlassian-admin-domain-page-schema.json

Other Resources

https://artifacts.apis.io/atlassian/json-ld/atlassian-bitbucket-hook-events-context.jsonld

https://artifacts.apis.io/atlassian/json-ld/atlassian-bitbucket-pull-requests-context.jsonld

https://artifacts.apis.io/atlassian/json-ld/atlassian-bitbucket-repositories-context.jsonld

https://artifacts.apis.io/atlassian/json-ld/atlassian-bitbucket-snippets-context.jsonld

https://artifacts.apis.io/atlassian/json-ld/atlassian-bitbucket-teams-context.jsonld

https://artifacts.apis.io/atlassian/json-ld/atlassian-bitbucket-user-context.jsonld

https://artifacts.apis.io/atlassian/json-ld/atlassian-bitbucket-workspaces-context.jsonld

https://artifacts.apis.io/atlassian/json-ld/atlassian-confluence-audit-context.jsonld

https://artifacts.apis.io/atlassian/json-ld/atlassian-confluence-content-context.jsonld

https://artifacts.apis.io/atlassian/json-ld/atlassian-confluence-content-body-context.jsonld

https://artifacts.apis.io/atlassian/json-ld/atlassian-confluence-content-states-context.jsonld

https://artifacts.apis.io/atlassian/json-ld/atlassian-confluence-group-context.jsonld

https://artifacts.apis.io/atlassian/json-ld/atlassian-confluence-inline-tasks-context.jsonld

https://artifacts.apis.io/atlassian/json-ld/atlassian-confluence-longtask-context.jsonld

https://artifacts.apis.io/atlassian/json-ld/atlassian-confluence-relation-context.jsonld

https://artifacts.apis.io/atlassian/json-ld/atlassian-confluence-search-context.jsonld

https://artifacts.apis.io/atlassian/json-ld/atlassian-confluence-settings-context.jsonld

https://artifacts.apis.io/atlassian/json-ld/atlassian-confluence-space-context.jsonld

https://artifacts.apis.io/atlassian/json-ld/atlassian-confluence-template-context.jsonld

https://artifacts.apis.io/atlassian/json-ld/atlassian-confluence-user-context.jsonld

https://artifacts.apis.io/atlassian/json-ld/atlassian-admin-context.jsonld

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Atlassian Refs API
  version: '2.0'
  contact:
    name: Bitbucket Support
    url: https://support.atlassian.com/bitbucket-cloud/
    email: support@bitbucket.org
  termsOfService: https://www.atlassian.com/legal/customer-agreement
  description: 'Operations tagged Refs across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: bitbucket-openapi-original.yml, bitbucket-swagger.json. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://api.bitbucket.org/2.0
tags:


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