Deprecating Atlassian account password for Git and Bitbucket API activity - Inside Atlassian Skip to content AI that knows your business Connect people, knowledge, and work to move faster together Learn more Dismiss Deprecating Atlassian account password for Git and Bitbucket API activity Sign up now Dismiss Subscribe to our newsletter Research and insights on how teams can deliver results with AI. Email Address Sign up Thank you! Your time is valuable. We promise to send only what’s actually worth reading. Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on Mail (Opens in new window) Mail Inside Atlassian Topics Back Topics Leadership Develop AI-empowered teams that deliver results Teamwork Proven methods and insights to help teams collaborate Innovation Put the future of work into practice Development Better ways to build and ship software How we build A look inside Atlassian’s approach to building apps and teams Browse all Explore posts for all topics AI at Work AI Research Apps Back Apps Rovo AI-powered apps – driven by your team’s knowledge Jira Flexible project management Confluence Knowledge, all in one place Loom Quick, async video updates Trello Organized & visualized work Bitbucket Source code and CI/CD Jira Service Management Deliver service at high velocity Browse all apps Explore posts for all Atlassian apps News Search Sign up now Dismiss Subscribe to our newsletter Research and insights on how teams can deliver results with AI. Email Address Sign up Thank you for subscribing. Your time is valuable. We promise to send only what’s actually worth reading. Topics Back Topics Leadership Develop AI-empowered teams that deliver results Teamwork Proven methods and insights to help teams collaborate Innovation Put the future of work into practice Development Better ways to build and ship software How we build A look inside Atlassian’s approach to building apps and teams Browse all Explore posts for all topics AI at Work AI Research Apps Back Apps Rovo AI-powered apps – driven by your team’s knowledge Jira Flexible project management Confluence Knowledge, all in one place Loom Quick, async video updates Trello Organized & visualized work Bitbucket Source code and CI/CD Jira Service Management Deliver service at high velocity Browse all apps Explore posts for all Atlassian apps News Subscribe Dismiss Subscribe to our newsletter Research and insights on how teams can deliver results with AI. Email Address Sign up Thank you for subscribing. Your time is valuable. We promise to send only what’s actually worth reading. Search Deprecating Atlassian account password for Git and Bitbucket API activity June 29, 2021 Bitbucket Starting Mar 1, 2022, Bitbucket users will no longer be able to use their Atlassian account password to interact with Bitbucket via Git over https and the Bitbucket API. Users will need to start using Bitbucket app passwords for Git commands, scripts, and integrating tools. As part of an ongoing effort to align with internal infrastructure and improve Atlassian account security, Bitbucket offers app passwords, which are substitute passwords for a user account, designed to be used for a single purpose with limited permissions. App passwords can be used to run Git commands over https to a user’s Bitbucket account and to integrate Bitbucket with other tools like Sourcetree and Bamboo. On March 1, 2022 Bitbucket users will no longer be able to use their Atlassian account password to interact with Bitbucket via Git over https and the Bitbucket API, and will need to switch to app passwords. How can I tell if I will be affected by this change? We’ll be contacting teams and users based on what we find in our logs for Atlassian account password usage. If you currently use your Atlassian account password for any Git or Bitbucket API activity, you can start proactively using Bitbucket app passwords at any time prior to the date mentioned above. How to migrate To create an app password: From your profile and settings avatar, select Personal settings. Select App passwords under Access management. Select Create app password. Give the app password a name related to the application that will use the password. Select the specific access and permissions you want to assign to this application password. Copy the generated password and either record or paste it into the application you want to give access. The password is only displayed this one time. More details on app passwords (including usage and revocation) can be found in Bitbucket documentation. About This Article Denise Garcia Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on Mail (Opens in new window) Mail Subscribe for more Inside Atlassian Get insights like this in your inbox Sign up now Dismiss Subscribe to our newsletter Research and insights on how teams can deliver results with AI. Email Address Sign up Thank you! Your time is valuable. We promise to send only what’s actually worth reading. Related content Article in Bitbucket Deprecating Atlassian account password for Bitbucket API and Git activity Starting Sep 13, 2021, new Bitbucket users will not be able to use their personal Atlassian account password when using Basic authentication with the Bitbucket API or Git over HTTPS. They will need to use Bitbucket app passwords. Bitbucket users who created an Atlassian account before September 13, 2021 will be able to use their […] Article in Archives (Press Release) Atlassian Acquires Sourcetree, Adds Git support to Bitbucket Code Hosting Sourcetree works with Git, Mercurial and Subversion, and integrates with Bitbucket repositories for both Git and Mercurial   San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) October 6, 2011 – Atlassian, provider of the popular Bitbucket free code hosting service, and maker of collaboration tools for product development teams, announced the acquisition of Sourcetree, a popular Mac client for Git […] Article in Bitbucket Bitbucket Cloud transitions to API tokens: enhancing security with app password deprecation At Atlassian, we are dedicated to strengthening the security of our platforms to safeguard your data and integrations. As part of this commitment, we are announcing the deprecation of app passwords in Bitbucket Cloud and transitioning to API tokens, which provide a more secure authentication method, increased admin flexibility, and additional expiry controls. Important: No changes are taking […] About the blog Company Careers Events Investor relations Atlassian Foundation Press kit Contact us Products Rovo Jira Jira Align Jira Service Management Confluence Loom Trello Bitbucket See all products Resources Technical support Purchasing & licensing Atlassian Community Team Playbook Knowledge base Marketplace My account Create support ticket Learn Partners Training & certification Documentation Developer resources Enterprise services See all resources Copyright 2026 Atlassian Privacy policy Terms Impressum English