How can I solve this invalid credentials problem on Bitbucket?

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My Bitbucket password is correct because I can easily log in with this password. When I try to push a project or file to Bitbucket it shows "Invalid credentials error".

git push -u origin master

fatal: Invalid credentials
Password for 'https://username@bitbucket.org':
remote: Bitbucket Cloud recently stopped supporting account passwords for Git authentication.
remote: See our community post for more details: https://atlassian.community/t5/x/x/ba-p/1948231
remote: App passwords are recommended for most use cases and can be created in your Personal settings:
remote: https://bitbucket.org/account/settings/app-passwords/
fatal: Authentication failed for 'https://bitbucket.org/username/demo.git/'

How can I solve this issue?

"See our community post for more details: https://atlassian.community/t5/x/x/ba-p/1948231" — Joe, Mar 07 '22 at 10:33
If still error after setup App Password https://support.atlassian.com/bitbucket-cloud/docs/app-passwords/ Update settings remote repository path to this : https://:@bitbucket.org/.git — Ashraf Amin, Mar 17 '22 at 03:37
@Joe Sorry but your community post is far from being clear ! A simple how-to to would have been better. — user878812, Apr 08 '22 at 08:21

score 93 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 23 '22 at 14:32

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When prompted to log in, use your username, but instead of your usual account password, use the app password:

To get the app password

Go to the bitbucket.org website and log in
From your avatar in the bottom left, and click Personal settings
Click App passwords under Access management
Click Create app password
Give the app password sufficient rights, and a label related to the application that will use the password
Don't forget to save that password

edited Apr 23 '22 at 14:32

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answered Mar 09 '22 at 03:46

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[MacOS] If you still facing issue after above steps, try cloning project again. – Faisal Hassan Mar 10 '22 at 07:43
[Windows] you can remove previous bitbucket token credentials stored in your machine using CREDENTIAL MANAGER in windows – Supun Sandaruwan Mar 15 '22 at 06:22
[MasOS] [Sourcetree] 7. Sourcetree -> Preferences -> Accounts 8. Create Account with new passowrd 9. Now you can clone via HTTPS – Marc Mar 16 '22 at 11:44
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Do not forget to set needed permissions - at least Account Read and Repositories Read and Write! – David Najman Mar 18 '22 at 11:11

score 31 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 23 '22 at 15:29

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After 2022-03-01:

Beginning March 1, 2022, you will no longer be able to use your Atlassian account password when using Basic authentication with the Bitbucket Cloud REST API or Git over HTTPS.

Go to: Personal settings, App passwords
Create app password
Tick the necessary permissions for your needs. Account Read and Repositories Read and Write are needed for basic Git actions.
Save the password. You can not view it again!
Use the generated password to log in. You might need to use your Bitbucket username that you can find on Personal settings, Account settings under "Bitbucket profile settings" (saw a post that told specifically to use the username don't know if it is true).

More information about app passwords is on App passwords.

edited Apr 23 '22 at 15:29

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answered Mar 10 '22 at 13:22

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Now, which are the "necessary permissions for [my] needs"? Using command-line git and have no idea which permissions are necessary beyond 'repositories' read and write??? – leanne Mar 10 '22 at 21:51
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Added that part to point nr 3. – Mikk Raudsepp Mar 11 '22 at 12:18
Can you add that as an answer, Mikk, to [my SO question here](https://stackoverflow.com/q/71431354/1107226)? (Just the permissions part) – leanne Mar 11 '22 at 14:53
This one explained it best. The page i came across in the bitbucket page only explained why it is not supported anymore but does not provide instructions on what to do next. – chitgoks Mar 12 '22 at 06:17
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Isn't this backwards? They used to support OAuth, which was both user-friendly and secure. Are you sure you are not misunderstanding something, or the problem is really something else? – Florian Winter Mar 14 '22 at 11:25

score 19 · Answer 3 · edited Apr 23 '22 at 14:36

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After successfully creating the app password as mentioned by Asyraf Arifin:

To use Bitbucket "App Password" over HTTPS, you can then navigate to particular repository's path in Terminal then set the remote origin (for an already-cloned repository):

git remote set-url origin https://<Bitbucket_Username>:<App_Password>@bitbucket.org/<Bitbucket_Username>/<Repo_Name>.git

For a new clone:

git clone https://<Bitbucket_Username>:<App_Password>@bitbucket.org/<Bitbucket_Username>/<Repo_Name>.git

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answered Mar 10 '22 at 12:40

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The use of `bitbucket_username` is confusing here. The first is the login username, the 2nd is the BB `accountname` of the repos, thus: "git remote set-url origin https://``:@bitbucket.org/``/.git" – Ray Oei Apr 12 '22 at 11:36

Artyom Vancyan · Accepted Answer · 2022-04-24T07:54:11.497

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I had the same problem in my JetBrains IDE. It was showing a password dialog when I tried updated project sources or push my commits.

I solved the problem by following the below steps

Open App Passwords page of personal settings on the Bitbucket
Click on Create app password and tick at least the read and write permissions of the repositories for the basic pull and push actions. Then give some label and submit by Create.
The generated app password should be passed in IDE

Walia! problem solved.

edited Apr 24 '22 at 07:54

answered Mar 19 '22 at 10:35

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Wow, this works for me, sir !! Tnx – Antolin Bernas Mar 19 '22 at 21:46
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@AntolinBernas You're welcome. You could upvote the answer if was helpful to you. That can help others to find their answers more often. – Artyom Vancyan Mar 21 '22 at 13:39
For those looking for a solution using VS Code, the idea is pretty similar. When entering the push command a new prompt should appear at the top of the screen saying that you can press 'Enter' to push. This will fail because you are actually supposed to paste the password in the little text box that say 'Password' just above. So you just copy and paste like here and voilá. – Lucas S. G. Apr 16 '22 at 07:05
What JetBrains IDE? JetBrains is the name of the company. They have [many IDEs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JetBrains#IDEs), e.g. [IntelliJ IDEA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IntelliJ_IDEA), [PhpStorm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PhpStorm), and [PyCharm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PyCharm). – Peter Mortensen Apr 23 '22 at 14:59
@PeterMortensen It doesn't matter which one, as VCS works the same for all the IDEs listed above. – Artyom Vancyan Apr 24 '22 at 08:08

score 8 · Answer 5 · edited May 25 '22 at 04:28

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Well, my answer is just a compilation of the Mikk-Raudsepp and Anish answers. They are the real MVPs:

Go to: Personal settings, App passwords
Create app password
Tick the necessary permissions for your needs.
Copy the generated password

On Terminal

On an already-cloned project:

 git remote set-url origin https://<Bitbucket_Username>:<App_Password>@bitbucket.org/<username/repoName>.git

To clone a new project:

 git clone https://<Bitbucket_Username>:<App_Password>@bitbucket.org/<username/RepoName>.git

Why is it happening? -

Beginning March 1, 2022, you will no longer be able to use your Atlassian account password when using Basic authentication with the Bitbucket Cloud REST API or Git over HTTPS.

edited May 25 '22 at 04:28

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answered Mar 11 '22 at 07:30

Fe3back

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do we need to write these symbols: "< >"? – Kepol Mar 14 '22 at 09:11
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nop. we don't need to. – Fe3back Mar 14 '22 at 10:35
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You forgot to add before . When copying someone else's code, be sure to copy the entire code;) – dimitar Apr 28 '22 at 06:26

score 4 · Answer 6 · edited Apr 23 '22 at 14:25

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Go to Credential Manager → Windows Credentials → Add a generic credential
Fill up the fields:
- Network address: git:https://bitbucket.org
- Username:
- App Password:

It was solved by this question.

edited Apr 23 '22 at 14:25

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answered Mar 07 '22 at 11:47

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Re *"Windows Credentials"*: Isn't it [under *"Generic Credentials"*](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49033193/)? – Peter Mortensen Apr 23 '22 at 14:30

score 3 · Answer 7 · edited Apr 23 '22 at 15:28

If any Linux user is facing the same issue, please follow the steps given below.

Go to bitbucket.org
Click on the Login link
At the bottom left, click on your avatar icon (your profile picture).
Then click Personal settings or you can open Personal settings, Account settings directly
In the Access Management section, click on the App password link or you can go directly to Personal settings, App passwords
Click on the Create App password button.
Give the access rights as per your requirement.
Click on Create.
You get the pop up with a password. Copy that password somewhere in your laptop or pc (the given password will be difficult to remember).
Now whenever you’re are performing a Git operation, like pull or push and if they asked for password. Instead of using your login password, you need to use the above password (one which is generated by the app password).

score 3 · Answer 8 · edited Apr 23 '22 at 15:06

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Go to Personal settings from the menu at the top. Click on App passwords and set up the permissions as required as shown below.

Copy the generated password and use it on the authentication prompt. This will resolve the issue.

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answered Apr 12 '22 at 04:23

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score 1 · Answer 9 · edited Apr 23 '22 at 15:02

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I created an app password, made sure the user is username and not email, updated the app password in Windows' Credential Manager, but adding the app password in the repository path finally resolved my issue:

from:

https://username@bitbucket.org/...

to:

https://username:app_password@bitbucket.org/...

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answered Mar 24 '22 at 11:24

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score 0 · Answer 10 · edited Apr 23 '22 at 14:34

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For Mac users:

cd Library/Application\ Support/SourceTree

Delete your username here.

You can log in again.

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answered Mar 09 '22 at 15:53

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score 0 · Answer 11 · answered Mar 12 '22 at 17:34

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If using Android Studio, edit your Git remote URL (via Git/Manage Remotes) by adding the new generated app password

https://<Bitbucket_Username>:<App_Password>@bitbucket.org/<Repo_Name>.git

answered Mar 12 '22 at 17:34

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score 0 · Answer 12 · edited Apr 23 '22 at 14:54

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If there is still an error after setup:

App passwords

Update settings remote repository path to this:

https://<Bitbucket_Username_not_email>:<App_Password_not_old_password>@bitbucket.org/<Full_Repo_Name_Path>.git

edited Apr 23 '22 at 14:54

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This is the same solution as https://stackoverflow.com/a/71424329/4177565 – Herbert Van-Vliet Apr 20 '22 at 08:13

score 0 · Answer 13 · edited Apr 23 '22 at 15:05

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Try this passwordless login. With this, you will never need to worry about remembering the password again on your machine (don’t use this technique on public computers)

Set up an SSH key

edited Apr 23 '22 at 15:05

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answered Mar 31 '22 at 13:55

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score 0 · Answer 14 · answered May 20 '22 at 11:05

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Try creating ssh key and add ssh key to the bitbucket and try

answered May 20 '22 at 11:05

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Sunil Garg already suggested this. Please don't repeat answers. – Chris May 20 '22 at 12:18

score -3 · Answer 15 · answered Apr 06 '22 at 11:57

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git remote set-url origin https://<Bitbucket_Username>:<App_Password>@bitbucket.org/<Repo_Name>.git

It worked for me.

answered Apr 06 '22 at 11:57

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This is the same solution as in [this other answer](https://stackoverflow.com/a/71424329/2227743). – Eric Aya Apr 06 '22 at 12:01
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How can I solve this invalid credentials problem on Bitbucket?

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I solved the problem by following the below steps

Walia! problem solved.

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