Bitbucket incident: Bitbucket workspace invitations failing for all users

Affected components

• API
• Authentication and user management
• Email delivery
• Git LFS
• Git via HTTPS
• Git via SSH
• Pipelines
• Purchasing & Licensing
• Signup
• Source downloads
• Webhooks
• Website

1. resolvedJan 7, 2026, 06:40 UTC

   We have successfully mitigated the incident and the affected service is now fully operational. Our teams have verified that normal functionality has been restored. Thank you for your patience and understanding while we worked to resolve this issue.

2. identifiedJan 7, 2026, 06:05 UTC

   Users of Bitbucket Cloud currently face difficulties when trying to invite new users to their workspaces. This issue is resulting in a '400 Client Error: Bad Request' message, which stems from a recent change in the invitation flow. The team is actively working on a resolution and is deploying a hotfix. We will provide an update within the next hour.

What APIStatus.watch saw

Our 5-minute checks didn't record a change in Bitbucket's overall status around this incident. Smaller or regional incidents often leave a provider's overall status green.

How often does Bitbucket have incidents?

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