Notice for changed Repository URL

[mbgvhh]

Let's say I have a repo with URL 'https://bitbucket.org/myoldID/reponame' and want to transfer it to 'https://bitbucket.org/mynewID/reponame'.

How can I inform Users who navigate to 'https://bitbucket.org/myoldID/reponame' that the URL changed and where they can find the repo now?

Is there an opportunity to redirect?

Or do I have to clone repo and push it to another User? I'd like to keep User including payment plans etc. so I'd prefer to just have a new workspace-ID - but without leaving Users navigating to old URLs with no Information and 404.

[Pankaj Jangid]

Best is to send an email to all the repository members. Good thing is that Bitbucket provides a feature that you may utilize to accomplish this task. However, a little work is required from your end also – do explore the Webhooks feature.

Go to Settings and the Webhooks. And create a Webhook for repo:transfer trigger.

What you will be required to do is create a webservice to execute the send mail. This service will receive the payload as specified in this document - https://confluence.atlassian.com/bitbucket/event-payloads-740262817.html. Check out the payload for repo:transfer trigger.

[mbgvhh]

Thanks for that suggestion - I didn't know Webhooks yet, seems to be interesting!

But in my case it doesn't help because I don't know all our users - the software is opensource and the old Url has spread over the years. So best for us would be a simple message like "this repo moved to xx".

Not possible?

[Pankaj Jangid]

Yes. In that case and message on the top of your repository would do. In fact that looks like the only option.