Troubleshoot Go Importing from a Private Bitbucket Repository (403 Forbidden)

Importing a private repository from Bitbucket.org using the go get command may encounter a 403 Forbidden error. To resolve this issue, follow the below steps:

1. Establish SSH Connectivity:

Ensure that you have set up your SSH key and are able to connect to Bitbucket using SSH. You can verify this by pushing and pulling code from the repository.

2. Modify Go Environment Variables:

Set the following environment variables in your terminal:

GOPRIVATE=bitbucket.org/../..
GOPROXY=direct
GOSUMDB=off

3. Configure .gitconfig:

Update your .gitconfig file with the following lines:

[url "[email protected]:"]
     insteadOf = https://bitbucket.org/
[user]
     email = [email protected]
     name = yashjain

4. Add SSH Key to Agent:

Add your SSH key to your SSH agent:

ssh-add -l
ssh-add -k

5. Modify .ssh/config:

Edit your .ssh/config file as follows:

Host bitbucket.org
   HostName bitbucket.org
   User git
   IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa
   UseKeychain yes
   StrictHostKeyChecking no

Alternative Solution:

If the above steps do not resolve the issue, you can try the following alternative approach:

1. Set Up SSH Connection:

Connect to Bitbucket using SSH via a GUI tool like Sourcetree or manually using the command line.

2. Update GOPRIVATE:

Set the GOPRIVATE variable to:

GOPRIVATE=bitbucket.org//*

3. Command Line Instructions (Linux/Mac/Windows):

• git config --global url."[email protected]:".insteadOf "https://bitbucket.org/"
• Set GOPRIVATE=bitbucket.org//*

Note for GoLang Version:

Recent API updates on Bitbucket will cause a 404 error for some older GoLang versions. To avoid this issue, update GoLang to the latest version (1.18, 1.17.7, or 1.16.14).