Error "Unable to delete branch" in Bitbucket Cloud.

Summary

This article discusses a scenario when the user is trying to delete the branch, they get the below error:

Solution

• Check if there are branch restrictions configured against that branch, and whether or not these restrictions include write access for certain people with "Allow deleting this branch" checked.

• If the user who is trying to delete the branch is not part of the "Only specific people or groups have write access" option, then the user needs to be added to this list so that they may delete the branch.