Issue while updating branch restrictions.
Platform Notice: Cloud Only - This article only applies to Atlassian products on the cloud platform.
Summary
The user tries to update a given branch restriction and receives an "Internal server error" error message.
Diagnosis
A 500 error on this request it's most likely a timeout issue.
Cause
In case the repository has a high number of branches (500+), the request could reach a timeout before being able to update the information.
Solution
Reduce the number of branches on the repo.
There is no rule about this, but ideally, a repository should have less than 200 branches.
Updated on March 10, 2025
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