The Bamboo remote API described in Bamboo Remote API has been deprecated in favour of the new Bamboo REST APIs. You only need to enable the 'Accept remote API calls?' option if you want to allow access to the deprecated remote API. Access to the new REST API is enabled by default.

You can access Bamboo's data from an external program by using Bamboo's REST-style remote API.


The remote API is disabled by default. Bamboo will return an error if people try to use the remote API when it is disabled.

To enable the remote API,

  1. Click the 'Administration' link in the top navigation bar.
  2. Click the 'General Configuration' link in the left navigation column.
  3. Select the 'Accept remote API calls?' check-box.
  4. Click the 'Save' button. Bamboo will now accept remote calls. You do not have to restart the Bamboo server.

For documentation on the deprecated Bamboo remote API, see Bamboo Remote API. For documentation on the new Bamboo REST API, see Bamboo REST APIs.