How to create repository on BitBucket remotely?

Question

I want to create a repository from my local machine using hg commands on Bitbucket instead of creating a repo manually on Bitbucket. Is it possible ?

Thanks in advance for your response.

Answer 1

I did the following using the REST API through curl command:

$>curl -k -X POST --user user:pass \
"https://api.bitbucket.org/1.0/repositories" -d "name=project_name"

Answer 2

I believe the only way to make a BitBucket repo is on BitBucket, either through their web interface, or their API.

This question has details of how to create an empty repo on BitBucket then push local content to it.