diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/bitbucketCloud/bitbucketCloudPipelinesRun.examples.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/bitbucketCloud/bitbucketCloudPipelinesRun.examples.test.ts
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { getVoidLogger } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+import { createMockDirectory } from '@backstage/backend-test-utils';
+import { Writable } from 'stream';
+import { TemplateAction } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node';
+import { createBitbucketPipelinesRunAction } from './bitbucketCloudPipelinesRun';
+import fetch from 'node-fetch';
+import yaml from 'yaml';
+import { examples } from './bitbucketCloudPipelinesRun.examples';
+import { json } from 'stream/consumers';
+import { object } from 'zod';
+
+jest.mock('node-fetch');
+const { Response } = jest.requireActual('node-fetch');
+
+const createdResponse = {
+  type: '<string>',
+  uuid: '<string>',
+  build_number: 33,
+  creator: {
+    type: '<string>',
+  },
+  repository: {
+    type: '<string>',
+  },
+  target: {
+    type: '<string>',
+  },
+  trigger: {
+    type: '<string>',
+  },
+  state: {
+    type: '<string>',
+  },
+  created_on: '<string>',
+  completed_on: '<string>',
+  build_seconds_used: 50,
+};
+
+describe('bitbucket:pipelines:run', () => {
+  const logStream = {
+    write: jest.fn(),
+  } as jest.Mocked<Partial<Writable>> as jest.Mocked<Writable>;
+  const mockDir = createMockDirectory();
+  const workspacePath = mockDir.resolve('workspace');
+  let action: TemplateAction<any>;
+
+  const mockContext = {
+    input: {},
+    baseUrl: 'somebase',
+    workspacePath,
+    logger: getVoidLogger(),
+    logStream,
+    output: jest.fn(),
+    createTemporaryDirectory: jest.fn(),
+  };
+
+  const body = {
+    type: '<string>',
+    uuid: '<string>',
+    build_number: 33,
+    creator: {
+      type: '<string>',
+    },
+    repository: {
+      type: '<string>',
+    },
+    target: {
+      type: '<string>',
+    },
+    trigger: {
+      type: '<string>',
+    },
+    state: {
+      type: '<string>',
+    },
+    created_on: '<string>',
+    completed_on: '<string>',
+    build_seconds_used: 50,
+  };
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.resetAllMocks();
+    action = createBitbucketPipelinesRunAction();
+  });
+
+  it('should call the bitbucket api for running a pipeline', async () => {
+    const ctx = Object.assign({}, mockContext, {
+      input: yaml.parse(examples[0].example).steps[0].input,
+    });
+    (fetch as jest.MockedFunction<typeof fetch>).mockResolvedValue(
+      new Response(JSON.stringify(createdResponse), {
+        url: 'url',
+        status: 201,
+        statusText: 'Created',
+      }),
+    );
+    await action.handler(ctx);
+    expect(fetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'https://api.bitbucket.org/2.0/repositories/test-workspace/test-repo-slug/pipelines',
+      {
+        body: JSON.stringify(body),
+        headers: {
+          Accept: 'application/json',
+          Authorization: 'Bearer testToken',
+          'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+        },
+        method: 'POST',
+      },
+    );
+    expect(logStream.write).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(logStream.write).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, 'Response: 201 Created');
+    expect(logStream.write).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, createdResponse);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/bitbucketCloud/bitbucketCloudPipelinesRun.examples.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/bitbucketCloud/bitbucketCloudPipelinesRun.examples.ts
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+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/bitbucketCloud/bitbucketCloudPipelinesRun.examples.ts
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { TemplateExample } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node';
+import yaml from 'yaml';
+
+export const examples: TemplateExample[] = [
+  {
+    description: '',
+    example: yaml.stringify({
+      steps: [
+        {
+          action: 'bitbucket:pipelines:run',
+          id: 'run-bitbucket-pipeline',
+          name: 'Run an example bitbucket pipeline',
+          input: {
+            workspace: 'test-workspace',
+            repo_slug: 'test-repo-slug',
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    }),
+  },
+];
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/bitbucketCloud/bitbucketCloudPipelinesRun.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/bitbucketCloud/bitbucketCloudPipelinesRun.test.ts
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+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/bitbucketCloud/bitbucketCloudPipelinesRun.test.ts
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { getVoidLogger } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+import { createMockDirectory } from '@backstage/backend-test-utils';
+import { Writable } from 'stream';
+import { TemplateAction } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node';
+import { createBitbucketPipelinesRunAction } from './bitbucketCloudPipelinesRun';
+import fetch from 'node-fetch';
+
+jest.mock('node-fetch');
+const { Response } = jest.requireActual('node-fetch');
+
+const createdResponse = {
+  type: '<string>',
+  uuid: '<string>',
+  build_number: 33,
+  creator: {
+    type: '<string>',
+  },
+  repository: {
+    type: '<string>',
+  },
+  target: {
+    type: '<string>',
+  },
+  trigger: {
+    type: '<string>',
+  },
+  state: {
+    type: '<string>',
+  },
+  created_on: '<string>',
+  completed_on: '<string>',
+  build_seconds_used: 50,
+};
+
+describe('bitbucket:pipelines:run', () => {
+  const logStream = {
+    write: jest.fn(),
+  } as jest.Mocked<Partial<Writable>> as jest.Mocked<Writable>;
+  const mockDir = createMockDirectory();
+  const workspacePath = mockDir.resolve('workspace');
+  let action: TemplateAction<any>;
+
+  const mockContext = {
+    input: {},
+    baseUrl: 'somebase',
+    workspacePath,
+    logger: getVoidLogger(),
+    logStream,
+    output: jest.fn(),
+    createTemporaryDirectory: jest.fn(),
+  };
+
+  const body = {
+    type: '<string>',
+    uuid: '<string>',
+    build_number: 33,
+    creator: {
+      type: '<string>',
+    },
+    repository: {
+      type: '<string>',
+    },
+    target: {
+      type: '<string>',
+    },
+    trigger: {
+      type: '<string>',
+    },
+    state: {
+      type: '<string>',
+    },
+    created_on: '<string>',
+    completed_on: '<string>',
+    build_seconds_used: 50,
+  };
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.resetAllMocks();
+    action = createBitbucketPipelinesRunAction();
+  });
+
+  it('should call the bitbucket api for running a pipeline', async () => {
+    const workspace = 'test-workspace';
+    const repo_slug = 'test-repo-slug';
+    const ctx = Object.assign({}, mockContext, {
+      input: { workspace, repo_slug },
+    });
+    (fetch as jest.MockedFunction<typeof fetch>).mockResolvedValue(
+      new Response(JSON.stringify(createdResponse), {
+        url: 'url',
+        status: 201,
+        statusText: 'Created',
+      }),
+    );
+    await action.handler(ctx);
+    expect(fetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'https://api.bitbucket.org/2.0/repositories/test-workspace/test-repo-slug/pipelines',
+      {
+        body: JSON.stringify(body),
+        headers: {
+          Accept: 'application/json',
+          Authorization: 'Bearer testToken',
+          'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+        },
+        method: 'POST',
+      },
+    );
+    expect(logStream.write).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(logStream.write).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, 'Response: 201 Created');
+    expect(logStream.write).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, createdResponse);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/bitbucketCloud/bitbucketCloudPipelinesRun.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/bitbucketCloud/bitbucketCloudPipelinesRun.ts
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index 0000000000..b732ce2689
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/bitbucketCloud/bitbucketCloudPipelinesRun.ts
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { examples } from './bitbucketCloudPipelinesRun.examples';
+import { createTemplateAction } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node';
+import fetch from 'node-fetch';
+
+const id = 'bitbucket:pipelines:run';
+/**
+ * Creates a new action that triggers a run of a bitbucket pipeline
+ *
+ * @public
+ */
+export const createBitbucketPipelinesRunAction = () => {
+  return createTemplateAction<{
+    workspace: string;
+    repo_slug: string;
+  }>({
+    id,
+    description: '',
+    examples,
+    schema: {
+      input: {
+        type: 'object',
+        required: ['workspace', 'repo_url'],
+        properties: {
+          workspace: {
+            title: 'Workspace',
+            description: `This can either be the workspace ID (slug) or the workspace UUID surrounded by curly-braces, for example {workspace UUID}.`,
+            type: 'string',
+          },
+          repo_slug: {
+            title: 'The repository',
+            description: 'The repository name',
+            type: 'string',
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    supportsDryRun: false,
+    async handler(ctx) {
+      const { workspace, repo_slug } = ctx.input;
+      const bodyData = {
+        type: '<string>',
+        uuid: '<string>',
+        build_number: 33,
+        creator: {
+          type: '<string>',
+        },
+        repository: {
+          type: '<string>',
+        },
+        target: {
+          type: '<string>',
+        },
+        trigger: {
+          type: '<string>',
+        },
+        state: {
+          type: '<string>',
+        },
+        created_on: '<string>',
+        completed_on: '<string>',
+        build_seconds_used: 50,
+      };
+      try {
+        const response = await fetch(
+          `https://api.bitbucket.org/2.0/repositories/${workspace}/${repo_slug}/pipelines`,
+          {
+            method: 'POST',
+            headers: {
+              Authorization: 'Bearer testToken',
+              Accept: 'application/json',
+              'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+            },
+            body: JSON.stringify(bodyData),
+          },
+        );
+        ctx.logStream.write(
+          `Response: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`,
+        );
+        const data = await response.json();
+        ctx.logStream.write(data);
+      } catch (err) {
+        ctx.logStream.write(err);
+      }
+    },
+  });
+};