Hey @travisw,
Merging a git branch via the REST API is indeed not possible.
But there might be a solution out there for you,
You said that you don’t use the Pullrequests so what if we do only use it via the REST API?
So we could create a pullrequest with branch A and B via the REST API, and merge this pullrequest. You need to make sure no approvers are needed or builds (this is done in the settings). Merge the pullrequest hence merging Branch A into Branch B.
And if you want to you possibly delete the pullrequest afterwards.
Here are the docs related to PR’s
Here are some docs about the PR REST api
REST Resources Provided By: Bitbucket Server - REST