diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/69463-fix-apt_repository-typeerror- instancemethod.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/69463-fix-apt_repository-typeerror- instancemethod.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dbe68aca6dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/69463-fix-apt_repository-typeerror- instancemethod.yaml	
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- Fixed TypeError instancemethod expecting at least 2 arguments for apt_repository(issue https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/69308, PR https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/69463)
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diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/apt_repository.py b/lib/ansible/modules/apt_repository.py
index 834bdec1ddf..06755d4db0c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/apt_repository.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/apt_repository.py
@@ -406,6 +406,12 @@ class UbuntuSourcesList(SourcesList):
         self.codename = module.params['codename'] or distro.codename
         super(UbuntuSourcesList, self).__init__(module)
 
+    def __deepcopy__(self, memo=None):
+        return UbuntuSourcesList(
+            self.module,
+            add_ppa_signing_keys_callback=self.add_ppa_signing_keys_callback
+        )
+
     def _get_ppa_info(self, owner_name, ppa_name):
         lp_api = self.LP_API % (owner_name, ppa_name)