Azure DevOps Connector for C# In this article you will learn how to integrate Azure DevOps data in C# (live / bi-directional connection to Azure DevOps). Azure DevOps Connector can be used to integrate Azure DevOps data in your App / BI Tools. You can create, read, query, modify, and delete WorkItems, Projects, Teams and more.. Using Azure DevOps Connector you will be able to connect, read, and write data from within C#. Follow the steps below to see how we would accomplish that. Download Documentation The driver mentioned above is part of ODBC PowerPack which is a collection of high-performance Drivers for various API data source (i.e. REST API, JSON, XML, CSV, Amazon S3 and many more). Using familiar SQL query language you can make live connections and read/write data from API sources or JSON / XML / CSV Files inside SQL Server (T-SQL) or your favorite Reporting (i.e. Power BI, Tableau, Qlik, SSRS, MicroStrategy, Excel, MS Access), ETL Tools (i.e. Informatica, Talend, Pentaho, SSIS). You can also call our drivers from programming languages such as JAVA, C#, Python, PowerShell etc. If you are new to ODBC and ZappySys ODBC PowerPack then check the following links to get started. ODBC PowerPack - System Requirements and Installation Getting Started - Using ODBC PowerPack ODBC API Driver Help File

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Create ODBC Data Source (DSN) based on ZappySys API Driver

Step-by-step instructions

To get data from Azure DevOps using C# we first need to create a DSN (Data Source) which will access data from Azure DevOps. We will later be able to read data using C#. Perform these steps:

1. Install ZappySys ODBC PowerPack.

2. Open ODBC Data Sources (x64):
   

3. Create a User Data Source (User DSN) based on ZappySys API Driver

   ZappySys API Driver

   
   You should create a System DSN (instead of a User DSN) if the client application is launched under a Windows System Account, e.g. as a Windows Service. If the client application is 32-bit (x86) running with a System DSN, use ODBC Data Sources (32-bit) instead of the 64-bit version.

4. When the Configuration window appears give your data source a name if you haven't done that already, then select "Azure DevOps" from the list of Popular Connectors. If "Azure DevOps" is not present in the list, then click "Search Online" and download it. Then set the path to the location where you downloaded it. Finally, click Continue >> to proceed with configuring the DSN:

   AzureDevOpsDSN

   Azure DevOps

   

5. Now it's time to configure the Connection Manager. Select Authentication Type, e.g. Token Authentication. Then select API Base URL (in most cases, the default one is the right one). More info is available in the Authentication section.

    OAuth [OAuth]

   Steps to get Azure DevOps Credentials
   Connecting to your Azure DevOps data requires you to authenticate your REST API access. Follow the instructions below:

   1. Go to https://app.vsaex.visualstudio.com/app/register to register your app.
   2. Fill in your application and company's information as required, and then select the scopes that your application needs. This should typically be Project and team (read and write) and Work items (read and write).
      Your selected scopes when registering your app must match the scopes you enter here on the connector screen. If they don't match, the connector will not be able to work with your Azure DevOps account!

      If you need further information about the scopes used in Azure DevOps, or need to see what to enter into the connector screen to match up with your selected scopes, visit https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/integrate/get-started/authentication/oauth?view=azure-devops.
   3. Select Create Application and then the Application Settings page will be displayed.
   4. Record the application settings that are displayed for us to use later, especially the App ID and the Client Secret.
   5. Visit https://aex.dev.azure.com. Once you are logged in, record your organization name in the URL that is displayed on the page. For example, if your organization is called "acmeinc", the URL on the page would be acmeinc.visualstudio.com.
   6. Back at the connector screen, enter the App ID that was recorded in step 4 into the Client Id (App ID) field.
   7. Enter the client secret that was recorded in step 4 into the Client Secret field. In order to edit the text in this field, select the ellipses (...) button that appears when the textbox is clicked and edit the client secret with the dialog box that appears.
   8. Enter the organization that was recorded in step 5 into the Organization name or Id for url field.
   9. Click Generate Token. If proper authentication occurs, you will see a notice saying so. You can click Yes to save a backup file of your generated tokens.
   10. Select the project you want to connect to by default from the Default Project (Choose after Generating Token) field.
   11. Select the Security tab.
   12. Enter https://auditservice.dev.azure.com,https://almsearch.dev.azure.com into the Additional Trusted Domains field.
   13. Select the Test Connection button at the bottom of the window to verify proper connectivity with your Azure DevOps account.
   14. If the connection test succeeds, select OK.

   Fill in all required parameters and set optional parameters if needed:

   AzureDevOpsDSN

   Azure DevOps

   OAuth [OAuth]

   https://dev.azure.com

   Required Parameters
   Client Id (App ID)	Fill in the parameter...
   Client Secret	Fill in the parameter...
   Organization name or Id for url (e.g. mycompany)	Fill in the parameter...
   Return URL	Fill in the parameter...
   Scope	Fill in the parameter...
   API Version	Fill in the parameter...
   Optional Parameters
   Default Project Name (Choose after Generating Token)	Fill in the parameter...
   RetryMode	Fill in the parameter...
   RetryStatusCodeList	Fill in the parameter...
   RetryCountMax	Fill in the parameter...
   RetryMultiplyWaitTime	Fill in the parameter...

   

    Personal Access Token (PAT) [Http]

   Steps to get Azure DevOps Credentials
   To connect to Azure DevOps using a Personal Access Token (PAT), you must first create a valid PAT:

   1. Go to your Azure DevOps home page: https://dev.azure.com/{your organization name}.
   2. On the home page, select the User Settings menu dropdown (looks like a person icon with a small gear over it), and then select Personal access tokens.
   3. Select the New Token button.
   4. Enter a name for the new personal access token.
   5. Select the appropriate organization for the new personal access token.
   6. Select the expiration date for the new personal access token.
   7. Select the scopes for this token. (You may be restricted from creating full-scoped PATs. If so, your Azure DevOps administrator in Azure AD has enabled a policy which limits you to a specific custom defined set of scopes.)
   8. Select the Create button.
   9. The new Personal Access Token (PAT) is created and displayed. Copy and save this token, since it is as sensitive as a password.
   10. Visit https://aex.dev.azure.com. Once you are logged in, record your organization name in the URL that is displayed on the page. For example, if your organization is called "acmeinc", the URL on the page would be acmeinc.visualstudio.com.
   11. Back at the connector screen, enter the token you recorded from step 9 into the Personal Access Token (PAT) field.
   12. Enter the organization that was recorded in step 10 into the Organization name or Id for url field.
   13. Enter the name or Id of the project you want to connect to by default in the Default Project (Choose after above fields) field.
   14. Select the Security tab.
   15. Enter https://auditservice.dev.azure.com,https://almsearch.dev.azure.com,https://analytics.dev.azure.com into the Additional Trusted Domains field.
   16. Select the Test Connection button at the bottom of the window to verify proper connectivity with your Azure DevOps account.
   17. If the connection test succeeds, select OK.

   Fill in all required parameters and set optional parameters if needed:

   AzureDevOpsDSN

   Azure DevOps

   Personal Access Token (PAT) [Http]

   https://dev.azure.com

   Required Parameters
   Personal Access Token (PAT)	Fill in the parameter...
   Organization name or Id for url	Fill in the parameter...
   API Version	Fill in the parameter...
   Optional Parameters
   AuthScheme	Fill in the parameter...
   AuthHeader	Fill in the parameter...
   UserName	Fill in the parameter...
   Default Project Name (Choose after Generating Token)	Fill in the parameter...
   RetryMode	Fill in the parameter...
   RetryStatusCodeList	Fill in the parameter...
   RetryCountMax	Fill in the parameter...
   RetryMultiplyWaitTime	Fill in the parameter...

   

6. Once the data source has been configured, you can preview data. Select the Preview tab and use settings similar to the following to preview data:
   

7. Click OK to finish creating the data source.

Video instructions

Read data in C#

Using ODBC DSN

1. Create a new Console project and use this code to read the data:
   

   "AzureDevOpsDSN";

   

2. Press F5 to run the code and read the data:
   

3. Here is the code in text format:

   using System;
   using System.Data.Odbc;
   
   namespace ConsoleApp {
       class Program {
           static void Main() {
               var dsn = "AzureDevOpsDSN";
               using (var conn = new OdbcConnection(String.Format("DSN={0}", dsn)))
               {
                   conn.Open();
                   var cmd = new OdbcCommand("SELECT * FROM Products", conn);
                   
                   //Increase the timeout duration from the default 30 seconds, which may be insufficient in certain scenarios
                   cmd.CommandTimeout=600; // 600-Seconds
                   
                   var rdr = cmd.ExecuteReader();
                   while (rdr.Read())
                   {
                       for (int i = 0; i < rdr.FieldCount; i++)
                       {
                               Console.Write("{0}\t", rdr[i]);
                       }
                       Console.WriteLine();
                   }
               }
               Console.ReadKey();
           }
       }
   }
   

Using a full ODBC connection string

If you want to avoid being dependent on a DSN and creating multiple DSNs for each platform (x86, x64), then you can use a fully qualified connection string. Simply go to your DSN and copy the Connection String:

1. Open ODBC data source configuration and click Copy settings:
   

   ZappySys API Driver - Azure DevOps

   Azure DevOps Connector can be used to integrate Azure DevOps data in your App / BI Tools. You can create, read, query, modify, and delete WorkItems, Projects, Teams and more.

   AzureDevOpsDSN

   
2. The window opens, telling us the connection string was successfully copied to the clipboard:

3. Then in your C# code, pass the connection string as an argument when calling the OdbcConnection object's constructor, for example:

   var connectionString = "DRIVER={ZappySys API Driver};SomeProperty=12345;AnotherProperty=some_value;";
   
   using (var conn = new OdbcConnection(connectionString))
   {
       // your code goes here
   }

Limitations of using a full connection string

Despite using a full ODBC connection string may be very convenient it comes with a limitation: it's length is limited to 1024 symbols. It usually happens when API provider generates a very long Refresh Token when OAuth is at play. If it happens you use such API, you may get this error:

"Connection string exceeds maximum allowed length of 1024"

But there is a solution to this by storing the Refresh Token in a file instead of directly in ODBC connection string. Follow the steps below to achieve this.

1. Open your ODBC data source
2. Hit Advanced tab and enter a file path:
   

   ZappySys API Driver - Azure DevOps

   Azure DevOps Connector can be used to integrate Azure DevOps data in your App / BI Tools. You can create, read, query, modify, and delete WorkItems, Projects, Teams and more.

   AzureDevOpsDSN

   
   If you cannot find the Advanced tab, try looking for Click to Configure link in Properties tab, under URL text box. Click it, and then configure the file path in OAuth Grant Options tab.
3. Then click Copy settings button to copy a full connection string and paste it into your script.
4. Proceed by pasting the connection string into your C# code as an argument when calling the OdbcConnection object's constructor.
5. Remove long AccessToken and RefreshToken properties from the connection string, and leave RefreshTokenFile property intact together with all the other properties:

   var connectionString = "Driver={ZappySys API Driver};RefreshTokenFile=C:\Users\john\Documents\tokens.txt;SomeProperty=12345;AnotherProperty=some_value;[AllOtherProperties=...]";
       using (var conn = new OdbcConnection(connectionString))
       {
           // your code goes here
       }

   AccessToken and RefreshToken will be stored in C:\Users\john\Documents\tokens.txt, specified by RefreshTokenFile property.
6. Our troubles are over, now you should be able to execute the script with no problems.

Advanced topics

Create Custom Stored Procedure in ZappySys Driver

You can create procedures to encapsulate custom logic and then only pass handful parameters rather than long SQL to execute your API call.

Steps to create Custom Stored Procedure in ZappySys Driver. You can insert Placeholders anywhere inside Procedure Body. Read more about placeholders here

1. Go to Custom Objects Tab and Click on Add button and Select Add Procedure:
   

2. Enter the desired Procedure name and click on OK:
   

3. Select the created Stored Procedure and write the your desired stored procedure and Save it and it will create the custom stored procedure in the ZappySys Driver:
   Here is an example stored procedure for ZappySys Driver. You can insert Placeholders anywhere inside Procedure Body. Read more about placeholders here
   

   CREATE PROCEDURE [usp_get_orders]
       @fromdate = '<<yyyy-MM-dd,FUN_TODAY>>'
    AS
       SELECT * FROM Orders where OrderDate >= '<@fromdate>';
   

   
   

4. That's it now go to Preview Tab and Execute your Stored Procedure using Exec Command. In this example it will extract the orders from the date 1996-01-01:
   

   Exec usp_get_orders '1996-01-01';

   
   

5. Let's generate the SQL Server Query Code to make the API call using stored procedure. Go to Code Generator Tab, select language as SQL Server and click on Generate button the generate the code.
   As we already created the linked server for this Data Source, in that you just need to copy the Select Query and need to use the linked server name which we have apply on the place of [MY_API_SERVICE] placeholder.
   

   SELECT * FROM OPENQUERY([MY_API_SERVICE], 'EXEC usp_get_orders @fromdate=''1996-07-30''')

   
   

6. Now go to SQL served and execute that query and it will make the API call using stored procedure and provide you the response.
   

Create Custom Virtual Table in ZappySys Driver

ZappySys API Drivers support flexible Query language so you can override Default Properties you configured on Data Source such as URL, Body. This way you don't have to create multiple Data Sources if you like to read data from multiple EndPoints. However not every application support supplying custom SQL to driver so you can only select Table from list returned from driver.

If you're dealing with Microsoft Access and need to import data from an SQL query, it's important to note that Access doesn't allow direct import of SQL queries. Instead, you can create custom objects (Virtual Tables) to handle the import process.

Many applications like MS Access, Informatica Designer wont give you option to specify custom SQL when you import Objects. In such case Virtual Table is very useful. You can create many Virtual Tables on the same Data Source (e.g. If you have 50 URLs with slight variations you can create virtual tables with just URL as Parameter setting.

1. Go to Custom Objects Tab and Click on Add button and Select Add Table:
   

2. Enter the desired Table name and click on OK:
   

3. And it will open the New Query Window Click on Cancel to close that window and go to Custom Objects Tab.

4. Select the created table, Select Text Type AS SQL and write the your desired SQL Query and Save it and it will create the custom table in the ZappySys Driver:
   Here is an example SQL query for ZappySys Driver. You can insert Placeholders also. Read more about placeholders here
   

   SELECT
     "ShipCountry",
     "OrderID",
     "CustomerID",
     "EmployeeID",
     "OrderDate",
     "RequiredDate",
     "ShippedDate",
     "ShipVia",
     "Freight",
     "ShipName",
     "ShipAddress",
     "ShipCity",
     "ShipRegion",
     "ShipPostalCode"
   FROM "Orders"
   Where "ShipCountry"='USA'

   
   

5. That's it now go to Preview Tab and Execute your custom virtual table query. In this example it will extract the orders for the USA Shipping Country only:
   

   SELECT * FROM "vt__usa_orders_only"

   
   

6. Let's generate the SQL Server Query Code to make the API call using stored procedure. Go to Code Generator Tab, select language as SQL Server and click on Generate button the generate the code.
   As we already created the linked server for this Data Source, in that you just need to copy the Select Query and need to use the linked server name which we have apply on the place of [MY_API_SERVICE] placeholder.
   

   SELECT * FROM OPENQUERY([MY_API_SERVICE], 'EXEC [usp_get_orders] ''1996-01-01''')

   
   

7. Now go to SQL served and execute that query and it will make the API call using stored procedure and provide you the response.
   

Actions supported by Azure DevOps Connector

Azure DevOps Connector Examples for C# Connection

This page offers a collection of SQL examples designed for seamless integration with the ZappySys API ODBC Driver under ODBC Data Source (36/64) or ZappySys Data Gateway, enhancing your ability to connect and interact with Prebuilt Connectors effectively.

SELECT * FROM WorkItems

SELECT * FROM WorkItems WITH (Project='ProductTesting')

SELECT * FROM WorkItems WHERE Id=1001

SELECT * FROM get_workitems_by_ids WITH (ids='6444,5578,9467')

SELECT * FROM search_workitems_by_text WITH (SearchText='Text that I want to search for')

SELECT * FROM WorkItems WHERE Id='8563' WITH (ContineOn404Error='False')

SELECT * FROM WorkItems WITH (Query='SELECT * FROM WorkItems 
WHERE [System.Id] > 2000 AND [System.Id] < 7050 
	AND [System.TeamProject]=''ProductTesting''
	AND [System.ChangedDate] < @Today
	AND [System.CreatedDate] > @StartOfYear
	AND [System.WorkItemType]=''Task'' 
	AND [System.State]=''Resolved'' 
	AND [Microsoft.VSTS.Common.Priority] >= 1
	ORDER BY [System.ChangedDate] DESC
	')

SELECT * FROM WorkItems WITH (Project='PosProject', Query='SELECT * FROM WorkItems WHERE [System.Id] = 2819')

SELECT * FROM WorkItems WITH (Query='SELECT * FROM WorkItems WHERE [System.WorkItemType] = ''Task''')

INSERT INTO WorkItems (WorkItemType, Title, [CustomFieldText], [CustomFieldDate], [CustomFieldNumber])
VALUES ('task', 'Fix Issues in System', 'My Custom Text', '2021-01-01T23:59:59.123', 1000)

INSERT INTO WorkItems (WorkItemType, Title, [CustomFieldText], [CustomFieldDate], [CustomFieldNumber])
VALUES ('task', 'Fix Issues in System', 'My Custom Text', '2021-01-01T23:59:59.123', 1000)
WITH(Project='MyProject')

INSERT INTO WorkItems  (   
      [WorkItemType]   
    , [Title] 
	, [Description] 
	, [Tags]
	, [AreaPath]  
	, [IterationPath] 
	, [AssignedTo] 
	, [Priority]
    , [Triage] 	
  --, [StackRank]  
	, [Blocked]  
	, [TaskType] 
	, [RequiresReview]
	, [RequiresTest] 
	, [IntegrationBuild] 
	, [FoundIn] 
	, [OriginalEstimate] 
	, [RemainingWork] 
	, [CompletedWork] 
	, [Size] 
	, [Effort] 
	, [TargetDate] 
	, [StartDate] 
	, [FinishDate] 
	, [DueDate] 
	, [StoryPoints] 
  --, [Discipline] 
	, [SystemInfo] 
	, [Steps] 
	, [ReproSteps] 
	--, [CustomFieldText]  --custom field prefix with CustomYOUR_FIELD_NAME_WITHOUT_SPACE_OR_DASH_OR_DOT
	--, [CustomFieldDate] 
	--, [CustomFieldNumber] 
	--, [CustomFieldDecimal] 
	--, [CustomFieldPickListString] 
	--, [CustomFieldPickListNum] 
)
VALUES (
      'Bug' -- Task, User Story -- WorkItemType
    , 'My Task Title - Created on <<FUN_NOW>>'  --Title
    , 'Some Description - Created on <<FUN_NOW>>' --Description
    , 'odata; api' --Tags
    , 'ProductTesting\SSISPowerPack' --AreaPath
    , 'ProductTesting\2021.6' --IterationPath
    , 'build@mycompany.com' --AssignedTo
    , 1 --Priority
    , 'Pending' --Triage
  --, ??? --[StackRank]
	, 'No' --Blocked
	, 'Planned' --TaskType
	, 'No' --RequiresReview
	, 'No' --RequiresTest
	, '101.1.2.3' --IntegrationBuild
	, '100.1.2.3' --FoundIn
	, 9999.111 --OriginalEstimate
	, 9999.222 --RemainingWork
	, 9999.333 --CompletedWork
	, 9999.444 --Size
	, 9999.555 --Effort
	, '2021-01-31' --TargetDate
	, '2022-01-31' --StartDate
	, '2023-01-31' --FinishDate
	, '2024-01-31' --DueDate
	, 100.5 --StoryPoints
  --, 'Some Discipline' --Discipline
	, 'Windows 10' --SystemInfo
	, 'Here are steps' --Steps
	, 'Here are steps to reproduce' --ReproSteps
	--, 'abcd'  --CustomFieldText
	--, '2021-01-31' --CustomFieldDate
	--, 9999  --CustomFieldNumber 
	--, 9999.123 --CustomFieldDecimal
	--, 'BBB' --CustomFieldPickListString
	--, '2' --CustomFieldPickListNum
)
WITH(Project='ProductTesting')

UPDATE WorkItems SET
Title = 'Renamed Work Item Title',
CustomMyField = 'New Custom Text'
WHERE Id = 7455

UPDATE WorkItems
SET   [Title] = 'Update-QA Task <<FUN_NOW>>'
	, [Description] = 'Updated desc <<FUN_NOW>>'
  --, [WorkItemType]='Bug' -- Task
	, [State] = 'Active'
	, [Tags] = 'odata; api'
	, [Revision] = 1
	, [AreaPath] = 'ProductTesting\SSISPowerPack'
	, [TeamProject] = 'ProductTesting'
	, [IterationPath] = 'ProductTesting\2021.6'
	, [Reason] = 'Reactivated'
	, [AssignedTo] = 'build@mycompany.com'
	, [Priority] = 1
  --, [Triage] = 'Pending'	
  --, [StackRank] = ???
	, [Blocked] = 'No'
	, [TaskType] = 'Planned'
	, [RequiresReview] = 'No'
	, [RequiresTest] = 'No'
	, [ActivatedDate] = '2021-01-31'
  --, [ResolvedReason] = 'Complete and Requires Review/Test'
	, [IntegrationBuild] = '101.1.2.3'
	, [FoundIn] = '100.1.2.3'
	, [OriginalEstimate] = 9999.123
	, [RemainingWork] = 9999.123
	, [CompletedWork] = 9999.123
	, [Size] = 9999.123
	, [Effort] = 9999.123
	, [TargetDate] = '2021-01-31'
	, [StartDate] = '2021-01-31'
	, [FinishDate] = '2021-01-31'
	, [DueDate] = '2021-01-31'
	, [StoryPoints] = 100.5
--	, [Discipline] = 'abcd'
	, [SystemInfo] = 'abcd'
	, [Steps] = 'abcd'
	, [ReproSteps] = 'abcd'
--	, [CustomFieldText] = 'abcd' 
--	, [CustomFieldDate] = '2021-01-31' 
--	, [CustomFieldNumber] = 9999  
--	, [CustomFieldDecimal] = 9999.123 
--	, [CustomFieldPickListString] = 'BBB' 
--	, [CustomFieldPickListNum] = '2' 
WHERE [Id] = 6455

UPDATE WorkItems
SET   Tags = 'newtag1; newtag2'
WHERE Id = 6455
WITH(
	   Project='ProductTesting'
	  ,Operation='add'
)

DELETE FROM WorkItems WHERE Id = 7455

DELETE FROM WorkItems
Where 1=1 
WITH(Query='SELECT * FROM WorkItems Where [System.TeamProject]=''MyProject'' AND ([System.Id]=6469 OR [System.Id]=6468) ')

UPDATE WorkItems
Set Title='New Title - Updated on <<FUN_NOW>>'
Where 1=1 
WITH(Query='SELECT * FROM WorkItems Where [System.TeamProject]=''MyProject'' AND ([System.Id]=6469 OR [System.Id]=6468) ')

SELECT * FROM WorkItemComments

SELECT * FROM WorkItemComments 
WHERE WorkItemId=6455

SELECT * FROM WorkItemComments 
WHERE WorkItemId=6455 and Id=5283490

SELECT 
	  Id
	, Title
	, Description
	, CreatedDate
	, Url
FROM WorkItems 
--WHERE Id=5283490 -- get just one comment for specific WorkItem Id
WITH(Query='SELECT * FROM WorkItems WHERE [System.TeamProject]=''ProductTesting'' and [System.Id]=6455 ORDER BY [System.Id] DESC')

#DirectSQL SELECT * FROM WorkItems WHERE [System.TeamProject]=''ProductTesting'' and [System.Id]=6455 ORDER BY [System.Id] DESC')

SELECT 
	  IterationPath as Sprint
	, AssignedToUniqueName as AssignedTo
	, SUM(OriginalEstimate) as OriginalHours_Total
	, SUM(RemainingWork) as RemainingWork_Total
	, SUM(CompletedWork) as CompletedHours_Total
FROM WorkItems
GROUP BY IterationPath,AssignedToUniqueName
WITH(
	  Project='ProductTesting'
	  
	  --//On Preview UI Change [Max Rows] to use more sample rows - else it will use only 100 rows
	  ,Query='SELECT * FROM WorkItems WHERE [System.IterationPath] UNDER ''ProductTesting\Sprint 1'' and State IN(''Resolved'', ''Closed'')'
	  
	  --Use below to query all sprints for this Product
	  --,Query='SELECT * FROM WorkItems WHERE [System.IterationPath] UNDER ''ProductTesting\'' and State IN(''Resolved'', ''Closed'')'
)

SELECT * INTO #t1 FROM WorkItems WITH(Project='ProductTesting', Query='SELECT * FROM WorkItems WHERE [System.Id]>=1 and [System.Id]<20000');
SELECT * INTO #t2 FROM WorkItems WITH(Project='ProductTesting', Query='SELECT * FROM WorkItems WHERE [System.Id]>=20000 and [System.Id]<40000');
SELECT * INTO #t3 FROM WorkItems WITH(Project='ProductTesting', Query='SELECT * FROM WorkItems WHERE [System.Id]>=40000 and [System.Id]<60000');
--//....
--//add more temp tables above and update UNION ALL too

SELECT * FROM #t1 
UNION ALL 
SELECT * FROM #t2
UNION ALL 
SELECT * FROM #t3
;

SELECT 
	  Id
	, WorkItemId
	, Text
	, RenderedText
	, Format
	, CreatedDate
	, CreatedByUniqueName
	, CreatedById
	, CreatedByDisplayName
	, ModifiedDate
	, ModifiedByUniqueName
	, ModifiedById
	, ModifiedByDisplayName
	, Url
FROM WorkItemComments 
--WHERE Id=5283490 -- get just one comment for specific WorkItem Id
WITH(Query='SELECT [System.Id] FROM WorkItems WHERE [System.TeamProject]=''ProductTesting'' and [System.Id]=6455 ORDER BY [System.Id] DESC')

INSERT INTO WorkItemComments(WorkItemId, Text)
VALUES(6455, 'Adding <b>html comment</b> - created on <<FUN_NOW>>')
WITH(Project='ProductTesting')

UPDATE WorkItemComments
SET Text='Updating <b>html comment</b> - updated on <<FUN_NOW>>'
Where WorkItemId=6455 and Id=5284411
WITH(Project='ProductTesting')

DELETE FROM WorkItemComments WHERE WorkItemId=6455 and Id=5284411

SELECT *
FROM generic_request
WITH(
	  Url='YOUR_ORGANIZATION/YOUR_PROJECT/_apis/wit/attachments?api-version=7.0',
	  RequestMethod='POST',
	  RequestContentTypeCode='ApplicationOctetStream', --//Binary upload
	  --Headers='Content-Type: application/octet-stream', --//same as above
	  Body='@c:\temp\screeenshot-1.png',
	  IsMultiPart=1,
	  Meta='id:string(100);url:string(500)' --response columns you like to display
)

SELECT *
FROM generic_request
WITH(
	  Url='YOUR_ORGANIZATION/YOUR_PROJECT/_apis/wit/workitems/WORK_ITEM_NUMBER?api-version=7.0',
	  RequestMethod='PATCH',
	  Headers='Content-Type: application/json-patch+json',
	  Meta='id:int; fields.System.Title:string; fields.System.State:string; fields.System.WorkItemType:string; relations:string(4000)',
	  Body='
[
  {
    "op": "add",
    "path": "/fields/System.History",
    "value": "Adding the necessary spec"
  },
  {
    "op": "add",
    "path": "/relations/-",
    "value": {
      "rel": "AttachedFile",
      "url": "https://dev.azure.com/YOUR_ORGANIZATION/YOUR_PROJECT/_apis/wit/attachments/ATTACHMENT_ID?fileName=Screenshot.png",
      "attributes": {
        "comment": "Error screenshot"
      }
    }
  }
]
'
)

SELECT * FROM Projects

SELECT Id, Name, Description, Url, State, Revision, Visibility, LastUpdateTime FROM Projects

SELECT * FROM Projects WHERE Id='a80fb082-f7c4-4345-911d-1c05ad1b1fc9'

INSERT INTO Projects (Name, Abbreviation, Description, SourceControlType, Visibility)
VALUES
('My New Project', 'MNP',
'The system we use for implementing point-of-service walk-in payment systems.',
'Git', 'private')

UPDATE Projects SET Description = 'The system we use for implementing point-of-service walk-in payment systems and phone payments.'
WHERE Id='1be9ccef-45d7-4574-af67-7dc6c0699b6a'

DELETE FROM Projects WHERE Id='85kd1641-5555-49b1-9c5e-22c22a61d4c4'

SELECT * FROM Teams

SELECT * FROM Teams WITH (Project='841e1641-325d-49b1-9c5e-22c11a61d4c4')

SELECT Id, Name, ProjectId, ProjectName, Url, Description, IdentityUrl FROM Teams

SELECT * FROM Teams WHERE Id='a0aa750f-1550-44af-a056-223696077df6'

INSERT INTO Teams (Name, Description) VALUES
('PosProject Team', 'This is the team who will be working on the Point of Service project.')

INSERT INTO Teams (Name, Description) VALUES
('PosProject Team', 'This is the team who will be working on the Point of Service project.')
WITH (ProjectId='85kd1641-5555-49b1-9c5e-22c22a61d4c4')

UPDATE Teams SET	Name = 'PointOfServiceProject Team' WHERE Id='8djr4d07-5555-5555-9552-0b6d7je99w7f'

DELETE FROM Teams WHERE Id='8djr4d07-5555-5555-9552-0b6d7je99w7f'

SELECT * FROM AuditRecords

SELECT Id, CorrelationId, ActivityId, ActorCUID, ActorUserId, AuthenticationMechanism,
Timestamp, ScopeType, ScopeDisplayName, ScopeId, IpAddress, UserAgent, ActionId, ProjectId, ProjectName,
ProcessTemplate, ProjectVisibility, StartTime, EndTime, BatchSize, EventSummary, Details, Area, Category,
CategoryDisplayName, ActorDisplayName, ActorImageUrl FROM AuditRecords

SELECT * FROM get_queries
WITH(
	Project='Odbc'
)

SELECT * FROM get_workitems_by_query_id
WITH(
	  Query='e5150e18-1323-485d-8937-6991bf09ab1c' --see get_queries endpoint
	, Project='Odbc'
)

Conclusion

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