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Attachments - Get

Service:
Work Item Tracking
API Version:
5.0

Downloads an attachment.

GET https://dev.azure.com/{organization}/{project}/_apis/wit/attachments/{id}?api-version=5.0
With optional parameters: 
GET https://dev.azure.com/{organization}/{project}/_apis/wit/attachments/{id}?fileName={fileName}&download={download}&api-version=5.0

URI Parameters

Name In Required Type Description
id
 path True

string (uuid)

Attachment ID
organization
 path True

string

The name of the Azure DevOps organization.
project
 path

string

Project ID or project name
api-version
 query True

string

Version of the API to use. This should be set to '5.0' to use this version of the api.
download
 query

boolean

If set to <c>true</c> always download attachment
fileName
 query

string

Name of the file

Responses

Name Type Description
200 OK

string

successful operation

Media Types: "application/octet-stream", "application/zip"

Security

oauth2

Type: oauth2
Flow: accessCode
Authorization URL: https://app.vssps.visualstudio.com/oauth2/authorize&response_type=Assertion
Token URL: https://app.vssps.visualstudio.com/oauth2/token?client_assertion_type=urn:ietf:params:oauth:client-assertion-type:jwt-bearer&grant_type=urn:ietf:params:oauth:grant-type:jwt-bearer

Scopes

Name Description
vso.work Grants the ability to read work items, queries, boards, area and iterations paths, and other work item tracking related metadata. Also grants the ability to execute queries, search work items and to receive notifications about work item events via service hooks.

Examples

Download Attachment
Get Attachment Content
Get Project Attachment Content

Download Attachment

Sample request

GET https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/wit/attachments/{id}?api-version=5.0

Sample response

Status code:
200

Get Attachment Content

Sample request

GET https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/wit/attachments/{id}?api-version=5.0

Sample response

Status code:
200

Get Project Attachment Content

Sample request

GET https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/wit/attachments/{id}?api-version=5.0

Sample response

Status code:
200