Work Item Type Categories - List
Get all work item type categories.
GET https://dev.azure.com/{organization}/{project}/_apis/wit/workitemtypecategories?api-version=7.1-preview.2
URI Parameters
Name | In | Required | Type | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
organization
|
path | True |
string |
The name of the Azure DevOps organization. |
project
|
path | True |
string |
Project ID or project name |
api-version
|
query | True |
string |
Version of the API to use. This should be set to '7.1-preview.2' to use this version of the api. |
Responses
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
200 OK |
successful operation |
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
Sample Request
GET https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/Fabrikam-Fiber-Git/_apis/wit/workitemtypecategories?api-version=7.1-preview.2
Sample Response
{
"count": 14,
"value": [
{
"name": "Bug Category",
"referenceName": "Microsoft.BugCategory",
"defaultWorkItemType": {
"name": "Bug",
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypes/Bug"
},
"workItemTypes": [
{
"name": "Bug",
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypes/Bug"
}
],
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypeCategories/Microsoft.BugCategory"
},
{
"name": "Feature Category",
"referenceName": "Microsoft.FeatureCategory",
"defaultWorkItemType": {
"name": "Feature",
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypes/Feature"
},
"workItemTypes": [
{
"name": "Feature",
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypes/Feature"
}
],
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypeCategories/Microsoft.FeatureCategory"
},
{
"name": "Requirement Category",
"referenceName": "Microsoft.RequirementCategory",
"defaultWorkItemType": {
"name": "Product Backlog Item",
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypes/Product%20Backlog%20Item"
},
"workItemTypes": [
{
"name": "Product Backlog Item",
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypes/Product%20Backlog%20Item"
}
],
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypeCategories/Microsoft.RequirementCategory"
},
{
"name": "Test Case Category",
"referenceName": "Microsoft.TestCaseCategory",
"defaultWorkItemType": {
"name": "Test Case",
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypes/Test%20Case"
},
"workItemTypes": [
{
"name": "Test Case",
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypes/Test%20Case"
}
],
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypeCategories/Microsoft.TestCaseCategory"
},
{
"name": "Shared Step Category",
"referenceName": "Microsoft.SharedStepCategory",
"defaultWorkItemType": {
"name": "Shared Steps",
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypes/Shared%20Steps"
},
"workItemTypes": [
{
"name": "Shared Steps",
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypes/Shared%20Steps"
}
],
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypeCategories/Microsoft.SharedStepCategory"
},
{
"name": "Code Review Request Category",
"referenceName": "Microsoft.CodeReviewRequestCategory",
"defaultWorkItemType": {
"name": "Code Review Request",
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypes/Code%20Review%20Request"
},
"workItemTypes": [
{
"name": "Code Review Request",
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypes/Code%20Review%20Request"
}
],
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypeCategories/Microsoft.CodeReviewRequestCategory"
},
{
"name": "Code Review Response Category",
"referenceName": "Microsoft.CodeReviewResponseCategory",
"defaultWorkItemType": {
"name": "Code Review Response",
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypes/Code%20Review%20Response"
},
"workItemTypes": [
{
"name": "Code Review Response",
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypes/Code%20Review%20Response"
}
],
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypeCategories/Microsoft.CodeReviewResponseCategory"
},
{
"name": "Feedback Request Category",
"referenceName": "Microsoft.FeedbackRequestCategory",
"defaultWorkItemType": {
"name": "Feedback Request",
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypes/Feedback%20Request"
},
"workItemTypes": [
{
"name": "Feedback Request",
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypes/Feedback%20Request"
}
],
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypeCategories/Microsoft.FeedbackRequestCategory"
},
{
"name": "Feedback Response Category",
"referenceName": "Microsoft.FeedbackResponseCategory",
"defaultWorkItemType": {
"name": "Feedback Response",
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypes/Feedback%20Response"
},
"workItemTypes": [
{
"name": "Feedback Response",
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypes/Feedback%20Response"
}
],
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypeCategories/Microsoft.FeedbackResponseCategory"
},
{
"name": "Task Category",
"referenceName": "Microsoft.TaskCategory",
"defaultWorkItemType": {
"name": "Task",
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypes/Task"
},
"workItemTypes": [
{
"name": "Task",
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypes/Task"
}
],
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypeCategories/Microsoft.TaskCategory"
},
{
"name": "Hidden Types Category",
"referenceName": "Microsoft.HiddenCategory",
"defaultWorkItemType": {
"name": "Code Review Request",
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypes/Code%20Review%20Request"
},
"workItemTypes": [
{
"name": "Code Review Request",
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypes/Code%20Review%20Request"
},
{
"name": "Code Review Response",
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypes/Code%20Review%20Response"
},
{
"name": "Feedback Request",
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypes/Feedback%20Request"
},
{
"name": "Feedback Response",
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypes/Feedback%20Response"
},
{
"name": "Shared Steps",
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypes/Shared%20Steps"
},
{
"name": "Shared Parameter",
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypes/Shared%20Parameter"
},
{
"name": "Test Plan",
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypes/Test%20Plan"
},
{
"name": "Test Suite",
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypes/Test%20Suite"
}
],
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypeCategories/Microsoft.HiddenCategory"
},
{
"name": "Shared Parameter Category",
"referenceName": "Microsoft.SharedParameterCategory",
"defaultWorkItemType": {
"name": "Shared Parameter",
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypes/Shared%20Parameter"
},
"workItemTypes": [
{
"name": "Shared Parameter",
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypes/Shared%20Parameter"
}
],
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypeCategories/Microsoft.SharedParameterCategory"
},
{
"name": "Test Plan Category",
"referenceName": "Microsoft.TestPlanCategory",
"defaultWorkItemType": {
"name": "Test Plan",
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypes/Test%20Plan"
},
"workItemTypes": [
{
"name": "Test Plan",
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypes/Test%20Plan"
}
],
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypeCategories/Microsoft.TestPlanCategory"
},
{
"name": "Test Suite Category",
"referenceName": "Microsoft.TestSuiteCategory",
"defaultWorkItemType": {
"name": "Test Suite",
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypes/Test%20Suite"
},
"workItemTypes": [
{
"name": "Test Suite",
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypes/Test%20Suite"
}
],
"url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/6ce954b1-ce1f-45d1-b94d-e6bf2464ba2c/_apis/wit/workItemTypeCategories/Microsoft.TestSuiteCategory"
}
]
}
Definitions
Name | Description |
---|---|
Reference |
The class to represent a collection of REST reference links. |
Work |
Describes a work item type category. |
Work |
Reference to a work item type. |
ReferenceLinks
The class to represent a collection of REST reference links.
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
links |
object |
The readonly view of the links. Because Reference links are readonly, we only want to expose them as read only. |
WorkItemTypeCategory
Describes a work item type category.
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
_links |
Link references to related REST resources. |
|
defaultWorkItemType |
Gets or sets the default type of the work item. |
|
name |
string |
The name of the category. |
referenceName |
string |
The reference name of the category. |
url |
string |
|
workItemTypes |
The work item types that belong to the category. |
WorkItemTypeReference
Reference to a work item type.
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
name |
string |
Name of the work item type. |
url |
string |