Pull Requests - Create

Create a pull request.

POST https://dev.azure.com/{organization}/{project}/_apis/git/repositories/{repositoryId}/pullrequests?api-version=5.0
POST https://dev.azure.com/{organization}/{project}/_apis/git/repositories/{repositoryId}/pullrequests?supportsIterations={supportsIterations}&api-version=5.0

URI Parameters

Name In Required Type Description
organization
path True

string

The name of the Azure DevOps organization.

repositoryId
path True

string

The repository ID of the pull request's target branch.

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.

supportsIterations
query

boolean

If true, subsequent pushes to the pull request will be individually reviewable. Set this to false for large pull requests for performance reasons if this functionality is not needed.

Request Body

Name Type Description
_links

ReferenceLinks

Links to other related objects.

artifactId

string

A string which uniquely identifies this pull request. To generate an artifact ID for a pull request, use this template: vstfs:///Git/PullRequestId/{projectId}/{repositoryId}/{pullRequestId}

autoCompleteSetBy

IdentityRef

If set, auto-complete is enabled for this pull request and this is the identity that enabled it.

closedBy

IdentityRef

The user who closed the pull request.

closedDate

string

The date when the pull request was closed (completed, abandoned, or merged externally).

codeReviewId

integer

The code review ID of the pull request. Used internally.

commits

GitCommitRef[]

The commits contained in the pull request.

completionOptions

GitPullRequestCompletionOptions

Options which affect how the pull request will be merged when it is completed.

completionQueueTime

string

The most recent date at which the pull request entered the queue to be completed. Used internally.

createdBy

IdentityRef

The identity of the user who created the pull request.

creationDate

string

The date when the pull request was created.

description

string

The description of the pull request.

forkSource

GitForkRef

If this is a PR from a fork this will contain information about its source.

isDraft

boolean

Draft / WIP pull request.

labels

WebApiTagDefinition[]

The labels associated with the pull request.

lastMergeCommit

GitCommitRef

The commit of the most recent pull request merge. If empty, the most recent merge is in progress or was unsuccessful.

lastMergeSourceCommit

GitCommitRef

The commit at the head of the source branch at the time of the last pull request merge.

lastMergeTargetCommit

GitCommitRef

The commit at the head of the target branch at the time of the last pull request merge.

mergeFailureMessage

string

If set, pull request merge failed for this reason.

mergeFailureType

PullRequestMergeFailureType

The type of failure (if any) of the pull request merge.

mergeId

string

The ID of the job used to run the pull request merge. Used internally.

mergeOptions

GitPullRequestMergeOptions

Options used when the pull request merge runs. These are separate from completion options since completion happens only once and a new merge will run every time the source branch of the pull request changes.

mergeStatus

PullRequestAsyncStatus

The current status of the pull request merge.

pullRequestId

integer

The ID of the pull request.

remoteUrl

string

Used internally.

repository

GitRepository

The repository containing the target branch of the pull request.

reviewers

IdentityRefWithVote[]

A list of reviewers on the pull request along with the state of their votes.

sourceRefName

string

The name of the source branch of the pull request.

status

PullRequestStatus

The status of the pull request.

supportsIterations

boolean

If true, this pull request supports multiple iterations. Iteration support means individual pushes to the source branch of the pull request can be reviewed and comments left in one iteration will be tracked across future iterations.

targetRefName

string

The name of the target branch of the pull request.

title

string

The title of the pull request.

url

string

Used internally.

workItemRefs

ResourceRef[]

Any work item references associated with this pull request.

Responses

Name Type Description
200 OK

GitPullRequest

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.code_write Grants the ability to read, update, and delete source code, access metadata about commits, changesets, branches, and other version control artifacts. Also grants the ability to create and manage pull requests and code reviews and to receive notifications about version control events via service hooks.

Examples

Sample request

POST https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/git/repositories/3411ebc1-d5aa-464f-9615-0b527bc66719/pullrequests?api-version=5.0

{
  "sourceRefName": "refs/heads/npaulk/my_work",
  "targetRefName": "refs/heads/new_feature",
  "title": "A new feature",
  "description": "Adding a new feature",
  "reviewers": [
    {
      "id": "d6245f20-2af8-44f4-9451-8107cb2767db"
    }
  ]
}

Sample response

{
  "repository": {
    "id": "3411ebc1-d5aa-464f-9615-0b527bc66719",
    "name": "2016_10_31",
    "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/git/repositories/3411ebc1-d5aa-464f-9615-0b527bc66719",
    "project": {
      "id": "a7573007-bbb3-4341-b726-0c4148a07853",
      "name": "2016_10_31",
      "description": "test project created on Halloween 2016",
      "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/projects/a7573007-bbb3-4341-b726-0c4148a07853",
      "state": "wellFormed",
      "revision": 7
    },
    "remoteUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_git/2016_10_31"
  },
  "pullRequestId": 22,
  "codeReviewId": 22,
  "status": "active",
  "createdBy": {
    "id": "d6245f20-2af8-44f4-9451-8107cb2767db",
    "displayName": "Normal Paulk",
    "uniqueName": "fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
    "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/Identities/d6245f20-2af8-44f4-9451-8107cb2767db",
    "imageUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_api/_common/identityImage?id=d6245f20-2af8-44f4-9451-8107cb2767db"
  },
  "creationDate": "2016-11-01T16:30:31.6655471Z",
  "title": "A new feature",
  "description": "Adding a new feature",
  "sourceRefName": "refs/heads/npaulk/my_work",
  "targetRefName": "refs/heads/new_feature",
  "mergeStatus": "queued",
  "mergeId": "f5fc8381-3fb2-49fe-8a0d-27dcc2d6ef82",
  "lastMergeSourceCommit": {
    "commitId": "b60280bc6e62e2f880f1b63c1e24987664d3bda3",
    "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/git/repositories/3411ebc1-d5aa-464f-9615-0b527bc66719/commits/b60280bc6e62e2f880f1b63c1e24987664d3bda3"
  },
  "lastMergeTargetCommit": {
    "commitId": "f47bbc106853afe3c1b07a81754bce5f4b8dbf62",
    "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/git/repositories/3411ebc1-d5aa-464f-9615-0b527bc66719/commits/f47bbc106853afe3c1b07a81754bce5f4b8dbf62"
  },
  "reviewers": [
    {
      "reviewerUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/git/repositories/3411ebc1-d5aa-464f-9615-0b527bc66719/pullRequests/22/reviewers/d6245f20-2af8-44f4-9451-8107cb2767db",
      "vote": 0,
      "id": "d6245f20-2af8-44f4-9451-8107cb2767db",
      "displayName": "Normal Paulk",
      "uniqueName": "fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
      "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/Identities/d6245f20-2af8-44f4-9451-8107cb2767db",
      "imageUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_api/_common/identityImage?id=d6245f20-2af8-44f4-9451-8107cb2767db"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/git/repositories/3411ebc1-d5aa-464f-9615-0b527bc66719/pullRequests/22",
  "_links": {
    "self": {
      "href": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/git/repositories/3411ebc1-d5aa-464f-9615-0b527bc66719/pullRequests/22"
    },
    "repository": {
      "href": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/git/repositories/3411ebc1-d5aa-464f-9615-0b527bc66719"
    },
    "workItems": {
      "href": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/git/repositories/3411ebc1-d5aa-464f-9615-0b527bc66719/pullRequests/22/workitems"
    },
    "sourceBranch": {
      "href": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/git/repositories/3411ebc1-d5aa-464f-9615-0b527bc66719/refs"
    },
    "targetBranch": {
      "href": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/git/repositories/3411ebc1-d5aa-464f-9615-0b527bc66719/refs"
    },
    "sourceCommit": {
      "href": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/git/repositories/3411ebc1-d5aa-464f-9615-0b527bc66719/commits/b60280bc6e62e2f880f1b63c1e24987664d3bda3"
    },
    "targetCommit": {
      "href": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/git/repositories/3411ebc1-d5aa-464f-9615-0b527bc66719/commits/f47bbc106853afe3c1b07a81754bce5f4b8dbf62"
    },
    "createdBy": {
      "href": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/Identities/d6245f20-2af8-44f4-9451-8107cb2767db"
    },
    "iterations": {
      "href": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/git/repositories/3411ebc1-d5aa-464f-9615-0b527bc66719/pullRequests/22/iterations"
    }
  },
  "supportsIterations": true,
  "artifactId": "vstfs:///Git/PullRequestId/a7573007-bbb3-4341-b726-0c4148a07853%2f3411ebc1-d5aa-464f-9615-0b527bc66719%2f22"
}

Definitions

Name Description
ChangeCountDictionary
GitChange
GitCommitRef

Provides properties that describe a Git commit and associated metadata.

GitForkRef

Information about a fork ref.

GitPullRequest

Represents all the data associated with a pull request.

GitPullRequestCompletionOptions

Preferences about how the pull request should be completed.

GitPullRequestMergeOptions

The options which are used when a pull request merge is created.

GitPushRef
GitRepository
GitRepositoryRef
GitStatus

This class contains the metadata of a service/extension posting a status.

GitStatusContext

Status context that uniquely identifies the status.

GitStatusState

State of the status.

GitTemplate
GitUserDate

User info and date for Git operations.

IdentityRef
IdentityRefWithVote

Identity information including a vote on a pull request.

ItemContent
ItemContentType
ProjectState

Project state.

ProjectVisibility

Project visibility.

PullRequestAsyncStatus

The current status of the pull request merge.

PullRequestMergeFailureType

The type of failure (if any) of the pull request merge.

PullRequestStatus

The status of the pull request.

ReferenceLinks

The class to represent a collection of REST reference links.

ResourceRef
TeamProjectCollectionReference

Reference object for a TeamProjectCollection.

TeamProjectReference

Represents a shallow reference to a TeamProject.

VersionControlChangeType

The type of change that was made to the item.

WebApiTagDefinition

The representation of a tag definition which is sent across the wire.

ChangeCountDictionary

GitChange

Name Type Description
changeId

integer

ID of the change within the group of changes.

changeType

VersionControlChangeType

The type of change that was made to the item.

item

string

Current version.

newContent

ItemContent

Content of the item after the change.

newContentTemplate

GitTemplate

New Content template to be used when pushing new changes.

originalPath

string

Original path of item if different from current path.

sourceServerItem

string

Path of the item on the server.

url

string

URL to retrieve the item.

GitCommitRef

Provides properties that describe a Git commit and associated metadata.

Name Type Description
_links

ReferenceLinks

A collection of related REST reference links.

author

GitUserDate

Author of the commit.

changeCounts

ChangeCountDictionary

Counts of the types of changes (edits, deletes, etc.) included with the commit.

changes

GitChange[]

An enumeration of the changes included with the commit.

comment

string

Comment or message of the commit.

commentTruncated

boolean

Indicates if the comment is truncated from the full Git commit comment message.

commitId

string

ID (SHA-1) of the commit.

committer

GitUserDate

Committer of the commit.

parents

string[]

An enumeration of the parent commit IDs for this commit.

push

GitPushRef

The push associated with this commit.

remoteUrl

string

Remote URL path to the commit.

statuses

GitStatus[]

A list of status metadata from services and extensions that may associate additional information to the commit.

url

string

REST URL for this resource.

workItems

ResourceRef[]

A list of workitems associated with this commit.

GitForkRef

Information about a fork ref.

Name Type Description
_links

ReferenceLinks

The class to represent a collection of REST reference links.

creator

IdentityRef

isLocked

boolean

isLockedBy

IdentityRef

name

string

objectId

string

peeledObjectId

string

repository

GitRepository

The repository ID of the fork.

statuses

GitStatus[]

This class contains the metadata of a service/extension posting a status.

url

string

GitPullRequest

Represents all the data associated with a pull request.

Name Type Description
_links

ReferenceLinks

Links to other related objects.

artifactId

string

A string which uniquely identifies this pull request. To generate an artifact ID for a pull request, use this template: vstfs:///Git/PullRequestId/{projectId}/{repositoryId}/{pullRequestId}

autoCompleteSetBy

IdentityRef

If set, auto-complete is enabled for this pull request and this is the identity that enabled it.

closedBy

IdentityRef

The user who closed the pull request.

closedDate

string

The date when the pull request was closed (completed, abandoned, or merged externally).

codeReviewId

integer

The code review ID of the pull request. Used internally.

commits

GitCommitRef[]

The commits contained in the pull request.

completionOptions

GitPullRequestCompletionOptions

Options which affect how the pull request will be merged when it is completed.

completionQueueTime

string

The most recent date at which the pull request entered the queue to be completed. Used internally.

createdBy

IdentityRef

The identity of the user who created the pull request.

creationDate

string

The date when the pull request was created.

description

string

The description of the pull request.

forkSource

GitForkRef

If this is a PR from a fork this will contain information about its source.

isDraft

boolean

Draft / WIP pull request.

labels

WebApiTagDefinition[]

The labels associated with the pull request.

lastMergeCommit

GitCommitRef

The commit of the most recent pull request merge. If empty, the most recent merge is in progress or was unsuccessful.

lastMergeSourceCommit

GitCommitRef

The commit at the head of the source branch at the time of the last pull request merge.

lastMergeTargetCommit

GitCommitRef

The commit at the head of the target branch at the time of the last pull request merge.

mergeFailureMessage

string

If set, pull request merge failed for this reason.

mergeFailureType

PullRequestMergeFailureType

The type of failure (if any) of the pull request merge.

mergeId

string

The ID of the job used to run the pull request merge. Used internally.

mergeOptions

GitPullRequestMergeOptions

Options used when the pull request merge runs. These are separate from completion options since completion happens only once and a new merge will run every time the source branch of the pull request changes.

mergeStatus

PullRequestAsyncStatus

The current status of the pull request merge.

pullRequestId

integer

The ID of the pull request.

remoteUrl

string

Used internally.

repository

GitRepository

The repository containing the target branch of the pull request.

reviewers

IdentityRefWithVote[]

A list of reviewers on the pull request along with the state of their votes.

sourceRefName

string

The name of the source branch of the pull request.

status

PullRequestStatus

The status of the pull request.

supportsIterations

boolean

If true, this pull request supports multiple iterations. Iteration support means individual pushes to the source branch of the pull request can be reviewed and comments left in one iteration will be tracked across future iterations.

targetRefName

string

The name of the target branch of the pull request.

title

string

The title of the pull request.

url

string

Used internally.

workItemRefs

ResourceRef[]

Any work item references associated with this pull request.

GitPullRequestCompletionOptions

Preferences about how the pull request should be completed.

Name Type Description
bypassPolicy

boolean

If true, policies will be explicitly bypassed while the pull request is completed.

bypassReason

string

If policies are bypassed, this reason is stored as to why bypass was used.

deleteSourceBranch

boolean

If true, the source branch of the pull request will be deleted after completion.

mergeCommitMessage

string

If set, this will be used as the commit message of the merge commit.

squashMerge

boolean

If true, the commits in the pull request will be squash-merged into the specified target branch on completion.

transitionWorkItems

boolean

If true, we will attempt to transition any work items linked to the pull request into the next logical state (i.e. Active -> Resolved)

triggeredByAutoComplete

boolean

If true, the current completion attempt was triggered via auto-complete. Used internally.

GitPullRequestMergeOptions

The options which are used when a pull request merge is created.

Name Type Description
detectRenameFalsePositives

boolean

disableRenames

boolean

If true, rename detection will not be performed during the merge.

GitPushRef

Name Type Description
_links

ReferenceLinks

The class to represent a collection of REST reference links.

date

string

pushId

integer

pushedBy

IdentityRef

url

string

GitRepository

Name Type Description
_links

ReferenceLinks

The class to represent a collection of REST reference links.

defaultBranch

string

id

string

isFork

boolean

True if the repository was created as a fork

name

string

parentRepository

GitRepositoryRef

project

TeamProjectReference

Represents a shallow reference to a TeamProject.

remoteUrl

string

size

integer

Compressed size (bytes) of the repository.

sshUrl

string

url

string

validRemoteUrls

string[]

GitRepositoryRef

Name Type Description
collection

TeamProjectCollectionReference

Team Project Collection where this Fork resides

id

string

isFork

boolean

True if the repository was created as a fork

name

string

project

TeamProjectReference

Represents a shallow reference to a TeamProject.

remoteUrl

string

sshUrl

string

url

string

GitStatus

This class contains the metadata of a service/extension posting a status.

Name Type Description
_links

ReferenceLinks

Reference links.

context

GitStatusContext

Context of the status.

createdBy

IdentityRef

Identity that created the status.

creationDate

string

Creation date and time of the status.

description

string

Status description. Typically describes current state of the status.

id

integer

Status identifier.

state

GitStatusState

State of the status.

targetUrl

string

URL with status details.

updatedDate

string

Last update date and time of the status.

GitStatusContext

Status context that uniquely identifies the status.

Name Type Description
genre

string

Genre of the status. Typically name of the service/tool generating the status, can be empty.

name

string

Name identifier of the status, cannot be null or empty.

GitStatusState

State of the status.

Name Type Description
error

string

Status with an error.

failed

string

Status failed.

notApplicable

string

Status is not applicable to the target object.

notSet

string

Status state not set. Default state.

pending

string

Status pending.

succeeded

string

Status succeeded.

GitTemplate

Name Type Description
name

string

Name of the Template

type

string

Type of the Template

GitUserDate

User info and date for Git operations.

Name Type Description
date

string

Date of the Git operation.

email

string

Email address of the user performing the Git operation.

imageUrl

string

Url for the user's avatar.

name

string

Name of the user performing the Git operation.

IdentityRef

Name Type Description
_links

ReferenceLinks

This field contains zero or more interesting links about the graph subject. These links may be invoked to obtain additional relationships or more detailed information about this graph subject.

descriptor

string

The descriptor is the primary way to reference the graph subject while the system is running. This field will uniquely identify the same graph subject across both Accounts and Organizations.

directoryAlias

string

displayName

string

This is the non-unique display name of the graph subject. To change this field, you must alter its value in the source provider.

id

string

imageUrl

string

inactive

boolean

isAadIdentity

boolean

isContainer

boolean

isDeletedInOrigin

boolean

profileUrl

string

uniqueName

string

url

string

This url is the full route to the source resource of this graph subject.

IdentityRefWithVote

Identity information including a vote on a pull request.

Name Type Description
_links

ReferenceLinks

This field contains zero or more interesting links about the graph subject. These links may be invoked to obtain additional relationships or more detailed information about this graph subject.

descriptor

string

The descriptor is the primary way to reference the graph subject while the system is running. This field will uniquely identify the same graph subject across both Accounts and Organizations.

directoryAlias

string

displayName

string

This is the non-unique display name of the graph subject. To change this field, you must alter its value in the source provider.

id

string

imageUrl

string

inactive

boolean

isAadIdentity

boolean

isContainer

boolean

isDeletedInOrigin

boolean

isRequired

boolean

Indicates if this is a required reviewer for this pull request.
Branches can have policies that require particular reviewers are required for pull requests.

profileUrl

string

reviewerUrl

string

URL to retrieve information about this identity

uniqueName

string

url

string

This url is the full route to the source resource of this graph subject.

vote

integer

Vote on a pull request:
10 - approved 5 - approved with suggestions 0 - no vote -5 - waiting for author -10 - rejected

votedFor

IdentityRefWithVote[]

Groups or teams that that this reviewer contributed to.
Groups and teams can be reviewers on pull requests but can not vote directly. When a member of the group or team votes, that vote is rolled up into the group or team vote. VotedFor is a list of such votes.

ItemContent

Name Type Description
content

string

contentType

ItemContentType

ItemContentType

Name Type Description
base64Encoded

string

rawText

string

ProjectState

Project state.

Name Type Description
all

string

All projects regardless of state.

createPending

string

Project has been queued for creation, but the process has not yet started.

deleted

string

Project has been deleted.

deleting

string

Project is in the process of being deleted.

new

string

Project is in the process of being created.

unchanged

string

Project has not been changed.

wellFormed

string

Project is completely created and ready to use.

ProjectVisibility

Project visibility.

Name Type Description
private

string

The project is only visible to users with explicit access.

public

string

The project is visible to all.

PullRequestAsyncStatus

The current status of the pull request merge.

Name Type Description
conflicts

string

Pull request merge failed due to conflicts.

failure

string

Pull request merge failed.

notSet

string

Status is not set. Default state.

queued

string

Pull request merge is queued.

rejectedByPolicy

string

Pull request merge rejected by policy.

succeeded

string

Pull request merge succeeded.

PullRequestMergeFailureType

The type of failure (if any) of the pull request merge.

Name Type Description
caseSensitive

string

Pull request merge failed due to case mismatch.

none

string

Type is not set. Default type.

objectTooLarge

string

Pull request merge failed due to an object being too large.

unknown

string

Pull request merge failure type unknown.

PullRequestStatus

The status of the pull request.

Name Type Description
abandoned

string

Pull request is abandoned.

active

string

Pull request is active.

all

string

Used in pull request search criterias to include all statuses.

completed

string

Pull request is completed.

notSet

string

Status not set. Default state.

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.

ResourceRef

Name Type Description
id

string

url

string

TeamProjectCollectionReference

Reference object for a TeamProjectCollection.

Name Type Description
id

string

Collection Id.

name

string

Collection Name.

url

string

Collection REST Url.

TeamProjectReference

Represents a shallow reference to a TeamProject.

Name Type Description
abbreviation

string

Project abbreviation.

defaultTeamImageUrl

string

Url to default team identity image.

description

string

The project's description (if any).

id

string

Project identifier.

name

string

Project name.

revision

integer

Project revision.

state

ProjectState

Project state.

url

string

Url to the full version of the object.

visibility

ProjectVisibility

Project visibility.

VersionControlChangeType

The type of change that was made to the item.

Name Type Description
add

string

all

string

branch

string

delete

string

edit

string

encoding

string

lock

string

merge

string

none

string

property

string

rename

string

rollback

string

sourceRename

string

targetRename

string

undelete

string

WebApiTagDefinition

The representation of a tag definition which is sent across the wire.

Name Type Description
active

boolean

Whether or not the tag definition is active.

id

string

ID of the tag definition.

name

string

The name of the tag definition.

url

string

Resource URL for the Tag Definition.