Changesets - Get

Reference

Service:: Tfvc

API Version:: 5.0

Retrieve a Tfvc Changeset

GET https://dev.azure.com/{organization}/{project}/_apis/tfvc/changesets/{id}?api-version=5.0

With optional parameters:

GET https://dev.azure.com/{organization}/{project}/_apis/tfvc/changesets/{id}?maxChangeCount={maxChangeCount}&includeDetails={includeDetails}&includeWorkItems={includeWorkItems}&maxCommentLength={maxCommentLength}&includeSourceRename={includeSourceRename}&$skip={$skip}&$top={$top}&$orderby={$orderby}&searchCriteria.includeLinks={searchCriteria.includeLinks}&searchCriteria.followRenames={searchCriteria.followRenames}&searchCriteria.toId={searchCriteria.toId}&searchCriteria.fromId={searchCriteria.fromId}&searchCriteria.toDate={searchCriteria.toDate}&searchCriteria.fromDate={searchCriteria.fromDate}&searchCriteria.author={searchCriteria.author}&searchCriteria.itemPath={searchCriteria.itemPath}&api-version=5.0

URI Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type	Description
id	path	True	integer (int32)	Changeset Id to retrieve.
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.
$orderby	query		string	Results are sorted by ID in descending order by default. Use id asc to sort by ID in ascending order.
$skip	query		integer (int32)	Number of results to skip. Default: null
$top	query		integer (int32)	The maximum number of results to return. Default: null
includeDetails	query		boolean	Include policy details and check-in notes in the response. Default: false
includeSourceRename	query		boolean	Include renames. Default: false
includeWorkItems	query		boolean	Include workitems. Default: false
maxChangeCount	query		integer (int32)	Number of changes to return (maximum 100 changes) Default: 0
maxCommentLength	query		integer (int32)	Include details about associated work items in the response. Default: null
searchCriteria.author	query		string	Alias or display name of user who made the changes.
searchCriteria.followRenames	query		boolean	Whether or not to follow renames for the given item being queried.
searchCriteria.fromDate	query		string	If provided, only include changesets created after this date (string).
searchCriteria.fromId	query		integer (int32)	If provided, only include changesets after this changesetID.
searchCriteria.includeLinks	query		boolean	Whether to include the _links field on the shallow references.
searchCriteria.itemPath	query		string	Path of item to search under.
searchCriteria.toDate	query		string	If provided, only include changesets created before this date (string).
searchCriteria.toId	query		integer (int32)	If provided, a version descriptor for the latest change list to include.

Request Body

Name	Type	Description
searchCriteria.mappings	TfvcMappingFilter[]	Following criteria available (.itemPath, .version, .versionType, .versionOption, .author, .fromId, .toId, .fromDate, .toDate) Default: null

Responses

Name	Type	Description
200 OK	TfvcChangeset	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	Grants the ability to read source code and metadata about commits, changesets, branches, and other version control artifacts. Also grants the ability to search code and get notified about version control events via service hooks.

Examples

GET a changeset

Get a changeset with a max number of changes.

Get a changeset with policy details and check-in notes.

Get a changeset with workitems.

GET a changeset

Sample request

HTTP

GET https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/tfvc/changesets/16?api-version=5.0

Sample response

Status code:: 200

{
  "changesetId": 16,
  "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/tfvc/changesets/16",
  "author": {
    "id": "8c8c7d32-6b1b-47f4-b2e9-30b477b5ab3d",
    "displayName": "Chuck Reinhart",
    "uniqueName": "[email protected]",
    "url": "https://vssps.dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/Identities/8c8c7d32-6b1b-47f4-b2e9-30b477b5ab3d",
    "imageUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_api/_common/identityImage?id=8c8c7d32-6b1b-47f4-b2e9-30b477b5ab3d"
  },
  "checkedInBy": {
    "id": "8c8c7d32-6b1b-47f4-b2e9-30b477b5ab3d",
    "displayName": "Chuck Reinhart",
    "uniqueName": "[email protected]",
    "url": "https://vssps.dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/Identities/8c8c7d32-6b1b-47f4-b2e9-30b477b5ab3d",
    "imageUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_api/_common/identityImage?id=8c8c7d32-6b1b-47f4-b2e9-30b477b5ab3d"
  },
  "createdDate": "2014-03-24T20:21:02.727Z",
  "_links": {
    "self": {
      "href": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/tfvc/changesets/16"
    },
    "changes": {
      "href": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/tfvc/changesets/16/changes"
    },
    "workItems": {
      "href": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/tfvc/changesets/16/workItems"
    },
    "author": {
      "href": "https://vssps.dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/Identities/8c8c7d32-6b1b-47f4-b2e9-30b477b5ab3d"
    },
    "checkedInBy": {
      "href": "https://vssps.dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/Identities/8c8c7d32-6b1b-47f4-b2e9-30b477b5ab3d"
    }
  }
}

Get a changeset with a max number of changes.

Sample request

HTTP

GET https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/tfvc/changesets/16?maxChangeCount=10&api-version=5.0

Sample response

Status code:: 200

{
  "changes": [
    {
      "item": {
        "version": 16,
        "path": "$/Fabrikam-Fiber-TFVC/AuthSample-dev/Code/AuthSample.cs",
        "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/tfvc/items/%24/Fabrikam-Fiber-TFVC/AuthSample-dev/Code/AuthSample.cs?versionType=Changeset&version=16"
      },
      "changeType": "edit"
    }
  ],
  "changesetId": 16,
  "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/tfvc/changesets/16",
  "author": {
    "id": "8c8c7d32-6b1b-47f4-b2e9-30b477b5ab3d",
    "displayName": "Chuck Reinhart",
    "uniqueName": "[email protected]",
    "url": "https://vssps.dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/Identities/8c8c7d32-6b1b-47f4-b2e9-30b477b5ab3d",
    "imageUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_api/_common/identityImage?id=8c8c7d32-6b1b-47f4-b2e9-30b477b5ab3d"
  },
  "checkedInBy": {
    "id": "8c8c7d32-6b1b-47f4-b2e9-30b477b5ab3d",
    "displayName": "Chuck Reinhart",
    "uniqueName": "[email protected]",
    "url": "https://vssps.dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/Identities/8c8c7d32-6b1b-47f4-b2e9-30b477b5ab3d",
    "imageUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_api/_common/identityImage?id=8c8c7d32-6b1b-47f4-b2e9-30b477b5ab3d"
  },
  "createdDate": "2014-03-24T20:21:02.727Z",
  "_links": {
    "self": {
      "href": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/tfvc/changesets/16"
    },
    "changes": {
      "href": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/tfvc/changesets/16/changes"
    },
    "workItems": {
      "href": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/tfvc/changesets/16/workItems"
    },
    "author": {
      "href": "https://vssps.dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/Identities/8c8c7d32-6b1b-47f4-b2e9-30b477b5ab3d"
    },
    "checkedInBy": {
      "href": "https://vssps.dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/Identities/8c8c7d32-6b1b-47f4-b2e9-30b477b5ab3d"
    }
  }
}

Get a changeset with policy details and check-in notes.

Sample request

HTTP

GET https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/tfvc/changesets/16?includeDetails=true&api-version=5.0

Sample response

Status code:: 200

{
  "checkinNotes": [],
  "policyOverride": {
    "policyFailures": []
  },
  "changesetId": 16,
  "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/tfvc/changesets/16",
  "author": {
    "id": "8c8c7d32-6b1b-47f4-b2e9-30b477b5ab3d",
    "displayName": "Chuck Reinhart",
    "uniqueName": "[email protected]",
    "url": "https://vssps.dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/Identities/8c8c7d32-6b1b-47f4-b2e9-30b477b5ab3d",
    "imageUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_api/_common/identityImage?id=8c8c7d32-6b1b-47f4-b2e9-30b477b5ab3d"
  },
  "checkedInBy": {
    "id": "8c8c7d32-6b1b-47f4-b2e9-30b477b5ab3d",
    "displayName": "Chuck Reinhart",
    "uniqueName": "[email protected]",
    "url": "https://vssps.dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/Identities/8c8c7d32-6b1b-47f4-b2e9-30b477b5ab3d",
    "imageUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_api/_common/identityImage?id=8c8c7d32-6b1b-47f4-b2e9-30b477b5ab3d"
  },
  "createdDate": "2014-03-24T20:21:02.727Z",
  "_links": {
    "self": {
      "href": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/tfvc/changesets/16"
    },
    "changes": {
      "href": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/tfvc/changesets/16/changes"
    },
    "workItems": {
      "href": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/tfvc/changesets/16/workItems"
    },
    "author": {
      "href": "https://vssps.dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/Identities/8c8c7d32-6b1b-47f4-b2e9-30b477b5ab3d"
    },
    "checkedInBy": {
      "href": "https://vssps.dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/Identities/8c8c7d32-6b1b-47f4-b2e9-30b477b5ab3d"
    }
  }
}

Get a changeset with workitems.

Sample request

HTTP

GET https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/tfvc/changesets/16?includeWorkItems=true&api-version=5.0

Sample response

Status code:: 200

{
  "workItems": [],
  "changesetId": 16,
  "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/tfvc/changesets/16",
  "author": {
    "id": "8c8c7d32-6b1b-47f4-b2e9-30b477b5ab3d",
    "displayName": "Chuck Reinhart",
    "uniqueName": "[email protected]",
    "url": "https://vssps.dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/Identities/8c8c7d32-6b1b-47f4-b2e9-30b477b5ab3d",
    "imageUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_api/_common/identityImage?id=8c8c7d32-6b1b-47f4-b2e9-30b477b5ab3d"
  },
  "checkedInBy": {
    "id": "8c8c7d32-6b1b-47f4-b2e9-30b477b5ab3d",
    "displayName": "Chuck Reinhart",
    "uniqueName": "[email protected]",
    "url": "https://vssps.dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/Identities/8c8c7d32-6b1b-47f4-b2e9-30b477b5ab3d",
    "imageUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_api/_common/identityImage?id=8c8c7d32-6b1b-47f4-b2e9-30b477b5ab3d"
  },
  "createdDate": "2014-03-24T20:21:02.727Z",
  "_links": {
    "self": {
      "href": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/tfvc/changesets/16"
    },
    "changes": {
      "href": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/tfvc/changesets/16/changes"
    },
    "workItems": {
      "href": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/tfvc/changesets/16/workItems"
    },
    "author": {
      "href": "https://vssps.dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/Identities/8c8c7d32-6b1b-47f4-b2e9-30b477b5ab3d"
    },
    "checkedInBy": {
      "href": "https://vssps.dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/Identities/8c8c7d32-6b1b-47f4-b2e9-30b477b5ab3d"
    }
  }
}

Definitions

Name	Description
AssociatedWorkItem
CheckinNote
IdentityRef
ItemContent
ItemContentType
ReferenceLinks	The class to represent a collection of REST reference links.
TfvcChange	A change.
TfvcChangeset	A collection of changes.
TfvcMappingFilter	MappingFilter can be used to include or exclude specific paths.
TfvcMergeSource
TfvcPolicyFailureInfo	Policy failure information.
TfvcPolicyOverrideInfo	Information on the policy override.
VersionControlChangeType	The type of change that was made to the item.

AssociatedWorkItem

Object

Name	Type	Description
assignedTo	string
id	integer (int32)	Id of associated the work item.
state	string
title	string
url	string	REST Url of the work item.
webUrl	string
workItemType	string

CheckinNote

Object

Name	Type	Description
name	string
value	string

IdentityRef

Object

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.

ItemContent

Object

Name	Type	Description
content	string
contentType	ItemContentType

ItemContentType

Enumeration

Value	Description
base64Encoded
rawText

ReferenceLinks

Object

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.

TfvcChange

Object

A change.

Name	Type	Description
changeType	VersionControlChangeType	The type of change that was made to the item.
item	string (T)	Current version.
mergeSources	TfvcMergeSource[]	List of merge sources in case of rename or branch creation.
newContent	ItemContent	Content of the item after the change.
pendingVersion	integer (int32)	Version at which a (shelved) change was pended against
sourceServerItem	string	Path of the item on the server.
url	string	URL to retrieve the item.

TfvcChangeset

Object

A collection of changes.

Name	Type	Description
_links	ReferenceLinks	A collection of REST reference links.
accountId	string (uuid)	Changeset Account Id also known as Organization Id.
author	IdentityRef	Alias or display name of user.
changes	TfvcChange[]	List of associated changes.
changesetId	integer (int32)	Changeset Id.
checkedInBy	IdentityRef	Alias or display name of user.
checkinNotes	CheckinNote[]	List of Checkin Notes for the changeset.
collectionId	string (uuid)	Changeset collection Id.
comment	string	Comment for the changeset.
commentTruncated	boolean	Was the Comment result truncated?
createdDate	string (date-time)	Creation date of the changeset.
hasMoreChanges	boolean	True if more changes are available.
policyOverride	TfvcPolicyOverrideInfo	Policy Override for the changeset.
teamProjectIds	string[] (uuid)	Team Project Ids for the changeset.
url	string	URL to retrieve the item.
workItems	AssociatedWorkItem[]	List of work items associated with the changeset.

TfvcMappingFilter

Object

MappingFilter can be used to include or exclude specific paths.

Name	Type	Description
exclude	boolean	True if ServerPath should be excluded.
serverPath	string	Path to be included or excluded.

TfvcMergeSource

Object

Name	Type	Description
isRename	boolean	Indicates if this a rename source. If false, it is a merge source.
serverItem	string	The server item of the merge source.
versionFrom	integer (int32)	Start of the version range.
versionTo	integer (int32)	End of the version range.

TfvcPolicyFailureInfo

Object

Policy failure information.

Name	Type	Description
message	string	Policy failure message.
policyName	string	Name of the policy that failed.

TfvcPolicyOverrideInfo

Object

Information on the policy override.

Name	Type	Description
comment	string	Overidden policy comment.
policyFailures	TfvcPolicyFailureInfo[]	Information on the failed policy that was overridden.

VersionControlChangeType

Enumeration

The type of change that was made to the item.

Value	Description
add
all
branch
delete
edit
encoding
lock
merge
none
property
rename
rollback
sourceRename
targetRename
undelete

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Changesets - Get

URI Parameters

Request Body

Responses

Security

oauth2

Scopes

Examples

GET a changeset

Sample request

Sample response

Get a changeset with a max number of changes.

Sample request

Sample response

Get a changeset with policy details and check-in notes.

Sample request

Sample response

Get a changeset with workitems.

Sample request

Sample response

Definitions

AssociatedWorkItem

CheckinNote

IdentityRef

ItemContent

ItemContentType

ReferenceLinks

TfvcChange

TfvcChangeset

TfvcMappingFilter

TfvcMergeSource

TfvcPolicyFailureInfo

TfvcPolicyOverrideInfo

VersionControlChangeType