Azure DevOps · OpenAPI Overlay 1.0.0
API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Azure DevOps Work Items API
10 actions
10 updates
phrasing
extends
openapi/microsoft-azure-devops-work-items-api-openapi.yml
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What the actions change
x-apievangelist-phrasing
Targets 10
$.info
$.paths['/wit/workitems'].get
$.paths['/wit/workitems/{type}'].post
$.paths['/wit/workitems/{id}'].get
$.paths['/wit/workitems/{id}'].delete
$.paths['/wit/workitems/{id}'].patch
$.paths['/{project}/_apis/wit/workitems/{id}'].get
$.paths['/{project}/_apis/wit/workitems/{id}'].patch
$.paths['/{project}/_apis/wit/workitems/${type}'].post
$.paths['/{project}/_apis/wit/workitems'].get
OpenAPI Overlay
# Generated by API Evangelist (build-phrasing.py). Our phrasing, not observed demand.
overlay: 1.0.0
info:
title: API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Azure DevOps Work Items API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/microsoft-azure-devops-work-items-api-openapi.yml
actions:
- target: $.info
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
generator: build-phrasing.py
label: Generated by API Evangelist
operations: 9
- target: $.paths['/wit/workitems'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get several work items by ID
effect: read
questions:
- How do I fetch a batch of work items when I know their IDs?
- Can I see work items as they were at an earlier date?
instructions:
- text: Get work items {ids}.
slots:
ids: query.ids
- text: Get fields {fields} for work items {ids}.
slots:
fields: query.fields
ids: query.ids
- text: Show work items {ids} as of {asOf}.
slots:
ids: query.ids
asOf: query.asOf
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/wit/workitems/{type}'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Create a work item
effect: write
questions:
- How do I file a new bug in Azure Boards?
- Can I validate a new work item without saving it?
instructions:
- text: Create a new {type} work item.
slots:
type: path.type
- text: Create a {type} without sending notifications.
slots:
type: path.type
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/wit/workitems/{id}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get a work item
effect: read
questions:
- What is the current state of a work item?
- Can I see a work item's history at a past point in time?
instructions:
- text: Show work item {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
- text: Get work item {id} as it was on {asOf}.
slots:
id: path.id
asOf: query.asOf
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/wit/workitems/{id}'].delete
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Delete a work item
effect: destructive
questions:
- Can a deleted work item be restored from the recycle bin?
- Is there a way to permanently destroy a work item?
instructions:
- text: Delete work item {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
- text: Permanently destroy work item {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/wit/workitems/{id}'].patch
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Update a work item
effect: write
questions:
- How do I change a work item's state or assignee?
- Can I add a link to another work item?
instructions:
- text: Update work item {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
- text: Update work item {id} without triggering notifications.
slots:
id: path.id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/{project}/_apis/wit/workitems/{id}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get a work item in a project
effect: read
questions:
- What is the status of a work item in a specific project?
- Can I choose which fields come back for one work item?
instructions:
- text: Get work item {id} in project {project} of organization {organization}.
slots:
id: path.id
project: path.project
organization: path.organization
- text: Show fields {select} of work item {id} in {project}.
slots:
select: query.$select
id: path.id
project: path.project
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/{project}/_apis/wit/workitems/{id}'].patch
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Update a work item in a project
effect: write
questions:
- How do I change fields or links on a work item?
- Can I update a work item without emailing followers?
instructions:
- text: Update work item {id} in project {project} of organization {organization}.
slots:
id: path.id
project: path.project
organization: path.organization
- text: Quietly update work item {id} in {project} with notifications suppressed.
slots:
id: path.id
project: path.project
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/{project}/_apis/wit/workitems/${type}'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Create a work item in a project
effect: write
questions:
- How do I create a new task in a specific project?
- Which field values can I set when creating a work item?
instructions:
- text: Create a {type} work item in project {project} of organization {organization}.
slots:
type: path.type
project: path.project
organization: path.organization
- text: File a new {type} in {project}.
slots:
type: path.type
project: path.project
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/{project}/_apis/wit/workitems'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get several work items in a project
effect: read
questions:
- How do I fetch a list of work items by ID from one project?
- Can I retrieve many work items at once with their relations?
instructions:
- text: Get work items {ids} from project {project} of organization {organization}.
slots:
ids: query.ids
project: path.project
organization: path.organization
- text: Fetch work items {ids} in {project}.
slots:
ids: query.ids
project: path.project
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
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