Azure DevOps · Schema
BuildDefinition
A build pipeline definition in Azure DevOps
AgileCI/CDDevOpsProject ManagementVersion Control
Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id | integer | Unique numeric identifier of the definition |
| name | string | Display name of the build definition |
| path | string | Folder path for organizing definitions |
| type | string | Type of build definition |
| revision | integer | Current revision number of the definition |
| quality | string | Quality of the definition |
| authoredBy | object | |
| queue | object | Default agent queue for this definition |
| project | object | |
| url | string | |
| uri | string | |
| createdDate | string | |
| queueStatus | string | Whether new builds can be queued against this definition |
| variables | object | Map of variable names to variable definitions |
| triggers | array | Triggers that automatically start this build |
| repository | object | |
| process | object | Build process definition (YAML or designer) |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "#/components/schemas/BuildDefinition",
"title": "BuildDefinition",
"type": "object",
"description": "A build pipeline definition in Azure DevOps",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Unique numeric identifier of the definition",
"example": 5
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Display name of the build definition",
"example": "CI-Pipeline"
},
"path": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Folder path for organizing definitions",
"example": "\\MyFolder"
},
"type": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Type of build definition",
"enum": [
"xaml",
"build"
]
},
"revision": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Current revision number of the definition"
},
"quality": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Quality of the definition",
"enum": [
"definition",
"draft"
]
},
"authoredBy": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/IdentityRef"
},
"queue": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Default agent queue for this definition",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "integer"
},
"name": {
"type": "string"
},
"pool": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "integer"
},
"name": {
"type": "string"
},
"isHosted": {
"type": "boolean"
}
}
}
}
},
"project": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/TeamProjectReference"
},
"url": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri"
},
"uri": {
"type": "string"
},
"createdDate": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time"
},
"queueStatus": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Whether new builds can be queued against this definition",
"enum": [
"enabled",
"paused",
"disabled"
]
},
"variables": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Map of variable names to variable definitions",
"additionalProperties": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"value": {
"type": "string"
},
"allowOverride": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"isSecret": {
"type": "boolean"
}
}
}
},
"triggers": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Triggers that automatically start this build",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"triggerType": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"none",
"continuousIntegration",
"batchedContinuousIntegration",
"schedule",
"gatedCheckIn",
"buildCompletion",
"pullRequest"
]
}
}
}
},
"repository": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/BuildRepository"
},
"process": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Build process definition (YAML or designer)",
"properties": {
"yamlFilename": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Path to the YAML pipeline file"
},
"type": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "1 = designer, 2 = YAML"
}
}
}
}
}
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