Configurations - Create

Reference

Service:: Policy

API Version:: 7.1

Create a policy configuration of a given policy type.

POST https://dev.azure.com/{organization}/{project}/_apis/policy/configurations?api-version=7.1

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' to use this version of the api.

Request Body

Name	Type	Description
_links	ReferenceLinks	The links to other objects related to this object.
createdBy	IdentityRef	A reference to the identity that created the policy.
createdDate	string	The date and time when the policy was created.
id	integer	The policy configuration ID.
isBlocking	boolean	Indicates whether the policy is blocking.
isDeleted	boolean	Indicates whether the policy has been (soft) deleted.
isEnabled	boolean	Indicates whether the policy is enabled.
isEnterpriseManaged	boolean	If set, this policy requires "Manage Enterprise Policies" permission to create, edit, or delete.
revision	integer	The policy configuration revision ID.
settings	JObject	The policy configuration settings.
type	PolicyTypeRef	The policy configuration type.
url	string	The URL where the policy configuration can be retrieved.

Responses

Name	Type	Description
200 OK	PolicyConfiguration	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

Approval count policy

Build policy

Example policy

Git case enforcement policy

Git maximum blob size policy

Merge strategy policy

Work item policy

Approval count policy

Sample request

HTTP

POST https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/fabrikam-fiber-git/_apis/policy/configurations?api-version=7.1

{
  "isEnabled": true,
  "isBlocking": false,
  "type": {
    "id": "fa4e907d-c16b-4a4c-9dfa-4906e5d171dd"
  },
  "settings": {
    "minimumApproverCount": 1,
    "creatorVoteCounts": false,
    "scope": [
      {
        "repositoryId": null,
        "refName": "refs/heads/master",
        "matchKind": "exact"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Sample response

Status code:: 200

{
  "createdBy": {
    "id": "d6245f20-2af8-44f4-9451-8107cb2767db",
    "displayName": "Normal Paulk",
    "uniqueName": "fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
    "url": "https://vssps.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"
  },
  "createdDate": "2015-02-23T12:51:06.8887894",
  "isEnabled": true,
  "isBlocking": false,
  "settings": {
    "minimumApproverCount": 1,
    "creatorVoteCounts": false,
    "scope": [
      {
        "refName": "refs/heads/master",
        "matchKind": "Exact",
        "repositoryId": null
      }
    ]
  },
  "_links": {
    "self": {
      "href": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/policy/configurations/18"
    },
    "type": {
      "href": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1be3fc5b-c58c-4173-8fd7-6647d11eccd1/_apis/policy/types/fa4e907d-c16b-4a4c-9dfa-4906e5d171dd"
    }
  },
  "revision": 1,
  "id": 18,
  "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/policy/configurations/18",
  "type": {
    "id": "fa4e907d-c16b-4a4c-9dfa-4906e5d171dd",
    "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1be3fc5b-c58c-4173-8fd7-6647d11eccd1/_apis/policy/types/fa4e907d-c16b-4a4c-9dfa-4906e5d171dd",
    "displayName": "Minimum approval count"
  }
}

Build policy

Sample request

HTTP

POST https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/fabrikam-fiber-git/_apis/policy/configurations?api-version=7.1

{
  "isEnabled": true,
  "isBlocking": false,
  "type": {
    "id": "0609b952-1397-4640-95ec-e00a01b2c241"
  },
  "settings": {
    "buildDefinitionId": 5,
    "scope": [
      {
        "repositoryId": null,
        "refName": "refs/heads/features/",
        "matchKind": "prefix"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Sample response

Status code:: 200

{
  "createdBy": {
    "id": "d6245f20-2af8-44f4-9451-8107cb2767db",
    "displayName": "Normal Paulk",
    "uniqueName": "fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
    "url": "https://vssps.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"
  },
  "createdDate": "2015-02-23T12:51:06.935666",
  "isEnabled": true,
  "isBlocking": false,
  "settings": {
    "buildDefinitionId": 5,
    "scope": [
      {
        "refName": "refs/heads/features/",
        "matchKind": "Prefix",
        "repositoryId": null
      }
    ]
  },
  "_links": {
    "self": {
      "href": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/policy/configurations/19"
    },
    "type": {
      "href": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1be3fc5b-c58c-4173-8fd7-6647d11eccd1/_apis/policy/types/0609b952-1397-4640-95ec-e00a01b2c241"
    }
  },
  "revision": 1,
  "id": 19,
  "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/policy/configurations/19",
  "type": {
    "id": "0609b952-1397-4640-95ec-e00a01b2c241",
    "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1be3fc5b-c58c-4173-8fd7-6647d11eccd1/_apis/policy/types/0609b952-1397-4640-95ec-e00a01b2c241",
    "displayName": "Build"
  }
}

Example policy

Sample request

HTTP

POST https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/fabrikam-fiber-git/_apis/policy/configurations?api-version=7.1

{
  "isEnabled": true,
  "isBlocking": true,
  "type": {
    "id": "fd2167ab-b0be-447a-8ec8-39368250530e"
  },
  "settings": {
    "requiredReviewerIds": [
      "1d1dad71-f27c-4370-810d-838ec41efd41"
    ],
    "filenamePatterns": [
      "*/API*.cs"
    ],
    "addedFilesOnly": false,
    "scope": [
      {
        "repositoryId": null,
        "refName": "refs/heads/master",
        "matchKind": "exact"
      },
      {
        "repositoryId": null,
        "refName": "refs/heads/releases/",
        "matchKind": "prefix"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Sample response

Status code:: 200

{
  "createdBy": {
    "id": "d6245f20-2af8-44f4-9451-8107cb2767db",
    "displayName": "Normal Paulk",
    "uniqueName": "fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
    "url": "https://vssps.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"
  },
  "createdDate": "2015-02-23T12:51:06.8106632",
  "isEnabled": true,
  "isBlocking": true,
  "isDeleted": false,
  "settings": {
    "requiredReviewerIds": [
      "1d1dad71-f27c-4370-810d-838ec41efd41"
    ],
    "filenamePatterns": [
      "*/API*.cs"
    ],
    "addedFilesOnly": false,
    "message": null,
    "scope": [
      {
        "refName": "refs/heads/master",
        "matchKind": "Exact",
        "repositoryId": null
      },
      {
        "refName": "refs/heads/releases/",
        "matchKind": "Prefix",
        "repositoryId": null
      }
    ]
  },
  "_links": {
    "self": {
      "href": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/policy/configurations/17"
    },
    "type": {
      "href": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1be3fc5b-c58c-4173-8fd7-6647d11eccd1/_apis/policy/types/fd2167ab-b0be-447a-8ec8-39368250530e"
    }
  },
  "revision": 1,
  "id": 17,
  "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/policy/configurations/17",
  "type": {
    "id": "fd2167ab-b0be-447a-8ec8-39368250530e",
    "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1be3fc5b-c58c-4173-8fd7-6647d11eccd1/_apis/policy/types/fd2167ab-b0be-447a-8ec8-39368250530e",
    "displayName": "Required reviewers"
  }
}

Git case enforcement policy

Sample request

HTTP

POST https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/fabrikam-fiber-git/_apis/policy/configurations?api-version=7.1

{
  "isEnabled": true,
  "isBlocking": true,
  "type": {
    "id": "7ed39669-655c-494e-b4a0-a08b4da0fcce"
  },
  "settings": {
    "enforceConsistentCase": true,
    "scope": [
      {
        "repositoryId": null
      }
    ]
  }
}

Sample response

Status code:: 200

{
  "createdBy": {
    "id": "d6245f20-2af8-44f4-9451-8107cb2767db",
    "displayName": "Normal Paulk",
    "uniqueName": "fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
    "url": "https://vssps.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"
  },
  "createdDate": "2015-02-23T12:51:06.8106632",
  "isEnabled": true,
  "isBlocking": true,
  "isDeleted": false,
  "settings": {
    "enforceConsistentCase": true,
    "scope": [
      {
        "repositoryId": null
      }
    ]
  },
  "_links": {
    "self": {
      "href": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/policy/configurations/17"
    },
    "type": {
      "href": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1be3fc5b-c58c-4173-8fd7-6647d11eccd1/_apis/policy/types/7ed39669-655c-494e-b4a0-a08b4da0fcce"
    }
  },
  "revision": 1,
  "id": 17,
  "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/policy/configurations/17",
  "type": {
    "id": "7ed39669-655c-494e-b4a0-a08b4da0fcce",
    "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1be3fc5b-c58c-4173-8fd7-6647d11eccd1/_apis/policy/types/7ed39669-655c-494e-b4a0-a08b4da0fcce",
    "displayName": "Required reviewers"
  }
}

Git maximum blob size policy

Sample request

HTTP

POST https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/fabrikam-fiber-git/_apis/policy/configurations?api-version=7.1

{
  "isEnabled": true,
  "isBlocking": true,
  "type": {
    "id": "2e26e725-8201-4edd-8bf5-978563c34a80"
  },
  "settings": {
    "MaximumGitBlobSizeInBytes": 5242880,
    "useUncompressedSize": false,
    "scope": [
      {
        "repositoryId": null
      }
    ]
  }
}

Sample response

Status code:: 200

{
  "createdBy": {
    "id": "d6245f20-2af8-44f4-9451-8107cb2767db",
    "displayName": "Normal Paulk",
    "uniqueName": "fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
    "url": "https://vssps.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"
  },
  "createdDate": "2015-02-23T12:51:06.8106632",
  "isEnabled": true,
  "isBlocking": true,
  "isDeleted": false,
  "settings": {
    "MaximumGitBlobSizeInBytes": 5242880,
    "useUncompressedSize": false,
    "scope": [
      {
        "repositoryId": null
      }
    ]
  },
  "_links": {
    "self": {
      "href": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/policy/configurations/17"
    },
    "type": {
      "href": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1be3fc5b-c58c-4173-8fd7-6647d11eccd1/_apis/policy/types/2e26e725-8201-4edd-8bf5-978563c34a80"
    }
  },
  "revision": 1,
  "id": 17,
  "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/policy/configurations/17",
  "type": {
    "id": "2e26e725-8201-4edd-8bf5-978563c34a80",
    "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1be3fc5b-c58c-4173-8fd7-6647d11eccd1/_apis/policy/types/2e26e725-8201-4edd-8bf5-978563c34a80",
    "displayName": "Required reviewers"
  }
}

Merge strategy policy

Sample request

HTTP

POST https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/fabrikam-fiber-git/_apis/policy/configurations?api-version=7.1

{
  "isEnabled": true,
  "isBlocking": true,
  "type": {
    "id": "fa4e907d-c16b-4a4c-9dfa-4916e5d171ab"
  },
  "settings": {
    "useSquashMerge": true,
    "scope": [
      {
        "repositoryId": "1d1dad71-f27c-4370-810d-838ec41efd41",
        "refName": "refs/heads/master",
        "matchKind": "exact"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Sample response

Status code:: 200

{
  "createdBy": {
    "id": "d6245f20-2af8-44f4-9451-8107cb2767db",
    "displayName": "Normal Paulk",
    "uniqueName": "fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
    "url": "https://vssps.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"
  },
  "createdDate": "2015-02-23T12:51:06.935666",
  "isEnabled": true,
  "isBlocking": true,
  "settings": {
    "useSquashMerge": true,
    "scope": [
      {
        "refName": "refs/heads/master",
        "matchKind": "Exact",
        "repositoryId": "1d1dad71-f27c-4370-810d-838ec41efd41"
      }
    ]
  },
  "_links": {
    "self": {
      "href": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/policy/configurations/19"
    },
    "type": {
      "href": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1be3fc5b-c58c-4173-8fd7-6647d11eccd1/_apis/policy/types/fa4e907d-c16b-4a4c-9dfa-4916e5d171ab"
    }
  },
  "revision": 1,
  "id": 19,
  "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/policy/configurations/19",
  "type": {
    "id": "fa4e907d-c16b-4a4c-9dfa-4916e5d171ab",
    "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1be3fc5b-c58c-4173-8fd7-6647d11eccd1/_apis/policy/types/fa4e907d-c16b-4a4c-9dfa-4916e5d171ab",
    "displayName": "Require a merge strategy"
  }
}

Work item policy

Sample request

HTTP

POST https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/fabrikam-fiber-git/_apis/policy/configurations?api-version=7.1

{
  "isEnabled": true,
  "isBlocking": false,
  "type": {
    "id": "40e92b44-2fe1-4dd6-b3d8-74a9c21d0c6e"
  },
  "settings": {
    "scope": [
      {
        "repositoryId": null,
        "refName": "refs/heads/master",
        "matchKind": "exact"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Sample response

Status code:: 200

{
  "createdBy": {
    "id": "d6245f20-2af8-44f4-9451-8107cb2767db",
    "displayName": "Normal Paulk",
    "uniqueName": "fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
    "url": "https://vssps.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"
  },
  "createdDate": "2015-02-23T12:51:06.935666",
  "isEnabled": true,
  "isBlocking": false,
  "settings": {
    "scope": [
      {
        "refName": "refs/heads/master",
        "matchKind": "Exact",
        "repositoryId": null
      }
    ]
  },
  "_links": {
    "self": {
      "href": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/policy/configurations/19"
    },
    "type": {
      "href": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1be3fc5b-c58c-4173-8fd7-6647d11eccd1/_apis/policy/types/40e92b44-2fe1-4dd6-b3d8-74a9c21d0c6e"
    }
  },
  "revision": 1,
  "id": 19,
  "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/policy/configurations/19",
  "type": {
    "id": "40e92b44-2fe1-4dd6-b3d8-74a9c21d0c6e",
    "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1be3fc5b-c58c-4173-8fd7-6647d11eccd1/_apis/policy/types/40e92b44-2fe1-4dd6-b3d8-74a9c21d0c6e",
    "displayName": "Work item linking"
  }
}

Definitions

Name	Description
IdentityRef
JObject	Represents a JSON object.
PolicyConfiguration	The full policy configuration with settings.
PolicyTypeRef	Policy type reference.
ReferenceLinks	The class to represent a collection of REST reference links.

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	Deprecated - Can be retrieved by querying the Graph user referenced in the "self" entry of the IdentityRef "_links" dictionary
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	Deprecated - Available in the "avatar" entry of the IdentityRef "_links" dictionary
inactive	boolean	Deprecated - Can be retrieved by querying the Graph membership state referenced in the "membershipState" entry of the GraphUser "_links" dictionary
isAadIdentity	boolean	Deprecated - Can be inferred from the subject type of the descriptor (Descriptor.IsAadUserType/Descriptor.IsAadGroupType)
isContainer	boolean	Deprecated - Can be inferred from the subject type of the descriptor (Descriptor.IsGroupType)
isDeletedInOrigin	boolean
profileUrl	string	Deprecated - not in use in most preexisting implementations of ToIdentityRef
uniqueName	string	Deprecated - use Domain+PrincipalName instead
url	string	This url is the full route to the source resource of this graph subject.

JObject

Represents a JSON object.

Name	Type	Description
item	string
type	string	Gets the node type for this JToken.

PolicyConfiguration

The full policy configuration with settings.

Name	Type	Description
_links	ReferenceLinks	The links to other objects related to this object.
createdBy	IdentityRef	A reference to the identity that created the policy.
createdDate	string	The date and time when the policy was created.
id	integer	The policy configuration ID.
isBlocking	boolean	Indicates whether the policy is blocking.
isDeleted	boolean	Indicates whether the policy has been (soft) deleted.
isEnabled	boolean	Indicates whether the policy is enabled.
isEnterpriseManaged	boolean	If set, this policy requires "Manage Enterprise Policies" permission to create, edit, or delete.
revision	integer	The policy configuration revision ID.
settings	JObject	The policy configuration settings.
type	PolicyTypeRef	The policy configuration type.
url	string	The URL where the policy configuration can be retrieved.

PolicyTypeRef

Policy type reference.

Name	Type	Description
displayName	string	Display name of the policy type.
id	string	The policy type ID.
url	string	The URL where the policy type can be retrieved.

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.

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Configurations - Create

URI Parameters

Request Body

Responses

Security

oauth2

Scopes

Examples

Approval count policy

Sample request

Sample response

Build policy

Sample request

Sample response

Example policy

Sample request

Sample response

Git case enforcement policy

Sample request

Sample response

Git maximum blob size policy

Sample request

Sample response

Merge strategy policy

Sample request

Sample response

Work item policy

Sample request

Sample response

Definitions

IdentityRef

JObject

PolicyConfiguration

PolicyTypeRef

ReferenceLinks

Additional resources