Definitions - Create

Service:

Release

API Version:

7.1

Create a release definition

POST https://vsrm.dev.azure.com/{organization}/{project}/_apis/release/definitions?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	Gets the links to related resources, APIs, and views for the release definition.
artifacts	Artifact[]	Gets or sets the list of artifacts.
comment	string	Gets or sets comment.
createdBy	IdentityRef	Gets or sets the identity who created.
createdOn	string	Gets date on which it got created.
description	string	Gets or sets the description.
environments	ReleaseDefinitionEnvironment[]	Gets or sets the list of environments.
id	integer	Gets the unique identifier of release definition.
isDeleted	boolean	Whether release definition is deleted.
lastRelease	ReleaseReference	Gets the reference of last release.
modifiedBy	IdentityRef	Gets or sets the identity who modified.
modifiedOn	string	Gets date on which it got modified.
name	string	Gets or sets the name of the release definition.
path	string	Gets or sets the path of the release definition.
projectReference	ProjectReference	Gets or sets project reference.
properties	PropertiesCollection	Gets or sets properties.
releaseNameFormat	string	Gets or sets the release name format.
revision	integer	Gets the revision number.
source	ReleaseDefinitionSource	Gets or sets source of release definition.
tags	string[]	Gets or sets list of tags.
triggers	ReleaseTriggerBase[]	Gets or sets the list of triggers.
url	string	Gets the REST API url to access the release definition.
variableGroups	integer[]	Gets or sets the list of variable groups.
variables	<string,  ConfigurationVariableValue>	Gets or sets the dictionary of variables.

Responses

Name	Type	Description
200 OK	ReleaseDefinition	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.release_execute	Grants the ability to read and update release artifacts, including folders, releases, release definitions and release environment, and the ability to queue a new release.

Examples

Create release definition

Sample request

HTTP

POST https://vsrm.dev.azure.com/{organization}/{project}/_apis/release/definitions?api-version=7.1

{
  "source": "undefined",
  "revision": 1,
  "description": null,
  "createdBy": null,
  "createdOn": "0001-01-01T00:00:00",
  "modifiedBy": null,
  "modifiedOn": "0001-01-01T00:00:00",
  "isDeleted": false,
  "variables": {},
  "variableGroups": [],
  "environments": [
    {
      "id": 0,
      "name": "PROD",
      "variables": {},
      "variableGroups": [],
      "preDeployApprovals": {
        "approvals": [
          {
            "rank": 1,
            "isAutomated": false,
            "isNotificationOn": false,
            "approver": {
              "displayName": null,
              "id": "aeb95c63-4fac-4948-84ce-711b0a9dda97"
            },
            "id": 0
          }
        ]
      },
      "postDeployApprovals": {
        "approvals": [
          {
            "rank": 1,
            "isAutomated": true,
            "isNotificationOn": false,
            "id": 0
          }
        ]
      },
      "deployPhases": [
        {
          "deploymentInput": {
            "parallelExecution": {
              "parallelExecutionType": "none"
            },
            "skipArtifactsDownload": false,
            "artifactsDownloadInput": {},
            "queueId": 15,
            "demands": [],
            "enableAccessToken": false,
            "timeoutInMinutes": 0,
            "jobCancelTimeoutInMinutes": 1,
            "condition": "succeeded()",
            "overrideInputs": {}
          },
          "rank": 1,
          "phaseType": "agentBasedDeployment",
          "name": "Run on agent",
          "workflowTasks": []
        }
      ],
      "environmentOptions": {
        "emailNotificationType": "OnlyOnFailure",
        "emailRecipients": "release.environment.owner;release.creator",
        "skipArtifactsDownload": false,
        "timeoutInMinutes": 0,
        "enableAccessToken": false,
        "publishDeploymentStatus": false,
        "badgeEnabled": false,
        "autoLinkWorkItems": false,
        "pullRequestDeploymentEnabled": false
      },
      "demands": [],
      "conditions": [],
      "executionPolicy": {
        "concurrencyCount": 0,
        "queueDepthCount": 0
      },
      "schedules": [],
      "retentionPolicy": {
        "daysToKeep": 30,
        "releasesToKeep": 3,
        "retainBuild": true
      },
      "properties": {},
      "preDeploymentGates": {
        "id": 0,
        "gatesOptions": null,
        "gates": []
      },
      "postDeploymentGates": {
        "id": 0,
        "gatesOptions": null,
        "gates": []
      },
      "environmentTriggers": []
    }
  ],
  "artifacts": [],
  "triggers": [],
  "releaseNameFormat": null,
  "tags": [],
  "properties": {},
  "id": 0,
  "name": "Fabrikam-web",
  "projectReference": null,
  "_links": {}
}

Sample response

Status code:

200

{
  "source": "restApi",
  "revision": 1,
  "description": null,
  "createdBy": {
    "displayName": "Chuck Reinhart",
    "url": "https://vssps.dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/Identities/aeb95c63-4fac-4948-84ce-711b0a9dda97",
    "_links": {
      "avatar": {
        "href": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/GraphProfile/MemberAvatars/aad.YjYxMjE5ZWQtODEwYS03OTU3LWJjYzAtMjQ0YTI5ZDk0ZjFl"
      }
    },
    "id": "aeb95c63-4fac-4948-84ce-711b0a9dda97",
    "uniqueName": "fabfiber@outlook.com",
    "imageUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_api/_common/identityImage?id=aeb95c63-4fac-4948-84ce-711b0a9dda97",
    "descriptor": "aad.YjYxMjE5ZWQtODEwYS03OTU3LWJjYzAtMjQ0YTI5ZDk0ZjFl"
  },
  "createdOn": "2018-12-11T04:56:42.237Z",
  "modifiedBy": {
    "displayName": "Chuck Reinhart",
    "url": "https://vssps.dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/Identities/aeb95c63-4fac-4948-84ce-711b0a9dda97",
    "_links": {
      "avatar": {
        "href": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/GraphProfile/MemberAvatars/aad.YjYxMjE5ZWQtODEwYS03OTU3LWJjYzAtMjQ0YTI5ZDk0ZjFl"
      }
    },
    "id": "aeb95c63-4fac-4948-84ce-711b0a9dda97",
    "uniqueName": "fabfiber@outlook.com",
    "imageUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_api/_common/identityImage?id=aeb95c63-4fac-4948-84ce-711b0a9dda97",
    "descriptor": "aad.YjYxMjE5ZWQtODEwYS03OTU3LWJjYzAtMjQ0YTI5ZDk0ZjFl"
  },
  "modifiedOn": "2018-12-11T04:56:42.237Z",
  "isDeleted": false,
  "variables": {},
  "variableGroups": [],
  "environments": [
    {
      "id": 42,
      "name": "PROD",
      "rank": 1,
      "owner": {
        "displayName": "Chuck Reinhart",
        "url": "https://vssps.dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/Identities/aeb95c63-4fac-4948-84ce-711b0a9dda97",
        "_links": {
          "avatar": {
            "href": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/GraphProfile/MemberAvatars/aad.YjYxMjE5ZWQtODEwYS03OTU3LWJjYzAtMjQ0YTI5ZDk0ZjFl"
          }
        },
        "id": "aeb95c63-4fac-4948-84ce-711b0a9dda97",
        "uniqueName": "fabfiber@outlook.com",
        "imageUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_api/_common/identityImage?id=aeb95c63-4fac-4948-84ce-711b0a9dda97",
        "descriptor": "aad.YjYxMjE5ZWQtODEwYS03OTU3LWJjYzAtMjQ0YTI5ZDk0ZjFl"
      },
      "variables": {},
      "variableGroups": [],
      "preDeployApprovals": {
        "approvals": [
          {
            "rank": 1,
            "isAutomated": false,
            "isNotificationOn": false,
            "approver": {
              "displayName": "Chuck Reinhart",
              "url": "https://vssps.dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/Identities/aeb95c63-4fac-4948-84ce-711b0a9dda97",
              "_links": {
                "avatar": {
                  "href": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/GraphProfile/MemberAvatars/aad.YjYxMjE5ZWQtODEwYS03OTU3LWJjYzAtMjQ0YTI5ZDk0ZjFl"
                }
              },
              "id": "aeb95c63-4fac-4948-84ce-711b0a9dda97",
              "uniqueName": "fabfiber@outlook.com",
              "imageUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_api/_common/identityImage?id=aeb95c63-4fac-4948-84ce-711b0a9dda97",
              "descriptor": "aad.YjYxMjE5ZWQtODEwYS03OTU3LWJjYzAtMjQ0YTI5ZDk0ZjFl"
            },
            "id": 124
          }
        ],
        "approvalOptions": {
          "requiredApproverCount": 0,
          "releaseCreatorCanBeApprover": true,
          "autoTriggeredAndPreviousEnvironmentApprovedCanBeSkipped": false,
          "enforceIdentityRevalidation": false,
          "timeoutInMinutes": 0,
          "executionOrder": "beforeGates"
        }
      },
      "deployStep": {
        "id": 125
      },
      "postDeployApprovals": {
        "approvals": [
          {
            "rank": 1,
            "isAutomated": true,
            "isNotificationOn": false,
            "id": 126
          }
        ]
      },
      "deployPhases": [
        {
          "deploymentInput": {
            "parallelExecution": {
              "parallelExecutionType": "none"
            },
            "skipArtifactsDownload": false,
            "artifactsDownloadInput": {
              "downloadInputs": []
            },
            "queueId": 15,
            "demands": [],
            "enableAccessToken": false,
            "timeoutInMinutes": 0,
            "jobCancelTimeoutInMinutes": 1,
            "condition": "succeeded()",
            "overrideInputs": {}
          },
          "rank": 1,
          "phaseType": "agentBasedDeployment",
          "name": "Run on agent",
          "refName": null,
          "workflowTasks": []
        }
      ],
      "environmentOptions": {
        "emailNotificationType": "OnlyOnFailure",
        "emailRecipients": "release.environment.owner;release.creator",
        "skipArtifactsDownload": false,
        "timeoutInMinutes": 0,
        "enableAccessToken": false,
        "publishDeploymentStatus": false,
        "badgeEnabled": false,
        "autoLinkWorkItems": false,
        "pullRequestDeploymentEnabled": false
      },
      "demands": [],
      "conditions": [],
      "executionPolicy": {
        "concurrencyCount": 0,
        "queueDepthCount": 0
      },
      "schedules": [],
      "currentRelease": {
        "id": 0,
        "url": "https://vsrm.dev.azure.com/fabrikam/42fa3371-9e49-4858-8f49-9d4f2d0b32e8/_apis/Release/releases/0",
        "_links": {}
      },
      "retentionPolicy": {
        "daysToKeep": 30,
        "releasesToKeep": 3,
        "retainBuild": true
      },
      "properties": {},
      "preDeploymentGates": {
        "id": 0,
        "gatesOptions": null,
        "gates": []
      },
      "postDeploymentGates": {
        "id": 0,
        "gatesOptions": null,
        "gates": []
      },
      "environmentTriggers": [],
      "badgeUrl": "https://vsrm.dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/public/Release/badge/42fa3371-9e49-4858-8f49-9d4f2d0b32e8/42/42"
    }
  ],
  "artifacts": [],
  "triggers": [],
  "releaseNameFormat": "",
  "tags": [],
  "properties": {},
  "id": 42,
  "name": "Fabrikam-web",
  "path": "\\",
  "projectReference": null,
  "url": "https://vsrm.dev.azure.com/fabrikam/42fa3371-9e49-4858-8f49-9d4f2d0b32e8/_apis/Release/definitions/42",
  "_links": {
    "self": {
      "href": "https://vsrm.dev.azure.com/fabrikam/42fa3371-9e49-4858-8f49-9d4f2d0b32e8/_apis/Release/definitions/42"
    },
    "web": {
      "href": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/42fa3371-9e49-4858-8f49-9d4f2d0b32e8/_release?definitionId=42"
    }
  }
}

Definitions

Name	Description
ApprovalExecutionOrder	Approvals execution order.
ApprovalOptions
Artifact
ArtifactSourceReference
AuthorizationHeader
Condition
ConditionType	Gets or sets the condition type.
ConfigurationVariableValue
DataSourceBindingBase	Represents binding of data source for the service endpoint request.
Demand
DeployPhase
DeployPhaseTypes	Indicates the deploy phase type.
EnvironmentExecutionPolicy	Defines policy on environment queuing at Release Management side queue. We will send to Environment Runner [creating pre-deploy and other steps] only when the policies mentioned are satisfied.
EnvironmentOptions
EnvironmentRetentionPolicy
EnvironmentTrigger
EnvironmentTriggerType	Gets or sets the trigger type.
IdentityRef
ProcessParameters
ProjectReference
PropertiesCollection	The class represents a property bag as a collection of key-value pairs. Values of all primitive types (any type with a TypeCode != TypeCode.Object) except for DBNull are accepted. Values of type Byte[], Int32, Double, DateType and String preserve their type, other primitives are retuned as a String. Byte[] expected as base64 encoded string.
ReferenceLinks	The class to represent a collection of REST reference links.
ReleaseDefinition
ReleaseDefinitionApprovals
ReleaseDefinitionApprovalStep
ReleaseDefinitionDeployStep
ReleaseDefinitionEnvironment
ReleaseDefinitionGate
ReleaseDefinitionGatesOptions
ReleaseDefinitionGatesStep
ReleaseDefinitionShallowReference
ReleaseDefinitionSource	Gets or sets source of release definition.
ReleaseReason	Gets reason for release.
ReleaseReference
ReleaseSchedule
ReleaseShallowReference
ReleaseTriggerBase
ReleaseTriggerType	Type of release trigger.
ScheduleDays	Days of the week to release.
TaskInputDefinitionBase
TaskInputValidation
TaskSourceDefinitionBase
WorkflowTask

ApprovalExecutionOrder

Approvals execution order.

Name	Type	Description
afterGatesAlways	string	Approvals shown always after execution of gates.
afterSuccessfulGates	string	Approvals shown after successful execution of gates.
beforeGates	string	Approvals shown before gates.

ApprovalOptions

Name	Type	Description
autoTriggeredAndPreviousEnvironmentApprovedCanBeSkipped	boolean	Specify whether the approval can be skipped if the same approver approved the previous stage.
enforceIdentityRevalidation	boolean	Specify whether revalidate identity of approver before completing the approval.
executionOrder	ApprovalExecutionOrder	Approvals execution order.
releaseCreatorCanBeApprover	boolean	Specify whether the user requesting a release or deployment should allow to approver.
requiredApproverCount	integer	The number of approvals required to move release forward. '0' means all approvals required.
timeoutInMinutes	integer	Approval timeout. Approval default timeout is 30 days. Maximum allowed timeout is 365 days. '0' means default timeout i.e 30 days.

Artifact

Name	Type	Description
alias	string	Gets or sets alias.
definitionReference	<string,  ArtifactSourceReference>	Gets or sets definition reference. e.g. {"project":{"id":"fed755ea-49c5-4399-acea-fd5b5aa90a6c","name":"myProject"},"definition":{"id":"1","name":"mybuildDefinition"},"connection":{"id":"1","name":"myConnection"}}.
isPrimary	boolean	Indicates whether artifact is primary or not.
isRetained	boolean	Indicates whether artifact is retained by release or not.
type	string	Gets or sets type. It can have value as 'Build', 'Jenkins', 'GitHub', 'Nuget', 'Team Build (external)', 'ExternalTFSBuild', 'Git', 'TFVC', 'ExternalTfsXamlBuild'.

ArtifactSourceReference

Name	Type	Description
id	string	ID of the artifact source.
name	string	Name of the artifact source.

AuthorizationHeader

Name	Type	Description
name	string
value	string

Condition

Name	Type	Description
conditionType	ConditionType	Gets or sets the condition type.
name	string	Gets or sets the name of the condition. e.g. 'ReleaseStarted'.
value	string	Gets or set value of the condition.

ConditionType

Gets or sets the condition type.

Name	Type	Description
artifact	string	The condition type is artifact.
environmentState	string	The condition type is environment state.
event	string	The condition type is event.
undefined	string	The condition type is undefined.

ConfigurationVariableValue

Name	Type	Description
allowOverride	boolean	Gets and sets if a variable can be overridden at deployment time or not.
isSecret	boolean	Gets or sets as variable is secret or not.
value	string	Gets and sets value of the configuration variable.

DataSourceBindingBase

Represents binding of data source for the service endpoint request.

Name	Type	Description
callbackContextTemplate	string	Pagination format supported by this data source(ContinuationToken/SkipTop).
callbackRequiredTemplate	string	Subsequent calls needed?
dataSourceName	string	Gets or sets the name of the data source.
endpointId	string	Gets or sets the endpoint Id.
endpointUrl	string	Gets or sets the url of the service endpoint.
headers	AuthorizationHeader[]	Gets or sets the authorization headers.
initialContextTemplate	string	Defines the initial value of the query params
parameters	object	Gets or sets the parameters for the data source.
requestContent	string	Gets or sets http request body
requestVerb	string	Gets or sets http request verb
resultSelector	string	Gets or sets the result selector.
resultTemplate	string	Gets or sets the result template.
target	string	Gets or sets the target of the data source.

Demand

Name	Type	Description
name	string	Gets and sets the name of demand.
value	string	Gets and sets the value of demand.

DeployPhase

Name	Type	Description
name	string	Gets and sets the name of deploy phase.
phaseType	DeployPhaseTypes	Indicates the deploy phase type.
rank	integer	Gets and sets the rank of deploy phase.
refName	string	Gets and sets the reference name of deploy phase.
workflowTasks	WorkflowTask[]	Gets and sets the workflow tasks for the deploy phase.

DeployPhaseTypes

Indicates the deploy phase type.

Name	Type	Description
agentBasedDeployment	string	Phase type which contains tasks executed on agent.
deploymentGates	string	Phase type which contains tasks which acts as Gates for the deployment to go forward.
machineGroupBasedDeployment	string	Phase type which contains tasks executed on deployment group machines.
runOnServer	string	Phase type which contains tasks executed by server.
undefined	string	Phase type not defined. Don't use this.

EnvironmentExecutionPolicy

Defines policy on environment queuing at Release Management side queue. We will send to Environment Runner [creating pre-deploy and other steps] only when the policies mentioned are satisfied.

Name	Type	Description
concurrencyCount	integer	This policy decides, how many environments would be with Environment Runner.
queueDepthCount	integer	Queue depth in the EnvironmentQueue table, this table keeps the environment entries till Environment Runner is free [as per it's policy] to take another environment for running.

EnvironmentOptions

Name	Type	Description
autoLinkWorkItems	boolean	Gets and sets as the auto link workitems or not.
badgeEnabled	boolean	Gets and sets as the badge enabled or not.
publishDeploymentStatus	boolean	Gets and sets as the publish deployment status or not.
pullRequestDeploymentEnabled	boolean	Gets and sets as the.pull request deployment enabled or not.

EnvironmentRetentionPolicy

Name	Type	Description
daysToKeep	integer	Gets and sets the number of days to keep environment.
releasesToKeep	integer	Gets and sets the number of releases to keep.
retainBuild	boolean	Gets and sets as the build to be retained or not.

EnvironmentTrigger

Name	Type	Description
definitionEnvironmentId	integer	Definition environment ID on which this trigger applicable.
releaseDefinitionId	integer	ReleaseDefinition ID on which this trigger applicable.
triggerContent	string	Gets or sets the trigger content.
triggerType	EnvironmentTriggerType	Gets or sets the trigger type.

EnvironmentTriggerType

Gets or sets the trigger type.

Name	Type	Description
deploymentGroupRedeploy	string	Environment trigger type is deployment group redeploy.
rollbackRedeploy	string	Environment trigger type is Rollback.
undefined	string	Environment trigger type undefined.

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.

ProcessParameters

Name	Type	Description
dataSourceBindings	DataSourceBindingBase[]	Represents binding of data source for the service endpoint request.
inputs	TaskInputDefinitionBase[]
sourceDefinitions	TaskSourceDefinitionBase[]

ProjectReference

Name	Type	Description
id	string	Gets the unique identifier of this field.
name	string	Gets name of project.

PropertiesCollection

The class represents a property bag as a collection of key-value pairs. Values of all primitive types (any type with a TypeCode != TypeCode.Object) except for DBNull are accepted. Values of type Byte[], Int32, Double, DateType and String preserve their type, other primitives are retuned as a String. Byte[] expected as base64 encoded string.

Name	Type	Description
count	integer	The count of properties in the collection.
item	object
keys	string[]	The set of keys in the collection.
values	string[]	The set of values in the collection.

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.

ReleaseDefinition

Name	Type	Description
_links	ReferenceLinks	Gets the links to related resources, APIs, and views for the release definition.
artifacts	Artifact[]	Gets or sets the list of artifacts.
comment	string	Gets or sets comment.
createdBy	IdentityRef	Gets or sets the identity who created.
createdOn	string	Gets date on which it got created.
description	string	Gets or sets the description.
environments	ReleaseDefinitionEnvironment[]	Gets or sets the list of environments.
id	integer	Gets the unique identifier of release definition.
isDeleted	boolean	Whether release definition is deleted.
lastRelease	ReleaseReference	Gets the reference of last release.
modifiedBy	IdentityRef	Gets or sets the identity who modified.
modifiedOn	string	Gets date on which it got modified.
name	string	Gets or sets the name of the release definition.
path	string	Gets or sets the path of the release definition.
projectReference	ProjectReference	Gets or sets project reference.
properties	PropertiesCollection	Gets or sets properties.
releaseNameFormat	string	Gets or sets the release name format.
revision	integer	Gets the revision number.
source	ReleaseDefinitionSource	Gets or sets source of release definition.
tags	string[]	Gets or sets list of tags.
triggers	ReleaseTriggerBase[]	Gets or sets the list of triggers.
url	string	Gets the REST API url to access the release definition.
variableGroups	integer[]	Gets or sets the list of variable groups.
variables	<string,  ConfigurationVariableValue>	Gets or sets the dictionary of variables.

ReleaseDefinitionApprovals

Name	Type	Description
approvalOptions	ApprovalOptions	Gets or sets the approval options.
approvals	ReleaseDefinitionApprovalStep[]	Gets or sets the approvals.

ReleaseDefinitionApprovalStep

Name	Type	Description
approver	IdentityRef	Gets and sets the approver.
id	integer	ID of the approval or deploy step.
isAutomated	boolean	Indicates whether the approval automated.
isNotificationOn	boolean	Indicates whether the approval notification set.
rank	integer	Gets or sets the rank of approval step.

ReleaseDefinitionDeployStep

Name	Type	Description
id	integer	ID of the approval or deploy step.
tasks	WorkflowTask[]	The list of steps for this definition.

ReleaseDefinitionEnvironment

Name	Type	Description
badgeUrl	string	Gets or sets the BadgeUrl. BadgeUrl will be used when Badge will be enabled in Release Definition Environment.
conditions	Condition[]	Gets or sets the environment conditions.
currentRelease	ReleaseShallowReference	Gets or sets the current release reference.
demands	Demand[]	Gets or sets the demands.
deployPhases	DeployPhase[]	Gets or sets the deploy phases of environment.
deployStep	ReleaseDefinitionDeployStep	Gets or sets the deploystep.
environmentOptions	EnvironmentOptions	Gets or sets the environment options.
environmentTriggers	EnvironmentTrigger[]	Gets or sets the triggers on environment.
executionPolicy	EnvironmentExecutionPolicy	Gets or sets the environment execution policy.
id	integer	Gets and sets the ID of the ReleaseDefinitionEnvironment.
name	string	Gets and sets the name of the ReleaseDefinitionEnvironment.
owner	IdentityRef	Gets and sets the Owner of the ReleaseDefinitionEnvironment.
postDeployApprovals	ReleaseDefinitionApprovals	Gets or sets the post deployment approvals.
postDeploymentGates	ReleaseDefinitionGatesStep	Gets or sets the post deployment gates.
preDeployApprovals	ReleaseDefinitionApprovals	Gets or sets the pre deployment approvals.
preDeploymentGates	ReleaseDefinitionGatesStep	Gets or sets the pre deployment gates.
processParameters	ProcessParameters	Gets or sets the environment process parameters.
properties	PropertiesCollection	Gets or sets the properties on environment.
queueId	integer	Gets or sets the queue ID.
rank	integer	Gets and sets the rank of the ReleaseDefinitionEnvironment.
retentionPolicy	EnvironmentRetentionPolicy	Gets or sets the environment retention policy.
schedules	ReleaseSchedule[]	Gets or sets the schedules
variableGroups	integer[]	Gets or sets the variable groups.
variables	<string,  ConfigurationVariableValue>	Gets and sets the variables.

ReleaseDefinitionGate

Name	Type	Description
tasks	WorkflowTask[]	Gets or sets the gates workflow.

ReleaseDefinitionGatesOptions

Name	Type	Description
isEnabled	boolean	Gets or sets as the gates enabled or not.
minimumSuccessDuration	integer	Gets or sets the minimum duration for steady results after a successful gates evaluation.
samplingInterval	integer	Gets or sets the time between re-evaluation of gates.
stabilizationTime	integer	Gets or sets the delay before evaluation.
timeout	integer	Gets or sets the timeout after which gates fail.

ReleaseDefinitionGatesStep

Name	Type	Description
gates	ReleaseDefinitionGate[]	Gets or sets the gates.
gatesOptions	ReleaseDefinitionGatesOptions	Gets or sets the gate options.
id	integer	ID of the ReleaseDefinitionGateStep.

ReleaseDefinitionShallowReference

Name	Type	Description
_links	ReferenceLinks	Gets the links to related resources, APIs, and views for the release definition.
id	integer	Gets the unique identifier of release definition.
name	string	Gets or sets the name of the release definition.
path	string	Gets or sets the path of the release definition.
projectReference	ProjectReference	Gets or sets project reference.
url	string	Gets the REST API url to access the release definition.

ReleaseDefinitionSource

Gets or sets source of release definition.

Name	Type	Description
ibiza	string	Indicates ReleaseDefinition created from Ibiza.
portalExtensionApi	string	Indicates ReleaseDefinition created from PortalExtension API.
restApi	string	Indicates ReleaseDefinition created using REST API.
undefined	string	Indicates ReleaseDefinition source not defined.
userInterface	string	Indicates ReleaseDefinition created using UI.

ReleaseReason

Gets reason for release.

Name	Type	Description
continuousIntegration	string	Indicates the release triggered by continuous integration.
manual	string	Indicates the release triggered manually.
none	string	Indicates the release triggered reason not set.
pullRequest	string	Indicates the release triggered by PullRequest.
schedule	string	Indicates the release triggered by schedule.

ReleaseReference

Name	Type	Description
_links	ReferenceLinks	Gets links to access the release.
artifacts	Artifact[]	Gets list of artifacts.
createdBy	IdentityRef	Gets the identity who created release.
createdOn	string	Gets date on when this release created.
description	string	Gets description.
id	integer	ID of the Release.
modifiedBy	IdentityRef	Gets the identity who modified release.
name	string	Gets name of release.
reason	ReleaseReason	Gets reason for release.
releaseDefinition	ReleaseDefinitionShallowReference	Gets release definition shallow reference.

ReleaseSchedule

Name	Type	Description
daysToRelease	ScheduleDays	Days of the week to release.
jobId	string	Team Foundation Job Definition Job Id.
scheduleOnlyWithChanges	boolean	Flag to determine if this schedule should only release if the associated artifact has been changed or release definition changed.
startHours	integer	Local time zone hour to start.
startMinutes	integer	Local time zone minute to start.
timeZoneId	string	Time zone Id of release schedule, such as 'UTC'.

ReleaseShallowReference

Name	Type	Description
_links	ReferenceLinks	Gets the links to related resources, APIs, and views for the release.
id	integer	Gets the unique identifier of release.
name	string	Gets or sets the name of the release.
url	string	Gets the REST API url to access the release.

ReleaseTriggerBase

Name	Type	Description
triggerType	ReleaseTriggerType	Type of release trigger.

ReleaseTriggerType

Type of release trigger.

Name	Type	Description
artifactSource	string	Artifact based release trigger.
containerImage	string	Container image based release trigger.
package	string	Package based release trigger.
pullRequest	string	Pull request based release trigger.
schedule	string	Schedule based release trigger.
sourceRepo	string	Source repository based release trigger.
undefined	string	Release trigger type not set.

ScheduleDays

Days of the week to release.

Name	Type	Description
all	string	Scheduled on all the days in week.
friday	string	Scheduled on Friday.
monday	string	Scheduled on Monday.
none	string	Scheduled day not set.
saturday	string	Scheduled on Saturday.
sunday	string	Scheduled on Sunday.
thursday	string	Scheduled on Thursday.
tuesday	string	Scheduled on Tuesday.
wednesday	string	Scheduled on Wednesday.

TaskInputDefinitionBase

Name	Type	Description
aliases	string[]
defaultValue	string
groupName	string
helpMarkDown	string
label	string
name	string
options	object
properties	object
required	boolean
type	string
validation	TaskInputValidation
visibleRule	string

TaskInputValidation

Name	Type	Description
expression	string	Conditional expression
message	string	Message explaining how user can correct if validation fails

TaskSourceDefinitionBase

Name	Type	Description
authKey	string
endpoint	string
keySelector	string
selector	string
target	string

WorkflowTask

Name	Type	Description
alwaysRun	boolean	Gets or sets as the task always run or not.
condition	string	Gets or sets the task condition.
continueOnError	boolean	Gets or sets as the task continue run on error or not.
definitionType	string	Gets or sets the task definition type. Example:- 'Agent', DeploymentGroup', 'Server' or 'ServerGate'.
enabled	boolean	Gets or sets as the task enabled or not.
environment	object	Gets or sets the task environment variables.
inputs	object	Gets or sets the task inputs.
name	string	Gets or sets the name of the task.
overrideInputs	object	Gets or sets the task override inputs.
refName	string	Gets or sets the reference name of the task.
retryCountOnTaskFailure	integer	Gets or sets the task retryCount.
taskId	string	Gets or sets the ID of the task.
timeoutInMinutes	integer	Gets or sets the task timeout.
version	string	Gets or sets the version of the task.