awesome-copilot/skills/azure-devops-cli/references/pipelines-and-builds.md

Pipelines, Builds & Releases

Table of Contents

• Pipelines
• Pipeline Runs
• Builds
• Build Definitions
• Releases
• Release Definitions
• Universal Packages (Artifacts)

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Pipelines

List Pipelines

az pipelines list --output table
az pipelines list --query "[?name=='myPipeline']"
az pipelines list --folder-path 'folder/subfolder'

Create Pipeline

# From local repository context (auto-detects settings)
az pipelines create --name 'ContosoBuild' --description 'Pipeline for contoso project'

# With specific branch and YAML path
az pipelines create \
  --name {pipeline-name} \
  --repository {repo} \
  --branch main \
  --yaml-path azure-pipelines.yml \
  --description "My CI/CD pipeline"

# For GitHub repository
az pipelines create \
  --name 'GitHubPipeline' \
  --repository https://github.com/Org/Repo \
  --branch main \
  --repository-type github

# Skip first run
az pipelines create --name 'MyPipeline' --skip-run true

Show Pipeline

az pipelines show --id {pipeline-id}
az pipelines show --name {pipeline-name}

Update Pipeline

az pipelines update --id {pipeline-id} --name "New name" --description "Updated description"

Delete Pipeline

az pipelines delete --id {pipeline-id} --yes

Run Pipeline

# Run by name
az pipelines run --name {pipeline-name} --branch main

# Run by ID
az pipelines run --id {pipeline-id} --branch refs/heads/main

# With parameters
az pipelines run --name {pipeline-name} --parameters version=1.0.0 environment=prod

# With variables
az pipelines run --name {pipeline-name} --variables buildId=123 configuration=release

# Open results in browser
az pipelines run --name {pipeline-name} --open

Pipeline Runs

List Runs

az pipelines runs list --pipeline {pipeline-id}
az pipelines runs list --name {pipeline-name} --top 10
az pipelines runs list --branch main --status completed

Show Run Details

az pipelines runs show --run-id {run-id}
az pipelines runs show --run-id {run-id} --open

Pipeline Artifacts

# List artifacts for a run
az pipelines runs artifact list --run-id {run-id}

# Download artifact
az pipelines runs artifact download \
  --artifact-name '{artifact-name}' \
  --path {local-path} \
  --run-id {run-id}

# Upload artifact
az pipelines runs artifact upload \
  --artifact-name '{artifact-name}' \
  --path {local-path} \
  --run-id {run-id}

Pipeline Run Tags

# Add tag to run
az pipelines runs tag add --run-id {run-id} --tags production v1.0

# List run tags
az pipelines runs tag list --run-id {run-id} --output table

Builds

List Builds

az pipelines build list
az pipelines build list --definition {build-definition-id}
az pipelines build list --status completed --result succeeded

Queue Build

az pipelines build queue --definition {build-definition-id} --branch main
az pipelines build queue --definition {build-definition-id} --parameters version=1.0.0

Show Build Details

az pipelines build show --id {build-id}

Cancel Build

az pipelines build cancel --id {build-id}

Build Tags

# Add tag to build
az pipelines build tag add --build-id {build-id} --tags prod release

# Delete tag from build
az pipelines build tag delete --build-id {build-id} --tag prod

Build Definitions

List Build Definitions

az pipelines build definition list
az pipelines build definition list --name {definition-name}

Show Build Definition

az pipelines build definition show --id {definition-id}

Releases

List Releases

az pipelines release list
az pipelines release list --definition {release-definition-id}

Create Release

az pipelines release create --definition {release-definition-id}
az pipelines release create --definition {release-definition-id} --description "Release v1.0"

Show Release

az pipelines release show --id {release-id}

Release Definitions

List Release Definitions

az pipelines release definition list

Show Release Definition

az pipelines release definition show --id {definition-id}

Universal Packages (Artifacts)

Publish Package

az artifacts universal publish \
  --feed {feed-name} \
  --name {package-name} \
  --version {version} \
  --path {package-path} \
  --project {project}

Download Package

az artifacts universal download \
  --feed {feed-name} \
  --name {package-name} \
  --version {version} \
  --path {download-path} \
  --project {project}