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List Backlogs

Get all backlog levels for a team.

Get Backlogs

az devops invoke \
  --area work \
  --resource backlogs \
  --route-parameters project={PROJECT} team={TEAM} \
  --api-version 7.1 \
  -o json

Response Format

Returns array of backlog levels:

{
  "value": [
    {
      "id": "Microsoft.EpicCategory",
      "name": "Epics",
      "rank": 1,
      "workItemTypes": [{"name": "Epic"}]
    },
    {
      "id": "Microsoft.FeatureCategory",
      "name": "Features",
      "rank": 2,
      "workItemTypes": [{"name": "Feature"}]
    },
    {
      "id": "Microsoft.RequirementCategory",
      "name": "Stories",
      "rank": 3,
      "workItemTypes": [{"name": "User Story", "name": "Bug"}]
    }
  ]
}

Key fields:

• id - Backlog category ID
• name - Display name
• rank - Order (1 = highest level)
• workItemTypes - Work item types in this backlog

Get Specific Backlog Configuration

az devops invoke \
  --area work \
  --resource backlogconfiguration \
  --route-parameters project={PROJECT} team={TEAM} \
  --api-version 7.1 \
  -o json

This returns detailed configuration including:

• Portfolio backlog levels
• Requirement backlog level
• Task backlog level
• Bug behavior settings