# Get Work Item — Azure DevOps

> Retrieve one work item by id. Returns its fields, and optionally its relations and links via Expand. Use this to read the current state of an item before deciding whether to update it. Example: work item 299. See the documentation

- Key: `azure_devops-get-work-item`
- Type: Action (Read-only)
- Version: 0.0.2
- App: Azure DevOps (`azure_devops`) — https://pipedream.com/apps/azure-devops.md
- This page (HTML): https://pipedream.com/apps/azure-devops/actions/get-work-item
- Hints: read-only · open-world
- Source: https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream/blob/master/components/azure_devops/actions/get-work-item/get-work-item.mjs

## Description

Retrieve one work item by id. Returns its fields, and optionally its relations and links via **Expand**. Use this to read the current state of an item before deciding whether to update it. Example: work item `299`. [See the documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/azure/devops/wit/work-items/get-work-item?view=azure-devops-rest-7.1)

## Props

| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `organization` | `string` | Yes | Name of the organization Options are loaded from the connected account. |
| `project` | `string` | Yes | Project ID or project name. Run the List Projects action first to obtain valid values. |
| `workItemId` | `integer` | Yes | Numeric ID of the work item. Run the Query Work Items (WIQL) action first to obtain valid values. |
| `fields` | `string[]` | No | Reference names of the fields to return, e.g. System.Title. Returns all fields when omitted. Cannot be combined with Expand. |
| `expand` | `string` | No | Additional work item attributes to include in the response. Cannot be combined with Fields. |
| `asOf` | `string` | No | Return the work item(s) as they looked at this UTC date time, in ISO 8601 format, e.g. 2026-01-31T00:00:00Z |

## Run it

**MCP**

```ts
import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js"
import { StreamableHTTPClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/streamableHttp.js"
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const accessToken = await pd.rawAccessToken

const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
  new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
  {
    requestInit: {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
        "x-pd-project-id": process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
        "x-pd-environment": "production",
        "x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
        "x-pd-app-slug": "azure_devops",
      },
    },
  },
)

const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)

const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()

// listTools() hands your model this tool's input schema, so it can
// fill the arguments itself:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
  name: "azure_devops-get-work-item",
  arguments: {
    organization: "Organization",
    project: "Project",
  },
})
```

**TypeScript**

```ts
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "azure_devops-get-work-item",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    azure_devops: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    organization: "Organization",
    project: "Project",
  },
})

console.log(result)
```

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -d '{
    "external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
    "id": "azure_devops-get-work-item",
    "configured_props": {
      "azure_devops": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
      "organization": "Organization",
      "project": "Project"
    }
  }'
```

---

- App: https://pipedream.com/apps/azure-devops.md · All apps: https://pipedream.com/apps