# Query Work Items (WIQL) — Azure DevOps

> Run a Work Item Query Language (WIQL) query and return the matching work item references. Returns ids and the queried columns, not full field values - pass the ids to the List Work Items action to read those. Use this whenever you need to…

- Key: `azure_devops-query-work-items`
- 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/query-work-items
- Hints: read-only · open-world
- Source: https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream/blob/master/components/azure_devops/actions/query-work-items/query-work-items.mjs

## Description

Run a Work Item Query Language (WIQL) query and return the matching work item references. Returns ids and the queried columns, not full field values - pass the ids to the **List Work Items** action to read those. Use this whenever you need to find work by state, type, assignee or date. Example: `SELECT [System.Id] FROM WorkItems WHERE [System.WorkItemType] = 'Bug' AND [System.State] <> 'Closed'`. WIQL has no offset, so narrow the query itself rather than paging when **Limit** results come back. [See the documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/azure/devops/wit/wiql/query-by-wiql?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` | No | Project ID or project name to scope the query to. Run the List Projects action first to obtain valid values. Omit to query across the whole organization. |
| `query` | `string` | Yes | The WIQL query text. Example: SELECT [System.Id], [System.Title], [System.State] FROM WorkItems WHERE [System.WorkItemType] = 'Bug' AND [System.State] <> 'Closed' ORDER BY [System.CreatedDate] DESC |
| `limit` | `integer` | No | Maximum number of work item references to return (1-1000) |
| `timePrecision` | `boolean` | No | Interpret date values in the query with time precision rather than date-only precision. |

## 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-query-work-items",
  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-query-work-items",
  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-query-work-items",
    "configured_props": {
      "azure_devops": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
      "organization": "Organization",
      "project": "Project"
    }
  }'
```

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