How to create Microsoft Azure DevOps personal access token
In this short guide you will find how to create and update Microsoft Azure DevOps personal access token.
Create Azure DevOps personal access token
You need to navigate to the Personal Access Tokens page in Azure DevOps. You may use a service user for this.
Navigate to the User Settings in the right corner of the navigation menu.
From the drop-down select Personal Access Tokens.
Click on the New Token button and generate a new personal access token with minimal scope, which depends on which macro your organization plans to use:
Work item and work item search queries require
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Wiki
read scope.
Click on Create, copy the token, and store it in a secure location. It will not be displayed again for your security.
Update token access scope
To update your existing Personal Access Token, follow these steps:
Go to User Settings on the Azure DevOps platform.
From the drop-down, select Personal Access Tokens.
Select the token you want to update and click on Edit.
Go to Scopes section. If there is no necessary access, check the necessary scopes and click on Save.
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