Getting a Work Item by ID programmatically using the REST API

In this recipe, you'll learn how to get details of a Work Item programmatically using the WorkItemTrackingHttpClient REST API.

Getting ready

Refer to instructions in the Getting ready section of the Getting build details programmatically using the REST API recipe for setup details. Download the RESTDemo solution provided with the course material. In this recipe, we'll be going through the GetWorkItemById project to get the details of a Work Item.

How to do it…

  1. In the RESTDemo solution, set GetWorkItemById as the startup project:
    How to do it…
  2. Run the GetWorkItemById project, this will launch a console, ...

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