Azure DevOps Delete Source Branch

Azure DevOps allows you to manage pull requests effectively, but it doesn’t provide a direct “delete” option for pull requests. Instead, there are three primary ways to handle this:

1. Abandon the Pull Request (UI Method)
2. Delete the Source Branch
3. Use the REST API to Delete Pull Requests

Abandon the Pull Request (UI Method)

Steps to Abandon a Pull Request:

1. Open your Azure DevOps project.
2. Navigate to the Pull Requests section and select the repository.
3. Find the pull request you wish to remove and click on it.
4. Click the three-dot menu in the top-right corner of the pull request details page.
5. Select “Abandon” to remove it from the active list.

Azure DevOps Delete Source Branch

If you want to delete the branch associated with the pull request, follow these steps:

git push origin --delete

git branch -d

Delete Pull Request Using REST API

Azure DevOps provides a REST API to automate pull request management. Here’s a simple example to delete a pull request:

• Use the DELETE HTTP method on the Azure DevOps REST API endpoint for pull requests:

bash

DELETE https://dev.azure.com/{organization}/{project}/_apis/git/repositories/{repositoryId}/pullRequests/{pullRequestId}?api-version=6.0