Extensibility points

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Extensions add capabilities to the Azure DevOps UI and REST surface. This article lists the most common extensibility points you can target and shows the IDs you use in your extension manifest. For an overview of the extension model and contribution patterns, see the Contribution model.

Hubs and hub groups

Hubs and hub groups provide primary navigation in Azure DevOps (for example, Files, Releases, Backlogs, Queries). A hub belongs to a hub group; for example, the Files hub belongs to the project-level Azure Repos hub group. Hub groups can exist at the organization/collection level or at the project level. Most extensions contribute at the project level.

The following table lists common hub groups and their contribution IDs.

Name	ID	Level	Preview image
Azure Boards	ms.vss-work-web.work-hub-group	Project/team
Azure Repos	ms.vss-code-web.code-hub-group	Project/team
Azure Pipelines	ms.vss-build-web.build-release-hub-group	Project/team
Azure Test Plans	ms.vss-test-web.test-hub-group	Project/team
Project settings	ms.vss-web.project-admin-hub-group	Project
Organization settings	ms.vss-web.collection-admin-hub-group	Organization/collection

Example: contribute a hub

This example shows a hub contribution that targets the Code hub group:

{
  "contributions": [
    {
      "id": "my-custom-hub",
      "type": "ms.vss-web.hub",
      "targets": [
        "ms.vss-code-web.code-hub-group"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "name": "Code Hub",
        "order": 30,
        "uri": "/views/code/custom.html"
      }
    }
  ]
}

• ms.vss-web.hub is the type of contribution. This type is defined in the vss-web extension published under the ms publisher. This type declares optional and required properties that are required by contributions of this type (for example, name, order, and so on).
• ms.vss-code-web.code-hub-group is the full ID of the hub group contribution that this hub targets. This contribution is declared in the vss-code-web extension published under the ms publisher.
• my-custom-hub is the short ID of this contribution; {publisherId}.{extensionId}.my-custom-hub is the full ID.

Add an icon to your menu or toolbar

Add an icon property, so it can be used directly by name.

We recommend providing your own icon. Using your own icon example:

           "name": "Sample hub",
           "uri": "dist/Hub/Hub.html",
           "icon": "asset://static/sample-icon.png",
           "supportsMobile": true
       }

Using the Office UI Fabric Icons example:

            "iconName": "Code",
            "name": "Code Hub",
            "order": 30,
            "uri": "/views/code/custom.html"
        }

Settings for menus and toolbars

Azure Boards menu and toolbar

Name	Target ID	Preview image
Work item query menu	ms.vss-work-web.work-item-query-menu
Work item query results toolbar menu	ms.vss-work-web.work-item-query-results-toolbar-menu
Work item query results menu item	ms.vss-work-web.query-result-work-item-menu
Work item query results tab	ms.vss-work-web.query-tabs
Work item for context menu	ms.vss-work-web.work-item-toolbar-menu
Backlog item menu	ms.vss-work-web.backlog-item-menu
Sprint board pivot filter menu	ms.vss-work-web.sprint-board-pivot-filter-menu
Board pivot filter menu	ms.vss-work-web.backlog-board-pivot-filter-menu
Card menu	ms.vss-work-web.backlog-board-card-item-menu
Product backlog tab	ms.vss-work-web.product-backlog-tabs
Iteration backlog tab	ms.vss-work-web.iteration-backlog-tabs
Portfolio backlog pane	ms.vss-work-web.portfolio-backlog-toolpane
Product backlog pane	ms.vss-work-web.requirement-backlog-toolpane
Iteration backlog pane	ms.vss-work-web.iteration-backlog-toolpane

Azure Pipelines menu and toolbar

Name	Target ID	Preview
Completed build menu	ms.vss-build-web.completed-build-menu
Build definitions menu	ms.vss-build-web.build-definition-menu
Test results toolbar action	ms.vss-test-web.test-results-actions-menu
Test result details tab	ms.vss-test-web.test-result-details-tab-items
Release pipeline explorer context menu	ms.vss-releaseManagement-web.release-definition-explorer-context-menu
Release pipeline explorer toolbar menu	ms.vss-releaseManagement-web.release-definition-explorer-toolbar-menu
Release summary toolbar menu	ms.vss-releaseManagement-web.release-editor-tool-bar-menu
Release summary tab	ms.vss-releaseManagement-web.release-details-view
Release summary section	ms.vss-releaseManagement-web.release-details-summary-tab

Azure Pipelines menu and toolbar

Name	Target ID	Preview
Completed build menu	ms.vss-build-web.completed-build-menu
Test results toolbar action	ms.vss-test-web.test-results-actions-menu
Test result details tab	ms.vss-test-web.test-result-details-tab-items
Release pipeline explorer context menu	ms.vss-releaseManagement-web.release-definition-explorer-context-menu
Pipeline details view, header button	ms.vss-build-web.pipelines-header-menu
Pipeline details view, folder context menu	ms.vss-build-web.pipelines-folder-menu

Azure Pipelines tasks

Tasks perform work in a build or release. For more information, see Add a custom pipelines task extension.

Azure Repos menu and toolbar

Name	Target ID	Preview image
Source item (grid) menu	ms.vss-code-web.source-grid-item-menu
Source item (tree) menu	ms.vss-code-web.source-tree-item-menu
Source item (grid and tree) menu	ms.vss-code-web.source-item-menu
Change list item menu	ms.vss-code-web.change-list-item-menu
Change list summary item menu	ms.vss-code-web.change-list-summary-item-menu
Git branches tree menu	ms.vss-code-web.git-branches-tree-menu
Git pull request actions menu	ms.vss-code-web.pull-request-action-menu
Git pull request tabs (pivots)	ms.vss-code-web.pr-tabs
Git commit listing menu	ms.vss-code-web.git-commit-list-menu
Git commit detail menu	ms.vss-code-web.git-commit-details-menu

Azure Test Plans menu and toolbar

Name	Target ID	Preview image
Test run grid menu	ms.vss-test-web.test-run-grid-menu
Test plan suites tree menu	ms.vss-test-web.test-plans-suites-context
Test plan hub pivot tab	ms.vss-test-web.test-plan-pivot-tabs

Other extensibility points

• Dashboard widget: An extension can contribute a new type of widget that can be added by users to a dashboard. Learn how to contribute a dashboard widget.
• Work item form: The work item form is enhanced by extensions with new sections, tabs, actions, and custom field renderers. For more information, learn how to extend the work item form.
• Service hooks: A consumer is the service that events are sent to in Service Hooks. An extension can contribute consumer services. These services get configured by a user (or programmatically), to send events to that service. For more information, see Create a custom consumer for service hooks.