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ShabinSGS
Brass Contributor
Nov 20, 2025

How to Move Azure DevOps Organization to New Organization

Dear Team,

We are using our existing Azure DevOps (abc.net), now we want to move to new org. (abc.com) without losing history, work items etc. Are there any options without 3rd party tools. Kindly advise.

Thanks & Regards,

Shabin

 

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  • Kidd_Ip's avatar
    Kidd_Ip
    MVP
    Nov 22, 2025

    Azure DevOps does not support a direct, full organization-to-organization migration without third-party tools. However, you can manually migrate key components like repositories, work items, and pipelines using built-in features and APIs:

    1. Git Repositories
    •    Clone the repo from the old org: 

    git clone --mirror https://dev.azure.com/abc-net/project/_git/repo


    •    Push to the new org: 

    git push --mirror https://dev.azure.com/abc-com/project/_git/repo


    •    This preserves branches, tags, and commit history.
    2. Work Items
    •    Use Azure DevOps REST API or Excel integration: 
    o    Export work items to Excel using the Azure DevOps Office Integration tool.
    o    Re-import into the new org using Excel or REST API.
    o    You will need to manually map fields, states, and IDs.
    3. Build and Release Pipelines
    •    Export YAML pipelines directly from the old org and import into the new one.
    •    For classic pipelines: 
    o    Use the Export to JSON feature (via REST API).
    o    Recreate manually in the new org.
    4. Boards, Backlogs, and Test Plans
    •    No native export/import.
    •    Use Excel or REST API to extract and recreate.
    •    Consider manually recreating board configurations and test suites.

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