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rfrezino
Copper Contributor
Aug 21, 2023

How to register an azure pipeline from a Github Repository using Azure Devops API

Hello! I'm working on automating Azure Pipeline registrations. (to work similarly to GitHub actions) Our scenario is: Our repositories are located on Github Yes, the service connection is there....
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Kidd_Ip
MVP
Jul 19, 2025

Take this as workaround by using Azure CLI + Script: 

1. Install Azure DevOps CLI

az extension add --name azure-devops


2. Authenticate and Set Context

az devops configure --defaults organization=https://dev.azure.com/YourOrg project=YourProject


3. Create Pipeline from GitHub Repo

az pipelines create \
  --name "MyPipeline" \
  --repository "https://github.com/YourOrg/YourRepo" \
  --branch "main" \
  --yml-path "automation/pipeline.yaml" \
  --repository-type github \
  --service-connection "GitHubServiceConnectionName"


It can:
•    Links the pipeline to your GitHub repo
•    Points to the YAML file
•    Uses the existing service connection

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