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sovanrout
Feb 19, 2024Copper Contributor
Simplifying User Management Across Multiple Organizations in Azure DevOps Portal
In our Azure DevOps portal, we currently manage 32 organizations, each requiring Basic access for users at approximately $6 per user. However, navigating and searching for specific users across these...
Kidd_Ip
Jul 02, 2025MVP
Take this:
- Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) Integration
- Use Entra ID groups to manage user access centrally.
- Assign users to Azure DevOps organizations via group membership.
- Remove a user from a group to revoke access across all linked organizations.
- Azure DevOps REST API Automation
You can build a custom dashboard or script using the Azure DevOps REST API to:
- Query user lists across all organizations.
- Search for a specific user.
- Remove the user from all organizations programmatically.
- Azure DevOps CLI
The Azure DevOps CLI allows scripting user management tasks:
az devops user remove --user <user-email> --org https://dev.azure.com/<org-name>
- Custom Portal or Dashboard
Develop a web-based internal tool that:
- Authenticates with Azure DevOps using a PAT (Personal Access Token).
- Lists all users across organizations.
- Allows search and bulk removal.
- Uses REST API under the hood.