Azure Repos Branch Hell

If you use git repos and work with lots of branches, Sometimes things can get messy. You can work on short-term or long-term branches, but if you don’t delete them, you’ll have a major problem.

I’ve shared a useful script that you can use when you have this problem.

The script below generates an excel report for old branches and also deletes them.

Report Example

Before you run, there are a few things you should do.

• The date format may differ depending on the servers. Remove the if block to check.
• You have to change the values of the variables, then run it via PowerShell.

References

• Get started with the REST APIs for Azure DevOps Services and Team Foundation Server — Azure DevOps Services REST API | Microsoft Docs
• Export-Csv (Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility) — PowerShell | Microsoft Docs