Microsoft provides two good standalone redistributed [[application programming interface|APIs]] for connecting to Azure DevOps. One is a [[Java (programming language)|Java]] SDK, the other is a [[.NET Framework]] SDK. These APIs allow for client connectivity to Azure DevOps. Because Azure DevOps is written on a service-oriented architecture, it can communicate with virtually any tool that can call a web service. Another extensible mechanism is subscribing to system alerts: for example, alerts that a work item was changed, or a build completed. There are approximately 20 preconfigured alerts, and teams can configure as many additional alerts as needed.<ref>{{cite web
