from cliffmeyers:
Hitting the /runs REST API for a Pipeline shows all the job runs, including those that probably should be in the /queue. The status of all jobs is "RUNNING" which also feels a bit misleading.

from vivek
What needs to happen is that if a build item is in queue, should not be returned. We should not be mixing run object with queue because they are vastly different. There is already an API /pipeline/:id/activities Ivan implemented to give all runs and items in queue, so if this is what you look for you can use that.