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Issue Comments

This resource lets you work with comments of an issue.

Resource

/api/issues/{issueID}/comments

Returned entity

IssueComment. For the description of the entity attributes, see Supported Fields section.

Supported methods

Supported sub-resources

IssueComment attributes

Represents an existing issue comment.

Related Resources

Below you can find the list of resources that let you work with this entity.

Attributes

This table describes attributes of the IssueComment entity.

  • To receive an attribute in the response from the server, specify it explicitly in the fields request parameter.

  • To update an attribute, provide it in the body of a POST request.

Field

Type

Description

id

String

The ID of the vote for the duplicate issue. Read-only.

attachments

Array of IssueAttachments

The list of attachments that are attached to the comment.

author

User

The user who created the comment. Read-only. Can be null.

created

Long

The timestamp in milliseconds indicating the moment the comment was posted. Stored as a unix timestamp at UTC. Read-only. Can be null.

deleted

Boolean

When true, the comment is considered to be deleted, otherwise false.

issue

Issue

The issue the comment belongs to. Read-only. Can be null.

pinned

Boolean

Determines whether the comment is pinned in the issue.

reactions

Array of Reactions

The list of reactions that users added to this comment.

text

String

The text of the comment. Can be null.

textPreview

String

The comment text as it is shown in UI after processing with wiki/markdown (including HTML markup). Read-only.

updated

Long

The timestamp in milliseconds indicating the last update of the comment. Stored as a unix timestamp at UTC. Read-only. Can be null.

visibility

Visibility

Visibility settings of the comment. They define who is allowed to see the comment. Can be null.

Read a List of IssueComments

Get all accessible comments of the specific issue.

Request syntax

GET /api/issues/{issueID}/comments?{fields}&{$top}&{$skip}

Request parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

fields

String

A list of IssueComment attributes that should be returned in the response. If no field is specified, only the entityID is returned.

$skip

Int

Optional. Lets you set a number of returned entities to skip before returning the first one.

$top

Int

Optional. Lets you specify the maximum number of entries that are returned in the response. If you don't set the $top value, the server limits the maximum number of returned entries.

The server returns a maximum of 42 entries for most resources that return collections. For more information, see Pagination.

Sample

Sample request

https://example.youtrack.cloud/api/issues/2-31/comments?fields=id,author%28login,name,id%29,deleted,text,updated,visibility%28permittedGroups%28name,id%29,permittedUsers%28id,name,login%29%29

Sample response body

[ { "author": { "login": "jane.doe", "name": "Jane Doe", "id": "1-3" }, "deleted": false, "updated": null, "text": "@john.doe let's update the summary and description", "visibility": { "permittedGroups": [ { "name": "Sample Project Team", "id": "3-2" } ], "permittedUsers": [], "$type": "LimitedVisibility" }, "id": "4-0" }, { "author": { "login": "john.doe", "name": "John Doe", "id": "1-2" }, "deleted": false, "updated": 1533223079255, "text": "okay, let's do it, @jane.doe. I am btw updating this from rest", "visibility": { "$type": "UnlimitedVisibility" }, "id": "4-2" } ]

Add a New IssueComment

Add a new comment to an issue with a specific ID.

Required fields: text.

Required permissions

Requires permissions: Create Comment

Request syntax

POST /api/issues/{issueID}/comments?{fields}&{draftId}&{muteUpdateNotifications}

Request parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

fields

String

A list of IssueComment attributes that should be returned in the response. If no field is specified, only the entityID is returned.

draftId

String

ID of an existing draft that should be published. This parameter is optional.

muteUpdateNotifications

Boolean

Set this parameter to true if no notifications should be sent on changes made by this request. This doesn't mute notifications sent by any workflow rules. Using this parameter requires Apply Commands Silently permission in all projects affected by the request. Available since 2021.3.

Sample

Sample request

https://example.youtrack.cloud/api/issues/2-6/comments?fields=id,author%28login,name,id%29,deleted,text,updated,visibility%28permittedGroups%28name,id%29,permittedUsers%28id,name,login%29%29

Sample request body

{ "text": "Disregard the previous comment. The problem still requires investigation.", "visibility": { "permittedGroups": [ { "id": "3-2" } ], "$type": "LimitedVisibility" } }

Sample response body

{ "author": { "login": "john.doe", "name": "John Doe", "id": "1-2", "$type": "User" }, "deleted": false, "text": "Disregard the previous comment. The problem still requires investigation.", "visibility": { "permittedUsers": [], "permittedGroups": [ { "name": "Sample Project Team", "id": "3-2", "$type": "UserGroup" } ], "$type": "LimitedVisibility" }, "updated": null, "id": "4-14", "$type": "IssueComment" }
Last modified: 7 November 2024