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Commit comments
The Commit comments API lets you create and edit comments that relate to specific commits.
About the commit comments API
The Commit comments API lets you create and edit comments that relate to specific commits.
Custom media types for commit comments
These are the supported media types for commit comments. You can read more about the use of media types in the API here.
application/vnd.github-commitcomment.raw+json
application/vnd.github-commitcomment.text+json
application/vnd.github-commitcomment.html+json
application/vnd.github-commitcomment.full+json
For more information, see "Custom media types."
List commit comments for a repository
Commit Comments use these custom media types. You can read more about the use of media types in the API here.
Comments are ordered by ascending ID.
Parameters
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
owner stringRequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo stringRequiredThe name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
Query parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
per_page integerThe number of results per page (max 100). Default: |
page integerPage number of the results to fetch. Default: |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
-H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/comments
Response
Status: 200
[
{
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/commit/6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e#commitcomment-1",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/comments/1",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDEzOkNvbW1pdENvbW1lbnQx",
"body": "Great stuff",
"path": "file1.txt",
"position": 4,
"line": 14,
"commit_id": "6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
"user": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
},
"created_at": "2011-04-14T16:00:49Z",
"updated_at": "2011-04-14T16:00:49Z",
"author_association": "COLLABORATOR"
}
]
Preview notice
An additional reactions
object in the issue comment payload is currently available for developers to preview. During the preview period, the APIs may change without advance notice. Please see the blog post for full details.
To access the API you must provide a custom media type in the Accept
header:
application/vnd.github.squirrel-girl-preview
The reactions
key will have the following payload where url
can be used to construct the API location for listing and creating reactions.
Get a commit comment
Parameters
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
owner stringRequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo stringRequiredThe name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
comment_id integerRequiredThe unique identifier of the comment. |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
404 | Resource not found |
Code samples
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
-H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/comments/COMMENT_ID
Response
Status: 200
{
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/commit/6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e#commitcomment-1",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/comments/1",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDEzOkNvbW1pdENvbW1lbnQx",
"body": "Great stuff",
"path": "file1.txt",
"position": 4,
"line": 14,
"commit_id": "6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
"author_association": "COLLABORATOR",
"user": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
},
"created_at": "2011-04-14T16:00:49Z",
"updated_at": "2011-04-14T16:00:49Z"
}
Preview notice
An additional reactions
object in the issue comment payload is currently available for developers to preview. During the preview period, the APIs may change without advance notice. Please see the blog post for full details.
To access the API you must provide a custom media type in the Accept
header:
application/vnd.github.squirrel-girl-preview
The reactions
key will have the following payload where url
can be used to construct the API location for listing and creating reactions.
Update a commit comment
Parameters
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
owner stringRequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo stringRequiredThe name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
comment_id integerRequiredThe unique identifier of the comment. |
Body parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
body stringRequiredThe contents of the comment |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
404 | Resource not found |
Code samples
curl \
-X PATCH \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
-H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/comments/COMMENT_ID \
-d '{"body":"Nice change"}'
Response
Status: 200
{
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/commit/6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e#commitcomment-1",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/comments/1",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDEzOkNvbW1pdENvbW1lbnQx",
"body": "Nice change",
"path": "file1.txt",
"position": 4,
"line": 14,
"commit_id": "6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
"author_association": "COLLABORATOR",
"user": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
},
"created_at": "2011-04-14T16:00:49Z",
"updated_at": "2011-04-14T16:00:49Z"
}
Delete a commit comment
Parameters
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
owner stringRequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo stringRequiredThe name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
comment_id integerRequiredThe unique identifier of the comment. |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
204 | No Content |
404 | Resource not found |
Code samples
curl \
-X DELETE \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
-H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/comments/COMMENT_ID
Response
Status: 204
List commit comments
Use the :commit_sha
to specify the commit that will have its comments listed.
Parameters
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
owner stringRequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo stringRequiredThe name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
commit_sha stringRequiredThe SHA of the commit. |
Query parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
per_page integerThe number of results per page (max 100). Default: |
page integerPage number of the results to fetch. Default: |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
Code samples
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
-H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/commits/COMMIT_SHA/comments
Response
Status: 200
[
{
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/commit/6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e#commitcomment-1",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/comments/1",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDEzOkNvbW1pdENvbW1lbnQx",
"body": "Great stuff",
"path": "file1.txt",
"position": 4,
"line": 14,
"commit_id": "6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
"user": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
},
"created_at": "2011-04-14T16:00:49Z",
"updated_at": "2011-04-14T16:00:49Z",
"author_association": "COLLABORATOR"
}
]
Preview notice
An additional reactions
object in the issue comment payload is currently available for developers to preview. During the preview period, the APIs may change without advance notice. Please see the blog post for full details.
To access the API you must provide a custom media type in the Accept
header:
application/vnd.github.squirrel-girl-preview
The reactions
key will have the following payload where url
can be used to construct the API location for listing and creating reactions.
Create a commit comment
Create a comment for a commit using its :commit_sha
.
This endpoint triggers notifications. Creating content too quickly using this endpoint may result in secondary rate limiting. See "Secondary rate limits" and "Dealing with secondary rate limits" for details.
Parameters
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
owner stringRequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo stringRequiredThe name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
commit_sha stringRequiredThe SHA of the commit. |
Body parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
body stringRequiredThe contents of the comment. |
path stringRelative path of the file to comment on. |
position integerLine index in the diff to comment on. |
line integerDeprecated. Use position parameter instead. Line number in the file to comment on. |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
201 | Created |
403 | Forbidden |
422 | Validation failed |
Code samples
curl \
-X POST \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
-H "Authorization: token <TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/commits/COMMIT_SHA/comments \
-d '{"body":"Great stuff","path":"file1.txt","position":4,"line":1}'
Response
Status: 201
{
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/commit/6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e#commitcomment-1",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/comments/1",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDEzOkNvbW1pdENvbW1lbnQx",
"body": "Great stuff",
"path": "file1.txt",
"position": 4,
"line": 14,
"commit_id": "6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
"author_association": "COLLABORATOR",
"user": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
},
"created_at": "2011-04-14T16:00:49Z",
"updated_at": "2011-04-14T16:00:49Z"
}