Use the REST API to interact with commit comments.
You can create, edit, and view commit comments using the REST API. A commit comment is a comment made on a specific commit. For more information, see Working with comments.
Lists the commit comments for a specified repository. Comments are ordered by ascending ID.
This endpoint supports the following custom media types. For more information, see "Media types."
application/vnd.github-commitcomment.raw+json
: Returns the raw markdown body. Response will include body
. This is the default if you do not pass any specific media type.application/vnd.github-commitcomment.text+json
: Returns a text only representation of the markdown body. Response will include body_text
.application/vnd.github-commitcomment.html+json
: Returns HTML rendered from the body's markdown. Response will include body_html
.application/vnd.github-commitcomment.full+json
: Returns raw, text, and HTML representations. Response will include body
, body_text
, and body_html
.This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:
The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:
This endpoint can be used without authentication or the aforementioned permissions if only public resources are requested.
Headers Name, Type, Descriptionaccept
string
Setting to application/vnd.github+json
is recommended.
owner
string Required
The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
repo
string Required
The name of the repository without the .git
extension. The name is not case sensitive.
200
OK
Request exampleget/repos/{owner}/{repo}/comments
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curl -L \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ https://api.github.com/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" } ]
Gets a specified commit comment.
This endpoint supports the following custom media types. For more information, see "Media types."
application/vnd.github-commitcomment.raw+json
: Returns the raw markdown body. Response will include body
. This is the default if you do not pass any specific media type.application/vnd.github-commitcomment.text+json
: Returns a text only representation of the markdown body. Response will include body_text
.application/vnd.github-commitcomment.html+json
: Returns HTML rendered from the body's markdown. Response will include body_html
.application/vnd.github-commitcomment.full+json
: Returns raw, text, and HTML representations. Response will include body
, body_text
, and body_html
.This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:
The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:
This endpoint can be used without authentication or the aforementioned permissions if only public resources are requested.
Headers Name, Type, Descriptionaccept
string
Setting to application/vnd.github+json
is recommended.
owner
string Required
The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
repo
string Required
The name of the repository without the .git
extension. The name is not case sensitive.
comment_id
integer Required
The unique identifier of the comment.
Status code Description200
OK
404
Resource not found
Request exampleget/repos/{owner}/{repo}/comments/{comment_id}
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curl -L \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ https://api.github.com/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" }
Updates the contents of a specified commit comment.
This endpoint supports the following custom media types. For more information, see "Media types."
application/vnd.github-commitcomment.raw+json
: Returns the raw markdown body. Response will include body
. This is the default if you do not pass any specific media type.application/vnd.github-commitcomment.text+json
: Returns a text only representation of the markdown body. Response will include body_text
.application/vnd.github-commitcomment.html+json
: Returns HTML rendered from the body's markdown. Response will include body_html
.application/vnd.github-commitcomment.full+json
: Returns raw, text, and HTML representations. Response will include body
, body_text
, and body_html
.This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:
The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:
accept
string
Setting to application/vnd.github+json
is recommended.
owner
string Required
The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
repo
string Required
The name of the repository without the .git
extension. The name is not case sensitive.
comment_id
integer Required
The unique identifier of the comment.
Body parameters Name, Type, Descriptionbody
string Required
The contents of the comment
Status code Description200
OK
404
Resource not found
Request examplepatch/repos/{owner}/{repo}/comments/{comment_id}
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curl -L \ -X PATCH \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ https://api.github.com/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" }
This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:
The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:
accept
string
Setting to application/vnd.github+json
is recommended.
owner
string Required
The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
repo
string Required
The name of the repository without the .git
extension. The name is not case sensitive.
comment_id
integer Required
The unique identifier of the comment.
Status code Description204
No Content
404
Resource not found
Request exampledelete/repos/{owner}/{repo}/comments/{comment_id}
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curl -L \ -X DELETE \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/comments/COMMENT_ID
Response
Lists the comments for a specified commit.
This endpoint supports the following custom media types. For more information, see "Media types."
application/vnd.github-commitcomment.raw+json
: Returns the raw markdown body. Response will include body
. This is the default if you do not pass any specific media type.application/vnd.github-commitcomment.text+json
: Returns a text only representation of the markdown body. Response will include body_text
.application/vnd.github-commitcomment.html+json
: Returns HTML rendered from the body's markdown. Response will include body_html
.application/vnd.github-commitcomment.full+json
: Returns raw, text, and HTML representations. Response will include body
, body_text
, and body_html
.This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:
The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:
This endpoint can be used without authentication or the aforementioned permissions if only public resources are requested.
Headers Name, Type, Descriptionaccept
string
Setting to application/vnd.github+json
is recommended.
owner
string Required
The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
repo
string Required
The name of the repository without the .git
extension. The name is not case sensitive.
commit_sha
string Required
The SHA of the commit.
Status code Description200
OK
Request exampleget/repos/{owner}/{repo}/commits/{commit_sha}/comments
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curl -L \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ https://api.github.com/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" } ]
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. For more information, see "Rate limits for the API" and "Best practices for using the REST API."
This endpoint supports the following custom media types. For more information, see "Media types."
application/vnd.github-commitcomment.raw+json
: Returns the raw markdown body. Response will include body
. This is the default if you do not pass any specific media type.application/vnd.github-commitcomment.text+json
: Returns a text only representation of the markdown body. Response will include body_text
.application/vnd.github-commitcomment.html+json
: Returns HTML rendered from the body's markdown. Response will include body_html
.application/vnd.github-commitcomment.full+json
: Returns raw, text, and HTML representations. Response will include body
, body_text
, and body_html
.This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:
The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:
accept
string
Setting to application/vnd.github+json
is recommended.
owner
string Required
The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
repo
string Required
The name of the repository without the .git
extension. The name is not case sensitive.
commit_sha
string Required
The SHA of the commit.
Body parameters Name, Type, Descriptionbody
string Required
The contents of the comment.
path
string
Relative path of the file to comment on.
position
integer
Line index in the diff to comment on.
line
integer
Closing down notice. Use position parameter instead. Line number in the file to comment on.
Status code Description201
Created
403
Forbidden
422
Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.
Request examplepost/repos/{owner}/{repo}/commits/{commit_sha}/comments
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curl -L \ -X POST \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \ -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \ https://api.github.com/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" }
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