Article Comments

This resource lets you work with comments to an article.

Resource	/api/articles/{articleID}/comments
Returned entity	ArticleComment. For the description of the entity attributes, see Supported Fields section.
Supported methods	`GET`: Read a List of ArticleComments. `POST`: Add a New ArticleComment.

ArticleComment attributes

Represents a comment to an article.

This table describes attributes of the ArticleComment 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 article comment. `Read-only`.
text	String	The text of the comment. `Can be null`.
created	Long	The timestamp of the date and time when the comment was created. `Read-only`.
updated	Long	The timestamp of the date and time when the comment was last updated. `Read-only`.
author	User	The user who created the comment. `Read-only`. `Can be null`.
article	Article	The article the comment belongs to. `Read-only`. `Can be null`.
attachments	Array of ArticleAttachments	The list of attachments that are attached to the comment.
visibility	Visibility	The visibility settings of the comment. They define who is allowed to see the comment. `Can be null`.

Read a List of ArticleComments

Get all accessible comments to a specific article.

Request syntax

GET /api/articles/{articleID}/comments?{fields}&{$top}&{$skip}

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
fields	String	A list of ArticleComment 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.

Sample

Sample request

                https://example.youtrack.cloud/api/articles/NP-A-7/comments?fields=id,author(id,name),text,created,visibility(permittedGroups(id,name),permittedUsers(id,name))
            

Sample response body

                [
                  {
                    "author": {
                      "name": "John Smith",
                      "id": "24-0",
                      "$type": "User"
                    },
                    "created": 1629984248559,
                    "visibility": {
                      "$type": "UnlimitedVisibility"
                    },
                    "text": "Hello world!",
                    "id": "251-0",
                    "$type": "ArticleComment"
                  }
                ]
            

Add a New ArticleComment

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

Required permissions

Requires permissions: Create Comment

Request syntax

            POST /api/articles/{articleID}/comments?{fields}&{draftId}&{muteUpdateNotifications}
        

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
fields	String	A list of ArticleComment attributes that should be returned in the response. If no field is specified, only the `entityID` is returned.
draftId	String	The 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/articles/NP-A-7/comments?fields=id,author(id,name),text,created,visibility(permittedGroups(id,name),permittedUsers(id,name))
            

Sample request body

                {
                  "text": "Jane, please update the information in this article."
                }
            

Sample response body

                {
                  "author": {
                    "name": "John Smith",
                    "id": "24-0",
                    "$type": "User"
                  },
                  "created": 1629984897621,
                  "visibility": {
                    "$type": "UnlimitedVisibility"
                  },
                  "text": "Jane, please update the information in this article.",
                  "id": "251-2",
                  "$type": "ArticleComment"
                }
            

Last modified: 24 February 2023