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	`GET`: Read a List of IssueComments. `POST`: Add a New IssueComment.
Supported sub-resources	/api/issues/{issueID}/comments/{commentID} : Operations with Specific IssueComment /api/issues/{issueID}/comments/{commentID}/reactions : Reactions

IssueComment attributes

Represents an existing issue comment.

Related Resources

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

Issue Comments

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}

null	Database ID of IssueComment

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}
            

null	Database ID of IssueComment

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"
                    }
                

19 March 2025