Pull request review comments - GitHub Enterprise Server 3.2 Docs

About the Pull request review comments API

Pull request review comments are comments on a portion of the unified diff made during a pull request review. Commit comments and issue comments are different from pull request review comments. You apply commit comments directly to a commit and you apply issue comments without referencing a portion of the unified diff. For more information, see "Create a commit comment" and "Create an issue comment."

Custom media types for pull request review comments

These are the supported media types for pull request review comments.

application/vnd.github.VERSION.raw+json
application/vnd.github.VERSION.text+json
application/vnd.github.VERSION.html+json
application/vnd.github.VERSION.full+json

For more information, see "Custom media types."

List review comments in a repository

Works with GitHub Apps

Lists review comments for all pull requests in a repository. By default, review comments are in ascending order by ID.

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended. See preview notices
Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`owner`stringRequired The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo`stringRequired The name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
`sort`string Can be one of: `created`, `updated`, `created_at`
`direction`string The direction to sort results. Ignored without `sort` parameter. Can be one of: `asc`, `desc`
`since`string Only show notifications updated after the given time. This is a timestamp in ISO 8601 format: `YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ`.
`per_page`integer The number of results per page (max 100). Default: `30`
`page`integer Page number of the results to fetch. Default: `1`

HTTP response status codes

Status code	Description
`200`	OK

Code samples

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/comments

curl \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/pulls/comments

Response

Status: 200

[
  {
    "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/comments/1",
    "pull_request_review_id": 42,
    "id": 10,
    "node_id": "MDI0OlB1bGxSZXF1ZXN0UmV2aWV3Q29tbWVudDEw",
    "diff_hunk": "@@ -16,33 +16,40 @@ public class Connection : IConnection...",
    "path": "file1.txt",
    "position": 1,
    "original_position": 4,
    "commit_id": "6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
    "original_commit_id": "9c48853fa3dc5c1c3d6f1f1cd1f2743e72652840",
    "in_reply_to_id": 8,
    "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
    },
    "body": "Great stuff!",
    "created_at": "2011-04-14T16:00:49Z",
    "updated_at": "2011-04-14T16:00:49Z",
    "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/pull/1#discussion-diff-1",
    "pull_request_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/1",
    "author_association": "NONE",
    "_links": {
      "self": {
        "href": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/comments/1"
      },
      "html": {
        "href": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/pull/1#discussion-diff-1"
      },
      "pull_request": {
        "href": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/1"
      }
    },
    "start_line": 1,
    "original_start_line": 1,
    "start_side": "RIGHT",
    "line": 2,
    "original_line": 2,
    "side": "RIGHT"
  }
]

Preview notices

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.

Multi-line comments in a pull request diff is currently available for developers to preview. During the preview period, these response fields may change without advance notice. See the blog post for more information.

To create multi-line comments or see multi-line comments with the new supported fields during the preview period, you must provide a custom media type in the Accept header:

application/vnd.github.comfort-fade-preview+json

To show multi-line comment-supported fields in the response, use the comfort-fade preview header and the line parameter.

If you use the comfort-fade preview header, your response will show:

For multi-line comments, values for start_line, original_start_line, start_side, line, original_line, and side.
For single-line comments, values for line, original_line, and side and a null value for start_line, original_start_line, and start_side.

If you don't use the comfort-fade preview header, multi-line and single-line comments will appear the same way in the response with a single position attribute. Your response will show:

For multi-line comments, the last line of the comment range for the position attribute.
For single-line comments, the diff-positioned way of referencing comments for the position attribute.

Get a review comment for a pull request

Works with GitHub Apps

Provides details for a review comment.

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended. See preview notices
Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`owner`stringRequired The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo`stringRequired The name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`comment_id`integerRequired The unique identifier of the comment.

HTTP response status codes

Status code	Description
`200`	OK
`404`	Resource not found

Code samples

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/comments/{comment_id}

curl \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/pulls/comments/COMMENT_ID

Response

Status: 200

{
  "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/comments/1",
  "pull_request_review_id": 42,
  "id": 10,
  "node_id": "MDI0OlB1bGxSZXF1ZXN0UmV2aWV3Q29tbWVudDEw",
  "diff_hunk": "@@ -16,33 +16,40 @@ public class Connection : IConnection...",
  "path": "file1.txt",
  "position": 1,
  "original_position": 4,
  "commit_id": "6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
  "original_commit_id": "9c48853fa3dc5c1c3d6f1f1cd1f2743e72652840",
  "in_reply_to_id": 8,
  "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
  },
  "body": "Great stuff!",
  "created_at": "2011-04-14T16:00:49Z",
  "updated_at": "2011-04-14T16:00:49Z",
  "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/pull/1#discussion-diff-1",
  "pull_request_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/1",
  "author_association": "NONE",
  "_links": {
    "self": {
      "href": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/comments/1"
    },
    "html": {
      "href": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/pull/1#discussion-diff-1"
    },
    "pull_request": {
      "href": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/1"
    }
  },
  "start_line": 1,
  "original_start_line": 1,
  "start_side": "RIGHT",
  "line": 2,
  "original_line": 2,
  "side": "RIGHT"
}

Preview notices

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.

To create multi-line comments or see multi-line comments with the new supported fields during the preview period, you must provide a custom media type in the Accept header:

application/vnd.github.comfort-fade-preview+json

To show multi-line comment-supported fields in the response, use the comfort-fade preview header and the line parameter.

If you use the comfort-fade preview header, your response will show:

For multi-line comments, values for start_line, original_start_line, start_side, line, original_line, and side.
For single-line comments, values for line, original_line, and side and a null value for start_line, original_start_line, and start_side.

If you don't use the comfort-fade preview header, multi-line and single-line comments will appear the same way in the response with a single position attribute. Your response will show:

For multi-line comments, the last line of the comment range for the position attribute.
For single-line comments, the diff-positioned way of referencing comments for the position attribute.

Update a review comment for a pull request

Works with GitHub Apps

Enables you to edit a review comment.

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended. See preview notice
Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`owner`stringRequired The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo`stringRequired The name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`comment_id`integerRequired The unique identifier of the comment.
Body parameters
Name, Type, Description
`body`stringRequired The text of the reply to the review comment.

HTTP response status codes

Status code	Description
`200`	OK

Code samples

patch/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/comments/{comment_id}

curl \
  -X PATCH \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/pulls/comments/COMMENT_ID \
  -d '{"body":"I like this too!"}'

Response

Status: 200

{
  "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/comments/1",
  "pull_request_review_id": 42,
  "id": 10,
  "node_id": "MDI0OlB1bGxSZXF1ZXN0UmV2aWV3Q29tbWVudDEw",
  "diff_hunk": "@@ -16,33 +16,40 @@ public class Connection : IConnection...",
  "path": "file1.txt",
  "position": 1,
  "original_position": 4,
  "commit_id": "6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
  "original_commit_id": "9c48853fa3dc5c1c3d6f1f1cd1f2743e72652840",
  "in_reply_to_id": 8,
  "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
  },
  "body": "Great stuff!",
  "created_at": "2011-04-14T16:00:49Z",
  "updated_at": "2011-04-14T16:00:49Z",
  "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/pull/1#discussion-diff-1",
  "pull_request_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/1",
  "author_association": "NONE",
  "_links": {
    "self": {
      "href": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/comments/1"
    },
    "html": {
      "href": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/pull/1#discussion-diff-1"
    },
    "pull_request": {
      "href": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/1"
    }
  },
  "start_line": 1,
  "original_start_line": 1,
  "start_side": "RIGHT",
  "line": 2,
  "original_line": 2,
  "side": "RIGHT"
}

Preview notice

To create multi-line comments or see multi-line comments with the new supported fields during the preview period, you must provide a custom media type in the Accept header:

application/vnd.github.comfort-fade-preview+json

To show multi-line comment-supported fields in the response, use the comfort-fade preview header and the line parameter.

If you use the comfort-fade preview header, your response will show:

For multi-line comments, values for start_line, original_start_line, start_side, line, original_line, and side.
For single-line comments, values for line, original_line, and side and a null value for start_line, original_start_line, and start_side.

If you don't use the comfort-fade preview header, multi-line and single-line comments will appear the same way in the response with a single position attribute. Your response will show:

For multi-line comments, the last line of the comment range for the position attribute.
For single-line comments, the diff-positioned way of referencing comments for the position attribute.

Delete a review comment for a pull request

Works with GitHub Apps

Deletes a review comment.

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.
Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`owner`stringRequired The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo`stringRequired The name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`comment_id`integerRequired The unique identifier of the comment.

HTTP response status codes

Status code	Description
`204`	No Content
`404`	Resource not found

Code samples

delete/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/comments/{comment_id}

curl \
  -X DELETE \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/pulls/comments/COMMENT_ID

Response

Status: 204

List review comments on a pull request

Works with GitHub Apps

Lists all review comments for a pull request. By default, review comments are in ascending order by ID.

Parameters

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept`string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended. See preview notices
Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`owner`stringRequired The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo`stringRequired The name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`pull_number`integerRequired The number that identifies the pull request.
Query parameters
Name, Type, Description