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Update a gist comment

PATCH
/gists/{gist_id}/comments/{comment_id}

Updates a comment on a gist.

This endpoint supports the following custom media types. For more information, see “Media types.”

  • application/vnd.github.raw+json: Returns the raw markdown. This is the default if you do not pass any specific media type.

API method documentation

Parameters

Section titled “ Parameters ”

Path Parameters

Section titled “ Path Parameters ”
gist_id
required
string

The unique identifier of the gist.

comment_id
required
integer format: int64

The unique identifier of the comment.

Request Body required

Section titled “ Request Body required ”
Media type application/json
object
body
required

The comment text.

string
<= 65535 characters
Examples
Example default

Updating a comment in a gist 

{
  "body": "This is an update to a comment in a gist"
}

Responses

Section titled “ Responses ”

200

Section titled “ 200 ”

Response

Media type application/json
Gist Comment

A comment made to a gist.

object
id
required
integer
node_id
required
string
url
required
string format: uri
body
required

The comment text.

string
<= 65535 characters
user
required
Simple User

A GitHub user.

object
name
string
nullable
email
string
nullable
login
required
string
id
required
integer format: int64
node_id
required
string
avatar_url
required
string format: uri
gravatar_id
required
string
nullable
url
required
string format: uri
html_url
required
string format: uri
followers_url
required
string format: uri
following_url
required
string
gists_url
required
string
starred_url
required
string
subscriptions_url
required
string format: uri
organizations_url
required
string format: uri
repos_url
required
string format: uri
events_url
required
string
received_events_url
required
string format: uri
type
required
string
site_admin
required
boolean
starred_at
string
user_view_type
string
created_at
required
string format: date-time
updated_at
required
string format: date-time
author_association
required
author_association

How the author is associated with the repository.

string
Allowed values: COLLABORATOR CONTRIBUTOR FIRST_TIMER FIRST_TIME_CONTRIBUTOR MANNEQUIN MEMBER NONE OWNER
Examples
Example default 
{
  "id": 1,
  "node_id": "MDExOkdpc3RDb21tZW50MQ==",
  "url": "https://api.github.com/gists/a6db0bec360bb87e9418/comments/1",
  "body": "Just commenting for the sake of commenting",
  "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": "2011-04-18T23:23:56Z",
  "updated_at": "2011-04-18T23:23:56Z",
  "author_association": "COLLABORATOR"
}

404

Section titled “ 404 ”

Resource not found

Media type application/json
Basic Error

Basic Error

object
message
string
documentation_url
string
url
string
status
string
Example generated 
{
  "message": "example",
  "documentation_url": "example",
  "url": "example",
  "status": "example"
}