List issue comments for a repository

GET

/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/comments

You can use the REST API to list comments on issues and pull requests for a repository. Every pull request is an issue, but not every issue is a pull request.

By default, issue comments are ordered by ascending ID.

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

application/vnd.github.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.text+json: Returns a text only representation of the markdown body. Response will include body_text.
application/vnd.github.html+json: Returns HTML rendered from the body’s markdown. Response will include body_html.
application/vnd.github.full+json: Returns raw, text, and HTML representations. Response will include body, body_text, and body_html.

API method documentation

Parameters

Path Parameters

owner

required

string

The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

repo

required

string

The name of the repository without the .git extension. The name is not case sensitive.

Query Parameters

sort

string

default: created

Allowed values: created updated

The property to sort the results by.

direction

string

Allowed values: asc desc

Either asc or desc. Ignored without the sort parameter.

since

string format: date-time

Only show results that were last updated after the given time. This is a timestamp in ISO 8601 format: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ.

per_page

integer

default: 30

The number of results per page (max 100). For more information, see “Using pagination in the REST API.”

page

integer

default: 1

The page number of the results to fetch. For more information, see “Using pagination in the REST API.”

Responses

200

Response

application/json

Array<object>

Issue Comment

Comments provide a way for people to collaborate on an issue.

object

required

Unique identifier of the issue comment

integer format: int64

node_id

required

string

url

required

URL for the issue comment

string format: uri

body

Contents of the issue comment

string

body_text

string

body_html

string

html_url

required

string format: uri

user

required

Simple User

A GitHub user.

object

name

string

nullable

email

string

nullable

login

required

string

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

issue_url

required

string format: uri

author_association

author_association

How the author is associated with the repository.

string

Allowed values: COLLABORATOR CONTRIBUTOR FIRST_TIMER FIRST_TIME_CONTRIBUTOR MANNEQUIN MEMBER NONE OWNER

performed_via_github_app

GitHub app

GitHub apps are a new way to extend GitHub. They can be installed directly on organizations and user accounts and granted access to specific repositories. They come with granular permissions and built-in webhooks. GitHub apps are first class actors within GitHub.

object

required

Unique identifier of the GitHub app

integer

slug

The slug name of the GitHub app

string

node_id

required

string

client_id

string

owner

required

One of:

Simple User
Enterprise

Simple User

A GitHub user.

object

name

string

nullable

email

string

nullable

login

required

string

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

name

required

The name of the GitHub app

string

description

required

string

nullable

external_url

required

string format: uri

html_url

required

string format: uri

created_at

required

string format: date-time

updated_at

required

string format: date-time

permissions

required

The set of permissions for the GitHub app

object

issues

string

checks

string

metadata

string

contents

string

deployments

string

key

additional properties

string

events

required

The list of events for the GitHub app. Note that the installation_target, security_advisory, and meta events are not included because they are global events and not specific to an installation.

Array<string>

installations_count

The number of installations associated with the GitHub app. Only returned when the integration is requesting details about itself.

integer

reactions

Reaction Rollup

object

url

required

string format: uri

total_count

required

integer

required

integer

-1

required

integer

laugh

required

integer

confused

required

integer

heart

required

integer

hooray

required

integer

eyes

required

integer

rocket

required

integer

pin

Pinned Issue Comment

Context around who pinned an issue comment and when it was pinned.

object

pinned_at

required

string format: date-time

pinned_by

required

Simple User

A GitHub user.

object

name

string

nullable

email

string

nullable

login

required

string

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

minimized

Minimized Issue Comment

Details about why an issue comment was minimized.

object

reason

required

The reason the comment was minimized.

string

nullable

Examples

default

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "node_id": "MDEyOklzc3VlQ29tbWVudDE=",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/comments/1",
    "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/issues/1347#issuecomment-1",
    "body": "Me too",
    "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",
    "issue_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/1347",
    "author_association": "COLLABORATOR",
    "minimized": null
  }
]

Headers

Link

string

Example

<https://api.github.com/resource?page=2>; rel="next", <https://api.github.com/resource?page=5>; rel="last"

404

Resource not found

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"
}

422

Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

application/json

Validation Error

Validation Error

object

message

required

string

documentation_url

required

string

errors

Array<object>

object

resource

string

field

string

message

string

code

required

string

index

integer

value

One of:

string

nullable

Example ^generated

{
  "message": "example",
  "documentation_url": "example",
  "errors": [
    {
      "resource": "example",
      "field": "example",
      "message": "example",
      "code": "example",
      "index": 1,
      "value": [
        "example"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

List issue comments for a repository

Parameters

Path Parameters

Query Parameters

Responses

200

Examples

Headers

Example

404

Example generated

422

Example generated

Example ^generated

Example ^generated