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List comments for a pull request review

GET
/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{pull_number}/reviews/{review_id}/comments

Lists comments for a specific pull request review.

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

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

API method documentation

Parameters

Section titled “ Parameters ”

Path Parameters

Section titled “ 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.

pull_number
required
integer

The number that identifies the pull request.

review_id
required
integer

The unique identifier of the review.

Query Parameters

Section titled “ Query Parameters ”
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

Section titled “ Responses ”

200

Section titled “ 200 ”

Response

Media type application/json
Array<object>
Legacy Review Comment

Legacy Review Comment

object
url
required
string format: uri
pull_request_review_id
required
integer format: int64
nullable
id
required
integer format: int64
node_id
required
string
diff_hunk
required
string
path
required
string
position
required
integer
nullable
original_position
required
integer
commit_id
required
string
original_commit_id
required
string
in_reply_to_id
integer
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
body
required
string
created_at
required
string format: date-time
updated_at
required
string format: date-time
html_url
required
string format: uri
pull_request_url
required
string format: uri
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
_links
required
object
self
required
Link

Hypermedia Link

object
href
required
string
html
required
Link

Hypermedia Link

object
href
required
string
pull_request
required
Link

Hypermedia Link

object
href
required
string
body_text
string
body_html
string
reactions
Reaction Rollup
object
url
required
string format: uri
total_count
required
integer
+1
required
integer
-1
required
integer
laugh
required
integer
confused
required
integer
heart
required
integer
hooray
required
integer
eyes
required
integer
rocket
required
integer
side

The side of the first line of the range for a multi-line comment.

string
default: RIGHT
Allowed values: LEFT RIGHT
start_side

The side of the first line of the range for a multi-line comment.

string
default: RIGHT nullable
Allowed values: LEFT RIGHT
line

The line of the blob to which the comment applies. The last line of the range for a multi-line comment

integer
original_line

The original line of the blob to which the comment applies. The last line of the range for a multi-line comment

integer
start_line

The first line of the range for a multi-line comment.

integer
nullable
original_start_line

The original first line of the range for a multi-line comment.

integer
nullable
subject_type

The level at which the comment is targeted, can be a diff line or a file.

string
Allowed values: line file
Examples
Example default 
[
  {
    "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"
      }
    }
  }
]

Headers

Section titled “ Headers ”
Link
string
Example 
<https://api.github.com/resource?page=2>; rel="next", <https://api.github.com/resource?page=5>; rel="last"

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"
}