# Operations with Specific ArticleComment

This resource lets you work with comments to an article.
|  Resource  |     ```GENERIC /api/articles/{articleID}/comments/{commentID} ```    |
| --- | --- |
|  Returned entity  |  [ArticleComment](api-entity-ArticleComment.html). For the description of the entity attributes, see [Supported Fields](#ArticleComment-supported-fields) section.  |
|  Supported methods  |      * `GET`: [Read a Specific ArticleComment](#get-ArticleComment-method).    * `POST`: [Update a Specific ArticleComment](#update-ArticleComment-method).    * `DELETE`: [Delete a Specific ArticleComment](#delete-ArticleComment-method).    |

## ArticleComment attributes

Represents a comment to an article.

### Related Resources

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

* [Article Comments](resource-api-articles-articleID-comments.html)

### Attributes

This table describes attributes of the `ArticleComment` 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 article comment. `Read-only`.  |
|  article  |  [BaseArticle](api-entity-BaseArticle.html)  |  The article the comment belongs to. `Read-only`. `Can be null`.  |
|  attachments  |  [Array of ArticleAttachments](api-entity-ArticleAttachment.html)  |  The list of attachments that are attached to the comment.  |
|  author  |  [User](api-entity-User.html)  |  The user who created the comment. `Read-only`. `Can be null`.  |
|  created  |  Long  |  The timestamp in milliseconds indicating the moment when the comment was posted. Stored as a unix timestamp at UTC. `Read-only`.  |
|  pinned  |  Boolean  |  Determines whether the comment is pinned in the article.  |
|  reactions  |  [Array of Reactions](api-entity-Reaction.html)  |  The list of reactions that users added to this comment.  |
|  text  |  String  |  The text of the comment. `Can be null`.  |
|  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](api-entity-Visibility.html)  |  The visibility settings of the comment. They define who is allowed to see the comment. `Can be null`.  |

## Read a Specific ArticleComment

Read a comment with a specific ID.

### Required permissions

Requires read access to the article. If a user is the author of the comment, comment is always visible to them.

### Request syntax

```GENERIC
GET /api/articles/{articleID}/comments/{commentID}?{fields}
```

|  {commentID}  |  The database ID of the comment.  |
| --- | --- |

### Request parameters

|  Parameter  |  Type  |  Description  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  fields  |  String  |  A list of ArticleComment attributes that should be returned in the response. If no field is specified, only the `entityID` is returned.  |

### Sample

#### Sample request

```CURL
https://example.youtrack.cloud/api/articles/NP-A-7/comments/251-0?fields=id,author(id,name),text,created,visibility(permittedGroups(id,name),permittedUsers(id,name))
```

#### Sample response body

```JSON
{
  "author": {
    "name": "John Smith",
    "id": "24-0",
    "$type": "User"
  },
  "created": 1629984248559,
  "visibility": {
    "$type": "UnlimitedVisibility"
  },
  "text": "Hello world!",
  "id": "251-0",
  "$type": "ArticleComment"
}
```

## Update a Specific ArticleComment

Update an existing comment to a specific article.

### Required permissions

Requires Update Comment permission for own comments and Update Not Own Comment permission for not own comments.

### Request syntax

```GENERIC
POST /api/articles/{articleID}/comments/{commentID}?{fields}&{muteUpdateNotifications}
```

|  {commentID}  |  The database ID of the comment.  |
| --- | --- |

### Request parameters

|  Parameter  |  Type  |  Description  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  fields  |  String  |  A list of ArticleComment attributes that should be returned in the response. If no field is specified, only the `entityID` is returned.  |
|  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

```CURL
https://example.youtrack.cloud/api/articles/NP-A-7/comments/251-1?fields=id,author(id,name),text,created,visibility(permittedGroups(id,name),permittedUsers(id,name))
```

#### Sample request body

```JSON
{
  "text": "Okay, I will do it, @john.smith. By the way, I am updating this comment using REST API."
}
```

#### Sample response body

```JSON
{
  "author": {
    "name": "Jane Doe",
    "id": "24-1",
    "$type": "User"
  },
  "created": 1629984781870,
  "visibility": {
    "$type": "UnlimitedVisibility"
  },
  "text": "Okay, I will do it, @john.smith. By the way, I am updating this comment using REST API.",
  "id": "251-1",
  "$type": "ArticleComment"
}
```

## Delete a Specific ArticleComment

Delete an existing comment to a specific article.

### Required permissions

Requires Delete Comment permission for own comments and Delete Not Own Comment permission for not own comments.

### Request syntax

```GENERIC
DELETE /api/articles/{articleID}/comments/{commentID}
```

|  {commentID}  |  The database ID of the comment.  |
| --- | --- |

### Request parameters

|  Parameter  |  Type  |  Description  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  fields  |  String  |  A list of ArticleComment attributes that should be returned in the response. If no field is specified, only the `entityID` is returned.  |

### Sample

#### Sample request

```CURL
https://example.youtrack.cloud/api/articles/NP-A-7/comments/251-1
```