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    List file comments

    get
    https://api.box.com/2.0
    /files/:file_id/comments

    This endpoint is in the version 2024.0. No changes are required to continue using it. For more details, see Box API versioning.

    Retrieves a list of comments for a file.

    Request

    bearer [ACCESS_TOKEN]
    application/json

    Path Parameters

    stringin pathrequired
    12345

    The unique identifier that represents a file.

    The ID for any file can be determined by visiting a file in the web application and copying the ID from the URL. For example, for the URL https://*.app.box.com/files/123 the file_id is 123.

    Query Parameters

    string arrayin queryoptional
    id,type,name

    A comma-separated list of attributes to include in the response. This can be used to request fields that are not normally returned in a standard response.

    Be aware that specifying this parameter will have the effect that none of the standard fields are returned in the response unless explicitly specified, instead only fields for the mini representation are returned, additional to the fields requested.

    integer (int64)in queryoptional
    1000
    1000

    The maximum number of items to return per page.

    integer (int64)in queryoptional
    1000
    0

    The offset of the item at which to begin the response.

    Queries with offset parameter value exceeding 10000 will be rejected with a 400 response.

    Response

    application/jsonComments

    Returns a collection of comment objects. If there are no comments on this file an empty collection will be returned.

    application/jsonClient error

    An unexpected client error.

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    Request Example

    cURL
    curl -i -X GET "https://api.box.com/2.0/files/12345/comments" \
         -H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>"

    Response Example

    {
      "entries": [
        {
          "id": "11446498",
          "type": "comment",
          "created_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
          "created_by": {
            "id": "11446498",
            "type": "user",
            "login": "ceo@example.com",
            "name": "Aaron Levie"
          },
          "is_reply_comment": true,
          "item": {
            "id": "11446498",
            "type": "file"
          },
          "message": "@Aaron Levie these tigers are cool!",
          "modified_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
          "tagged_message": "@[1234567:Aaron Levie] these tigers are cool!"
        }
      ],
      "limit": 1000,
      "offset": 2000,
      "order": [
        {
          "by": "type",
          "direction": "ASC"
        }
      ],
      "total_count": 5000
    }