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    Create comment

    post
    https://api.box.com/2.0
    /comments

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

    Adds a comment by the user to a specific file, or as a reply to an other comment.

    Request

    bearer [ACCESS_TOKEN]
    application/json

    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.

    Request Body

    objectin body

    The item to attach the comment to.

    stringin bodyrequired
    "11446498"

    The ID of the item

    stringin bodyrequired
    "file"

    The type of the item that this comment will be placed on.

    Value is one of file,comment

    stringin bodyrequired
    "Review completed!"

    The text of the comment.

    To mention a user, use the tagged_message parameter instead.

    stringin bodyoptional
    "@[1234:John] Review completed!"

    The text of the comment, including @[user_id:name] somewhere in the message to mention another user, which will send them an email notification, letting them know they have been mentioned.

    The user_id is the target user's ID, where the name can be any custom phrase. In the Box UI this name will link to the user's profile.

    If you are not mentioning another user, use message instead.

    Response

    application/jsonComment (Full)

    Returns the newly created comment object.

    Not all available fields are returned by default. Use the fields query parameter to explicitly request any specific fields.

    application/jsonClient error

    An unexpected client error.

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    Request Example

    cURL
    curl -i -X POST "https://api.box.com/2.0/comments" \
         -H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>" \
         -H "content-type: application/json" \
         -d '{
           "message": "Review completed!",
           "item": {
             "type": "file",
             "id": 426436
           }
         }'

    Response Example

    {
      "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!"
    }