Comments Resources

Get information about, edit, or delete a comment.

Resource

1/chatter/comments/commentId

1/connect/communities/communityId/chatter/comments/commentId

Available since version

23.0

Requires Chatter

Yes

HTTP methods

GET, DELETE, PATCH

PATCH is supported in version 34.0 and later.

Request body for PATCH

Root XML tag

<comment>

Properties

Name	Type	Description	Available Version
attachment	Depends on type.	Optional. Values are: Attachment Input: Existing Content Attachment Input: New File Upload As of version 32.0, use the capabilities property. Important	24.0–31.0
body	Message Body Input	The body of the comment. Feed item and comment bodies have a 10,000 character limit. Because this limit can change, we recommend that clients make a describeSObjects() call on the FeedItem or FeedComment object. To determine the maximum number of allowed characters, look at the length of the Body or CommentBody field. To edit this property in a comment, make a PATCH request to /chatter/comments/commentId. Editing comments is supported in version 34.0 and later. Rich text and inline images are supported in comment bodies in version 35.0 and later.	23.0
capabilities	Comment Capabilities Input	Capabilities of the comment, such as a file attachment	32.0

Response body for GET and PATCH

Comment

Example

You can find the ID for a specific comment from any feed, such as a news feed or a record feed.

Use the following resource and the HTTP method GET to return information about a comment:

1/chatter/comments/0D7D00000000NtkKAE

Determines whether the context user can edit a comment.

Resource

1/chatter/comments/commentId/capabilities/edit/is-editable-by-me

1/connect/communities/communityId/chatter/comments/commentId/capabilities/edit/is-editable-by-me

Available since version

34.0

Requires Chatter

Yes

HTTP methods

GET

Response body for GET

Feed Entity Is Editable

Get information about the likes for a comment. Also used to like a comment.

Resource

1/chatter/comments/commentId/likes

1/connect/communities/communityId/chatter/comments/commentId/likes

Available since version

23.0

Requires Chatter

Yes

HTTP methods

GET, POST or HEAD

Request parameters for GET or HEAD

POST takes no request parameters, nor a request body.

Note

Parameter Name	Type	Description
page	Integer	Specifies the number of the page you want returned.
pageSize	Integer	Specifies the number of items per page. Valid values are from 1 through 100. If you don't specify a size, the default is 25.

Response body for GET

Like Page

Response body for POST

Like