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GET
/
comments
/
:id
Get Comment by ID
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.example.com/comments/:id
{
  "id": "<string>",
  "body": "<string>",
  "filePath": "<string>",
  "lineNumber": 123,
  "pullRequestId": "<string>",
  "userId": 123,
  "parentCommentId": "<string>",
  "resolved": true,
  "createdAt": "<string>",
  "updatedAt": "<string>",
  "user": {
    "id": 123,
    "username": "<string>",
    "name": "<string>",
    "avatarUrl": "<string>"
  },
  "replies": [
    {}
  ]
}
Retrieve a specific comment by its ID, including any threaded replies.

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Authentication

This endpoint does not require authentication.

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Path Parameters

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id
string
required
The ID of the comment

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Response

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id
string
The unique identifier for the comment
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body
string
The content of the comment
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filePath
string
The file path where the comment was made
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lineNumber
number
The line number in the file
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pullRequestId
string
The ID of the pull request
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userId
number
The ID of the user who created the comment
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parentCommentId
string
The ID of the parent comment if this is a reply
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resolved
boolean
Whether this comment thread has been resolved
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createdAt
string
ISO 8601 timestamp of when the comment was created
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updatedAt
string
ISO 8601 timestamp of when the comment was last updated
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user
object
The user who created the comment
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id
number
User ID
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username
string
Username
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name
string
Display name
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avatarUrl
string
URL to the user’s avatar image
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replies
array
Array of reply comments in the thread (same structure as parent comment)

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Example

curl https://api.diffy.com/comments/1

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Response

{
  "id": "1",
  "body": "This function could be optimized by caching the result",
  "filePath": "src/utils/processor.ts",
  "lineNumber": 42,
  "pullRequestId": "123456789",
  "userId": 5,
  "parentCommentId": null,
  "resolved": false,
  "createdAt": "2026-03-01T10:30:00Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-01T10:30:00Z",
  "user": {
    "id": 5,
    "username": "reviewer",
    "name": "Jane Reviewer",
    "avatarUrl": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/123"
  },
  "replies": [
    {
      "id": "2",
      "body": "Good catch! I'll add memoization here.",
      "filePath": "src/utils/processor.ts",
      "lineNumber": 42,
      "pullRequestId": "123456789",
      "userId": 8,
      "parentCommentId": "1",
      "resolved": false,
      "createdAt": "2026-03-01T11:15:00Z",
      "updatedAt": "2026-03-01T11:15:00Z"
    }
  ]
}

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