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Getting comments for the entity

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Updated at May 6, 2024

The request allows you to get a list of comments for an entity.

Request format

Before making a request, get permission to access the API.

To get comments, use an HTTP GET request.

GET /v2/entities/<entity_type>/<entity_ID>/comments
Host: https://api.tracker.yandex.net
Authorization: OAuth <OAuth_token>
X-Org-ID: <organization ID>
Headers

  • Host

    Address of the node that provides the API:

    https://api.tracker.yandex.net

  • Authorization

    OAuth token in OAuth <OAuth_token> format, e.g.:

    OAuth 0c4181a7c2cf4521964a72ff********

  • X-Org-ID or X-Cloud-Org-ID

    Organization ID. You can find it out on the Tracker organizations page.

    • If a Yandex 360 for Business organization is the only one linked to Tracker, the X-Org-ID header is used.
    • If a Yandex Cloud Organization organization is the only one linked to Tracker, the X-Cloud-Org-ID header is used.
    • If both Yandex 360 for Business and Yandex Cloud Organization organizations are linked to Tracker at the same time, the X-Org-ID header and the Yandex 360 for Business organization ID are used.
Resource
Parameter Description Data type
<entity_type> Entity type:
  • Project for a project
  • Portfolio for a portfolio
 String
<entity_ID> Entity ID. To get the ID, see the entity list. String
<project_or_portfolio_ID> Project or portfolio ID (the shortId value). You can use it instead of the entity ID in the request. String

Warning

Entity ID is not the same as project or portfolio ID.

Request parameters

Additional parameters

Parameter Description Data type
expand Additional information to be included into the response:
  • all: All
  • html: Comment HTML markup
  • attachments: Attached files
  • reactions: Reactions to a comment
 String

Example: Getting a list of comments

  • An HTTP GET method is used.
  • The response displays information about all comments.
GET /v2/entities/project/<project_ID>/comments?expand=all
Host: https://api.tracker.yandex.net
Authorization: OAuth <OAuth_token>
X-Org-ID: <organization ID>

Response format

If the request is successful, the API returns a response with code 200 OK.

The response body contains information about entity comments in JSON format.

[
    {
        "self": "https://api.tracker.yandex.net/v2/entities/project/6586d6fee2b9ef74********/comments/15",
        "id": 15,
        "longId": "65a156a29d5d2000********",
        "text": "Comment **number one.**",
        "textHtml": "<p>Comment <strong>number one.</strong></p>\n",
        "attachments": [
            {
                "self": "https://api.tracker.yandex.net/v2/entities/project/6586d6fee2b9ef74********/attachments/25",
                "id": "25",
                "display": "image.jpg"
            }
        ],
        "createdBy": {
            "self": "https://api.tracker.yandex.net/v2/users/19********",
            "id": "19********",
            "display": "Full Name",
            "cloudUid": "ajeppa7dgp53********",
            "passportUid": "15********"
        },
        "updatedBy": {
            "self": "https://api.tracker.yandex.net/v2/users/19********",
            "id": "19********",
            "display": "Full Name",
            "cloudUid": "ajeppa7dgp53********",
            "passportUid": "15********"
        },
        "createdAt": "2024-01-12T15:11:30.278+0000",
        "updatedAt": "2024-01-12T16:33:35.988+0000",
        "usersReacted": {
            "like": [
                {
                    "self": "https://api.tracker.yandex.net/v2/users/19********",
                    "id": "19********",
                    "display": "Full Name",
                    "cloudUid": "ajeppa7dgp71********",
                    "passportUid": "16********"
                }
            ]
        },
        "ownReactions": ["like"],
        "summonees": [
            {
                "self": "https://api.tracker.yandex.net/v2/users/19********",
                "id": "19********",
                "display": "Full Name",
                "cloudUid": "ajeppa7dgp32********",
                "passportUid": "12********"
            }
        ],
        "version": 3,
        "type": "standard",
        "transport": "internal"
    }
]
Response parameters
Parameter Description Data type
self Link to the comment object. String
id Comment ID. Number
longId Comment ID as a string. String
text Text of the comment. String
textHtml Comment HTML markup. String
attachments Attached files. String
createdBy Object with information about the author of the comment. Object
updatedBy Object with information about the last user to have updated the comment. Object
createdAt Comment creation date and time in the format:
YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.sss±hhmm 		String
updatedAt Comment update date and time in the format:
YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.sss±hhmm .		 String
usersReacted User reactions (present in the response if the expand parameter in the request is set to all or reactions):
  • like
  • dislike
  • laugh
  • tada
  • hooray
  • confused
  • heart
  • rocket
  • eyes
  • fire
  • ok
  • facepalm
  • check
 Object with a list of reactions and responders
reactionsCount Number of reactions (present in the response if the expand parameter in the request is not set to all or reactions). Object with a list and number of reactions
ownReactions Reactions of the comment author:
  • like
  • dislike
  • laugh
  • tada
  • hooray
  • confused
  • heart
  • rocket
  • eyes
  • fire
  • ok
  • facepalm
  • check
 List of strings
summonees IDs or usernames of invited users. Array of objects or strings
maillistSummonees List of mailing lists mentioned in the comment. Array of strings
version Comment version. Each update increases the comment's version number. Number
type Comment type:
  • standard: Comment sent via the Tracker interface.
  • incoming: Comment created from an incoming message.
  • outcoming: Comment created from an outgoing message.
 String
transport Method of adding a comment:
  • internal: Via the Tracker interface.
  • email: Via email.
 String

createdBy object fields

Parameter Description Data type
self Address of the API resource with information about the user. String
id User ID. Number
display Displayed user name. String
cloudUid User unique ID in Yandex Cloud Organization. String
passportUid Unique ID of the user account in the Yandex 360 for Business organization and Yandex ID. String

updatedBy object fields

Parameter Description Data type
self Address of the API resource with information about the user. String
id User ID. Number
display Displayed user name. String
cloudUid User unique ID in Yandex Cloud Organization. String
passportUid Unique ID of the user account in the Yandex 360 for Business organization and Yandex ID. String

usersReacted object fields

Parameter Description Data type
self Address of the API resource with information about the user. String
id User ID. Number
display Displayed user name. String
cloudUid User unique ID in Yandex Cloud Organization. String
passportUid Unique ID of the user account in the Yandex 360 for Business organization and Yandex ID. String

If the request is processed incorrectly, the API returns a response with an error code:

400
One or more request parameters have an invalid value.
404
The requested object was not found. You may have specified an invalid object ID or key.
422
JSON validation error, the request is rejected.

Paginated display of entity comments

For paginated display of results, use an HTTP GET request.

GET /v2/entities/<entity_type>/<entity_ID>/comments/_relative
Host: https://api.tracker.yandex.net
Authorization: OAuth <OAuth_token>
X-Org-ID: <organization ID>

Specify additional parameters in the query string:

Parameter

Description

Data type

perPage

Defines the maximum number of comments in a response. Default value is 50

Number

from

ID of the comment after which the list starts to be generated. The comment itself is not included in the list. Not used together with the selected parameter.

String

selected

ID of the comment around which the list is generated. Not specified with the from parameter. The list is generated in the following order (for perPage=5):

  1. Comment with the specified ID.
  2. Comment preceding the first comment.
  3. Comment following the first comment.
  4. Comment preceding the second comment.
  5. Сomment following the third comment.

String

newCommentsOnTop

Reverses the order of comments in the list. The default value is false.

Logical

direction

Determines the order of comments in the list:

  • forward (default)
  • backward: Inverts the newCommentsOnTop parameter value.

String

If no parameters are specified, the full list of entities is displayed.

Example: Getting a list of comments

  • An HTTP GET method is used.
  • The response displays information about three comments starting with 65a1bdbdb02b780b31********.
GET /v2/entities/project/<project_ID>/comments/_relative?perPage=3&from=65a1bdb02b780b31********
Host: https://api.tracker.yandex.net
Authorization: OAuth <OAuth_token>
X-Org-ID: <organization ID>

Response format with paginated comments

If the request is successful, the API returns a response with code 200 OK.

The response body contains information about entity comments in JSON format.

{
    "comments": [
        {
            "self": "https://api.tracker.yandex.net/v2/entities/project/65a1bdb02b780b31********/comments/22",
            "id": 22,
            "longId": "65a1bdb02b780b31********",
            "text": "Previous comment.",
            ...
        },
        {
            "self": "https://api.tracker.yandex.net/v2/entities/project/65a1bdb02b780b32********/comments/23",
            "id": 23,
            "longId": "65a1bdb02b780b32********",
            "text": "Specified comment.",
            ...
        },
        {
            "self": "https://api.tracker.yandex.net/v2/entities/project/65a1bdb02b780b33********/comments/24",
            "id": 24,
            "longId": "65a1bdb02b780b33********",
            "text": "Next comment.",
            ...
        }
    ],
    "hasNext": True,
    "hasPrev": True
}
Response parameters
Parameter Description Data type
comments List of comments. List of objects
hasNext Indicates the presence of subsequent entries in the list. Logical
hasPrev Indicates the presence of previous entries in the list. Logical

If the request is processed incorrectly, the API returns a response with an error code:

400
One or more request parameters have an invalid value.
404
The requested object was not found. You may have specified an invalid object ID or key.
422
JSON validation error, the request is rejected.
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