Commit comments
Edit a commit comment
Change a commit comment's text, named by comment_id.
PATCH
/repos/{owner}/{name}/comments/{comment_id}Its author only. Publishes commit_comment.edited.
Its author only.
- Authentication: Required. Send an access token as
Authorization: Bearer. - MCP tool:
repositorywithactionedit_commit_comment, and the same inputs - Scope: An access token needs
issues:write.
Path parameters
Section titled “Path parameters”| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
owner |
string | Yes | The workspace that owns the repository. |
name |
string | Yes | The repository’s name. |
comment_id |
string | Yes | The commit comment’s id, as list_commit_comments and list_repo_commit_comments give it. |
Body parameters
Section titled “Body parameters”Send a JSON object. Names are snake_case, as in responses; the camelCase spelling is accepted too.
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
body |
string | Yes | The new text, in Markdown. |
Example request
Section titled “Example request”curl -X PATCH https://api.g1t.sh/repos/flagon-io/hello/comments/ccm_01m4a2r7k3d9f1h5j8n2q6t0w4 \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $G1T_TOKEN" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "body": "Should an empty name fall back to \"world\"? The README says it does." }'Example response
Section titled “Example response”A successful request answers 200 with:
{ "id": "ccm_01m4a2r7k3d9f1h5j8n2q6t0w4", "repo_id": "rep_01m3m5q6p0e2qaw6mmjahk0qrr", "commit": "9f2c4e1a7b3d5f60812a4c6e8b0d2f4a6c8e0b13", "path": "src/main.rs", "line": 12, "author": "ana", "body": "Should an empty name fall back to \"world\"? The README says it does.", "created_at": "2026-10-01T19:02:11.208Z", "updated_at": "2026-10-01T19:05:40.117Z"}Errors
Section titled “Errors”A failed request answers with one of these statuses and a body like {"error": {"code": "not_found", "message": "Repository not found."}}. See errors.
| Status | Code | When |
|---|---|---|
| 401 | unauthenticated |
A token is required, or the one sent is not valid. |
| 403 | forbidden |
The token is valid but not allowed to do this, such as a member-only change, or a token without the scope it needs. |
| 404 | not_found |
It does not exist, or you cannot see it. |
| 409 | conflict |
The request conflicts with the current state. |
| 422 | invalid |
The input is not valid. message says which field and why. |