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Accela Settings/Comments API

The Settings/Comments API from Accela — 2 operation(s) for settings/comments.

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Operations 2

GET /v4/settings/comments Get All Standard Comments #
GET /v4/settings/comments/groups Get All Standard Comment Groups #

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OpenAPI Specification

accela-settings-comments-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  description: The Settings API provides configuration values that have been defined in Civic Platform Administration, typically as standard choice values. The Settings APIs are helpful when you need reference or custom-configured values in your API calls.
  title: Settings/Comments API
  version: v4
servers:
- url: https://apis.accela.com/
tags:
- name: Settings/Comments
paths:
  /v4/settings/comments:
    get:
      description: 'Gets the standard comments available in the system.


        **API Endpoint**: GET v4/settings/comments


        **Scope**: settings


        **App Type**: Agency


        **Authorization Type**: Access token


        **Civic Platform version**: 7.3.2'
      summary: Get All Standard Comments
      operationId: v4.get.settings.comments
      tags:
      - Settings/Comments
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/authHeaderParam'
      - description: Filter by group.
        in: query
        name: groups
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: 'Filter by one or more (comma-delimited) standard comment types. For valid values, use types[] in [Get All Standard Comment Groups](./api-settings.html#operation/v4.get.settings.comments.groups).


          **Civic Platform version**: 9.3.0


          '
        in: query
        name: types
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/lang'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/offset'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/limit'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: 'Successful request. Note: A successful request may return no data matching the filter criteria. A successful request may also return messages related to Event Manager Scripting Engine back-end processing.'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/response_standardCommentModelArray'
        '400':
          description: Invalid request.
        '401':
          description: Authorization failed.
        '403':
          description: Forbidden request.
        '404':
          description: Requested resource not found.
        '500':
          description: Internal server error or bad connection.
  /v4/settings/comments/groups:
    get:
      description: 'Gets available standard comment groups.


        **API Endpoint**: GET /v4/settings/comments/groups


        **Scope**: settings


        **App Type**: Agency


        **Authorization Type**: Access token


        **Civic Platform version**: 7.3.2'
      summary: Get All Standard Comment Groups
      operationId: v4.get.settings.comments.groups
      tags:
      - Settings/Comments
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/authHeaderParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/lang'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/offset'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/limit'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: 'Successful request. Note: A successful request may return no data matching the filter criteria. A successful request may also return messages related to Event Manager Scripting Engine back-end processing.'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/response_standardCommentGroupModelArray'
        '400':
          description: Invalid request.
        '401':
          description: Authorization failed.
        '403':
          description: Forbidden request.
        '404':
          description: Requested resource not found.
        '500':
          description: Internal server error or bad connection.
components:
  parameters:
    lang:
      description: Language parameter to support I18N. Default language is en_US.
      in: query
      name: lang
      required: false
      schema:
        type: string
    limit:
      description: Search result size limit.
      in: query
      name: limit
      required: false
      schema:
        type: integer
        format: int64
        enum:
        - range[1,1000]
    offset:
      description: The offset position of the first record in the results response array. For example, if offset is 100, the first item in the results array in the response is the 100th record in the search result list.
      in: query
      name: offset
      required: false
      schema:
        type: integer
        format: int64
    authHeaderParam:
      description: Construct oAuth2 authentication token
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
  schemas:
    response_standardCommentGroupModelArray:
      type: object
      properties:
        result:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/standardCommentGroupModel'
          type: array
    pageModel:
      type: object
      properties:
        offset:
          type: integer
          description: The requested offset start.
        limit:
          type: integer
          description: The requested result limit.
        total:
          type: integer
          description: The total number of records found.
        hasmore:
          type: boolean
          description: true if there are more results to fetch; false if all results have been fetched.
    response_standardCommentModelArray:
      type: object
      properties:
        result:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/standardCommentModel'
          type: array
        page:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/pageModel'
        status:
          type: integer
          description: The HTTP return status.
    standardCommentModel:
      type: object
      properties:
        comments:
          description: Additional notes about the comment.
          type: string
        group:
          type: object
          description: The name of the standard comments group.
          properties:
            text:
              description: The localized display value.
              type: string
            value:
              description: The data value.
              type: string
        text:
          description: The comment text.
          type: string
        type:
          type: object
          description: The standard comment type.
          properties:
            text:
              description: The localized display value.
              type: string
            value:
              description: The data value.
              type: string
        value:
          description: The comment value.
          type: string
    standardCommentGroupModel:
      type: object
      properties:
        text:
          description: The standard comment group name.
          type: string
        value:
          description: The standard comment group value.
          type: string
x-api-evangelist-provenance:
  generated: '2026-09-06'
  method: searched
  source: https://developer.accela.com/api/v4/v4-settings.json
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