Airtable Comments API

Manage comments on individual records

Operations 4

GET /{baseId}/{tableIdOrName}/{recordId}/comments Airtable List Comments on a Record #
POST /{baseId}/{tableIdOrName}/{recordId}/comments Airtable Create a Comment on a Record #
PATCH /{baseId}/{tableIdOrName}/{recordId}/comments/{commentId} Airtable Update a Comment #
DELETE /{baseId}/{tableIdOrName}/{recordId}/comments/{commentId} Airtable Delete a Comment #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://airtable.com/developers/web/api/introduction
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GettingStarted
https://support.airtable.com/docs/getting-started-with-airtables-web-api
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Authentication
https://airtable.com/developers/web/api/authentication
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Authentication
https://airtable.com/developers/web/guides/personal-access-tokens
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Authentication
https://airtable.com/developers/web/guides/oauth-integrations
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Documentation
https://airtable.com/developers/web/api/webhooks-overview
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APIReference
https://airtable.com/developers/web/api/list-records
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APIReference
https://airtable.com/developers/web/api/update-record
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RateLimits
https://airtable.com/developers/web/api/rate-limits
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Documentation
https://airtable.com/developers/web/api/cursor-pagination
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Documentation
https://airtable.com/developers/web/api/field-model
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Documentation
https://airtable.com/developers/web/api/list-bases
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Documentation
https://airtable.com/developers/web/api/get-base-schema
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Documentation
https://airtable.com/developers/web/api/create-base
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Documentation
https://airtable.com/developers/web/api/create-table
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Documentation
https://airtable.com/developers/web/api/create-field
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APIReference
https://airtable.com/developers/web/api/update-table
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APIReference
https://airtable.com/developers/web/api/update-field
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Documentation
https://airtable.com/developers/web/api/scim-overview
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APIReference
https://airtable.com/developers/web/api/model/scim-user-schema
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APIReference
https://airtable.com/developers/web/api/create-scim-user
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APIReference
https://airtable.com/developers/web/api/get-scim-user
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APIReference
https://airtable.com/developers/web/api/put-scim-user
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APIReference
https://airtable.com/developers/web/api/delete-scim-user
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APIReference
https://airtable.com/developers/web/api/get-scim-group
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APIReference
https://airtable.com/developers/web/api/delete-scim-group
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GettingStarted
https://support.airtable.com/docs/managing-users-via-idp-sync

Specifications

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OpenAPI Specification

airtable-comments-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Airtable Comments API
  description: The Airtable API can be used to integrate your data in Airtable with any external system. The API closely follows REST semantics, uses JSON to encode objects, and relies on standard HTTP codes to signal operation outcomes. It provides full CRUD operations on records, comment management, and webhook subscriptions for real-time notifications.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Airtable
    url: https://airtable.com/developers
    email: support@airtable.com
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://airtable.com/tos
  termsOfService: https://airtable.com/tos
servers:
- url: https://api.airtable.com/v0
  description: Airtable API v0 production server
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Comments
  description: Manage comments on individual records
paths:
  /{baseId}/{tableIdOrName}/{recordId}/comments:
    get:
      operationId: listComments
      summary: Airtable List Comments on a Record
      description: Returns a paginated list of comments on the specified record. Comments are returned in reverse chronological order.
      tags:
      - Comments
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/baseId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/tableIdOrName'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/recordId'
      - name: offset
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Pagination cursor from a previous response to fetch the next page.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: pageSize
        in: query
        required: false
        description: The number of comments to return per page.
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 100
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A paginated list of comments.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CommentList'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    post:
      operationId: createComment
      summary: Airtable Create a Comment on a Record
      description: Creates a new comment on the specified record. Comments can include user mentions using the @[usrXXXXXXXX] syntax. Requires OAuth authentication with the comment:write scope.
      tags:
      - Comments
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/baseId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/tableIdOrName'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/recordId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                text:
                  type: string
                  description: The text content of the comment. Supports @[usrXXXXXXXX] syntax for mentions.
              required:
              - text
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The created comment.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Comment'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/UnprocessableEntity'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /{baseId}/{tableIdOrName}/{recordId}/comments/{commentId}:
    patch:
      operationId: updateComment
      summary: Airtable Update a Comment
      description: Updates the text of an existing comment on a record. Only the author of the comment can update it.
      tags:
      - Comments
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/baseId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/tableIdOrName'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/recordId'
      - name: commentId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The unique identifier of the comment.
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                text:
                  type: string
                  description: The updated text content of the comment.
              required:
              - text
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The updated comment.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Comment'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    delete:
      operationId: deleteComment
      summary: Airtable Delete a Comment
      description: Deletes a comment from a record. Only the author of the comment can delete it.
      tags:
      - Comments
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/baseId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/tableIdOrName'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/recordId'
      - name: commentId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The unique identifier of the comment.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Confirmation that the comment was deleted.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  id:
                    type: string
                    description: The ID of the deleted comment.
                  deleted:
                    type: boolean
                    description: Always true when the deletion succeeds.
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      description: An error response from the Airtable API.
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            type:
              type: string
              description: The type of error (e.g., AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED, NOT_FOUND, INVALID_REQUEST).
            message:
              type: string
              description: A human-readable description of the error.
          required:
          - type
          - message
    Comment:
      type: object
      description: A comment on an Airtable record.
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: The unique identifier of the comment.
        author:
          type: object
          description: The user who created the comment.
          properties:
            id:
              type: string
              description: The user ID of the comment author.
            email:
              type: string
              format: email
              description: The email address of the comment author.
            name:
              type: string
              description: The display name of the comment author.
        text:
          type: string
          description: The text content of the comment.
        createdTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: The time when the comment was created.
        lastUpdatedTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: The time when the comment was last updated.
      required:
      - id
      - text
      - createdTime
    CommentList:
      type: object
      description: A paginated list of comments on a record.
      properties:
        comments:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Comment'
        offset:
          type: string
          description: Pagination cursor for the next page of results.
      required:
      - comments
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Forbidden:
      description: The authenticated user does not have permission to perform this action.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication credentials are missing or invalid.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    UnprocessableEntity:
      description: The request body contains invalid data.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    TooManyRequests:
      description: Rate limit exceeded. The API allows 5 requests per second per base.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  parameters:
    baseId:
      name: baseId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The unique identifier of the base (starts with 'app').
      schema:
        type: string
        pattern: ^app[a-zA-Z0-9]+$
    tableIdOrName:
      name: tableIdOrName
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The name or unique identifier (starts with 'tbl') of the table.
      schema:
        type: string
    recordId:
      name: recordId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The unique identifier of the record (starts with 'rec').
      schema:
        type: string
        pattern: ^rec[a-zA-Z0-9]+$
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Airtable uses Bearer token authentication. Provide a personal access token or OAuth access token in the Authorization header.
externalDocs:
  description: Airtable Web API Documentation
  url: https://airtable.com/developers/web/api/introduction