Karbon Comments API

Use comments on tasks to add notes or bring a colleague into the conversation to collaborate on the task. [Read more](https://help.karbonhq.com/en/articles/2111192-comment-and-collaborate-on-a-task)

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GET /v3/Comments('{Commentkey}') Gets a Comment using CommentKey #

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OpenAPI Specification

karbonhq-comments-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Karbonhq Comments API
  version: v3
  contact:
    name: API Support
    url: https://developers.karbonhq.com/issues/
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
  termsOfService: https://karbonhq.com/terms-of-use/
  description: 'Operations tagged Comments across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: KarbonAPI.json, karbonhq-openapi.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://api.karbonhq.com
  description: The production API server
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
  BearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Comments
  description: Use comments on tasks to add notes or bring a colleague into the conversation to collaborate on the task. Read more
paths:
  /v3/Comments('{Commentkey}'):
    get:
      tags:
      - Comments
      summary: Gets a Comment using CommentKey
      description: 'This endpoint can be used to get the comment attached to any Karbon entity (e.g., Work Item, Timesheet, Notes, Contacts).


        To place a call using this endpoint, you will need the unique `Commentkey` that is used to identify a particular comment in Karbon.'
      operationId: getComment
      parameters:
      - name: Commentkey
        in: path
        description: A Karbon-generated unique value that is used to identify the comment
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        example: Xn2r5u7xZe
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetComment'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorMessages'
              examples:
                Incorrect or Missing Data:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/Missing_Update_Data'
                Unsupported Option:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/Unsupported_option'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceNotFound'
              examples:
                Unauthorized Access:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/UnauthorizedAccess'
        '404':
          description: Not Found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorMessages'
              examples:
                Key Not Found:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/CommentKey_Not_Found'
        '429':
          description: Rate Limit Exceeded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RateLimitErrorMessage'
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorMessages'
              examples:
                Undefined Error:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/elongated_5001'
    servers:
    - url: https://api.karbonhq.com
      description: The production API server
components:
  examples:
    Unsupported_option:
      description: The error returned when the query option in a request is not allowed for by the API
      value:
        error:
          code: '4002'
          message: Query option '<Option Name>' is not allowed. To allow it, set the 'AllowedQueryOptions' property on EnableQueryAttribute or QueryValidationSettings.
    elongated_5001:
      description: A response shown when the API encounters an exception
      value:
        error:
          code: '5001'
          message: Unexpected Internal Error. Please contact Karbon HQ Technical support with API Request Id of 63792674374107265425.
    CommentKey_Not_Found:
      description: The error returned when a Comment cannot be found for the provided Comment Key
      value:
        error:
          code: '4004'
          message: 'Unable to find commentkey: <CommentKey>'
    Missing_Update_Data:
      description: The error returned when the payload for an update is missing or invalid
      value:
        error:
          code: '4005'
          message: 'Required payload data is missing: update'
    UnauthorizedAccess:
      description: A generic response shown when the API cannot confirm the authentication creditials provided
      value:
        error:
          statusCode: '401'
          message: JWT not present.
  schemas:
    ResourceNotFound:
      description: A generic response shown when the API cannot find a requested entity
      type: object
      properties:
        statusCode:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The generic HTTP Error code
          example: '404'
        message:
          type: string
          description: The error message
          example: Resource not found
    GetComment:
      description: A comment on a Work Item, Note or Contact
      required:
      - CommentBody
      - AuthorKey
      - CreatedDate
      properties:
        '@odata.context':
          type: string
          example: https://api.karbonhq.com/v3/$metadata#Comments/$entity
          description: The information about Karbon controllers generating this response.
        CommentKey:
          type: string
          example: Xn2r5u7xZe
          description: 'A Karbon-generated unique identifier for the comment

            '
        CommentTypeKey:
          type: string
          example: wF8D81TVZPu
          description: 'A Karbon-generated value that is used to identify the Karbon entity (e.g., Work Item, Notes, Contacts) associated with the comment.

            '
        CommentBody:
          type: string
          example: Looks good! Lets go ahead with this.
          description: 'The comment left behind by a Karbon user.

            '
        CreatedDate:
          type: string
          example: '2022-06-21T05:38:10.0608412+00:00'
          description: 'The date and time at which the comment was created in Karbon. This value is automatically generated by Karbon.


            The datetime format is UTC.

            '
        AuthorKey:
          type: string
          example: OgCjeo4gwu
          description: A random value that indicates the email address of the Karbon user who created the comment.
    RateLimitErrorMessage:
      description: The error message returned when the API rate limit is hit
      type: object
      properties:
        statusCode:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The generic HTTP Error code
          example: '429'
        message:
          type: string
          description: The error message
          example: Rate limit is exceeded. Try again in 10 seconds.
    ErrorMessages:
      description: The details of an error associated with an API request
      required:
      - error
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          required:
          - code
          - message
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
              example: '4004'
              description: A Karbon-generated code to identify the error
            message:
              type: string
              example: The record could not be found
              description: The error message
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      description: The Application ID for your API application, supplied by secure message when your Application is first registered
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
    ApiKeyAuth:
      description: The AccessKey for your API application, found inside the Settings > Connected Apps section in Karbon
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: AccessKey
externalDocs:
  description: Karbon Developers - API release notes
  url: https://developers.karbonhq.com/release-notes/
x-refined-from:
- KarbonAPI.json
- karbonhq-openapi.yml