---
title: "Service: /members/{member}/comments/{commentid} [PATCH]"
source: https://dev.pageseeder.com/api/services/comment-PATCH.html
description: "Load a comment"
last_updated: 2026-08-07T17:09:54+10:00
document_type: api_endpoint
operation_id: comment-PATCH
resource_id: comment
path_template: /members/{member}/comments/{commentid}
http_method: PATCH
api_category: comment
implementation_version: null
api_since: null
deprecated_since: null
obsolete_since: null
api_support: supported
cache_control: N/A
generated_at: 2026-08-07
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---

# /members/\{member\}/comments/\{commentid\} \[PATCH\]

## Description

Edits an existing [comment](../../reference/glossary/comment.md).

> **Note:** This service can also be used to edit workflow steps but only the `content` and `labels` parameters are allowed.

## Parameters

| Name | Description | Required | Type | Default value |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| assignedto | The `ID` of the member to assign the task to – status/previous status **MUST** be set | no | string |  |
| attachmentgroup | The group to get the attachments from (only used if draft is set from `false` to `true`) | no | string |  |
| authoremail | The email address of the author (manager only or draft from non-member) | no | string |  |
| authorname | The name of the author (manager only or draft from non-member) | no | string |  |
| content | The content of the [comment](../elements/element_comment.md) | no | string |  |
| contenttype | The media type of the comment | no | mediatype |  |
| created | The creation date of the comment in ISO-8601 e.g. `2010-10-25T12:26:00+10:00` (manager only) | no | datetime |  |
| draft | Whether the comment is a draft | no | boolean |  |
| due | The task due date and time in ISO-8601 format – status **MUST** be set. e.g. `2010-10-25T18:00:00+11:00` | no | datetime |  |
| fragment | The URI fragment to move this comment to (only applies to uri parameter) | no | string | default |
| group | The name of the group to move this comment to | no | string |  |
| groups | A comma-separated list of group names the comment belongs to (ignored if comment is not the thread root or won't be after move) | no | string |  |
| labels | A comma-separated list of label values | no | string |  |
| moderated | If `true`, the comment is to be moderated | no | boolean |  |
| movereplies | If `true`, replies created after this comment are also moved and, if `groups` specified, then groups are modified (if current user is not a manager or author contributor of reply, it is not moved) | no | boolean | true |
| notify | The notification behavior | no | notify | silent |
| notify-async | Whether emails are sent asynchronously (for slow email servers) | no | boolean | `false` |
| priority | The priority for the task e.g. `High`, `Medium`, `Low` – status/previous status **MUST** be set | no | string |  |
| properties | A pipe-separated list of value pairs e.g. `x=1\|y=2\|` | no | string |  |
| reply | The comment `ID` to make this comment a reply to (this also changes the title to the reply to title unless overridden using the `title` parameter) | no | long |  |
| status | The task status value, e.g. `Open` | no | string |  |
| title | The title of the comment | no | string |  |
| type | The type of comment | no | string |  |
| uri | The URI ID to move this comment to | no | long |  |
| uris | Comma-separated list of attachments as URI IDs with optional `!fragment`s | no | string |  |
| url | The URL with optional `#fragment` to move this comment to | no | url |  |
| urls | Comma-separated list of attachments as URLs with optional `#fragment`s | no | string |  |

No parameters are required, but parameters which are specified modify the comment accordingly. 

## Permission

The member on the request needs to be a contributor or higher.

## Response

```lang-xml

<comment-modification [notification-email-delayed="true"|
                      notification-email-failed="true"]
                      [notify-param-ignored="true"]
                      [public="true"]>
  <comment id="123"
           discussionid="122"
           contentrole="Comment"
           created="2012-03-08T12:34:00+10:00"
           [status="Open"]
           [due="2012-03-10T18:00:00+10:00"]
           [priority="High"]
           [moderated="true"]>
    <title>Cavern stolen!</title>
    <author email="alibaba@fortythieves.com.au"> ... </author>
    <assignedto id="123" 
                date="2012-03-09T..."> ... </assignedto>
    <modifiedby id="456" 
                date="2012-03-09T..."> ... </modifiedby>
    <content id="789"
             type="text/plain">Sesame opened the door</content>
    <context fragment="2">
      <uri id="789"> ... </uri>
    </context>
    <attachment>
      <uri id="189"> ... </uri>
    </attachment>
    <attachment fragment="5">
      <uri id="289"> ... </uri>
    </attachment>
  </comment>
</comment-modification>
```

## Error Handling

| Code | Cause / Description |
| --- | --- |
| 0x1002 | Invalid email address |
| 0x1303 | Only one of uri, url, group or replyto can be specified |
| 0x1304 | The URL is invalid |
| 0x1305 | The URL does not match a GroupURI |
| 0x1306 | The Group is invalid |
| 0x1307 | The assigned to member is invalid |
| 0x1308 | The due date is invalid |
| 0x1309 | The comment is archived |
| 0x1311 | The object specified is not a comment |
| 0x1317 | The replyto comment was not found |
| 0x1318 | URI not found |
| 0x1324 | Comment can't be a reply to itself |
| 0x1326 | The content was invalid |
| 0x1328 | The labels parameter is invalid |
| 0x1329 | The priority parameter is invalid |
| 0x1330 | The status parameter is invalid |
| 0x6301 | If the group has no general discussion |
| 0x6303 | Failed to edit comment |
| 0x6306 | The replyto comment has no context URI |