---
title: "Edit Discussion Reply"
method: PATCH
path: "/projects/{projectId}/discussions/{discussionId}/replies/{replyId}"
tags: ["Discussions"]
---

# Edit Discussion Reply

`PATCH /projects/{projectId}/discussions/{discussionId}/replies/{replyId}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.crowdin.com/api/v2`
- URL: `https://api.crowdin.com/api/v2/projects/{projectId}/discussions/{discussionId}/replies/{replyId}`
- Auth: none declared
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/crowdin/apis/crowdin-api-v2/docs/projects/:projectId/discussions/:discussionId/replies/:replyId/patch.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

**Required scopes:** `project.discussion` (Read and Write).

Edits the text of a discussion reply. Users newly mentioned in the text are notified about the mention.

__Note:__ Only the author can edit their `reply` or `description`. `system` replies can't be edited

## Path parameters

- `projectId` integer, required
- `discussionId` integer, required
- `replyId` integer, required

## Request body

- DiscussionReplyOperation[]: A JSON Patch document as defined by [RFC 6902](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6902#section-3)
  - `op` 'replace', required: Patch operation to perform
  - `path` '/text', json-pointer, required: A JSON Pointer as defined by [RFC 6901](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6901)
  - `value` string, required: New reply text in Markdown, up to 16000 characters

## Response `200`

Reply data

- DiscussionReplyResource: Base schema of resource container. Container is a wrapper object that contains payload in required `data` property and provides space for adding any other metadata.
  - `data` DiscussionReply, required
    - `id` integer: ID of the reply
    - `discussionId` integer: ID of the discussion the reply belongs to
    - `type` 'reply' | 'description' | 'system': Reply type. One of: `description` for the description of the discussion, always its first reply; `reply` for a regular reply; `system` for the note posted when the discussion is closed or reopened
    - `text` string: Reply text in Markdown. For `system` replies, the status the discussion was moved to: `open` or `closed`
    - `userId` integer: ID of the user who posted the reply
    - `user` DiscussionUser: Author of a discussion or reply
      - `id` integer, nullable: ID of the user
      - `username` string, nullable: Username of the user
      - `fullName` string, nullable: Full name of the user, or the username when the full name is not set
      - `avatarUrl` string, nullable: URL of the user avatar
    - `createdAt` string, date-time: Date the reply was posted, in ISO 8601 format
    - `updatedAt` string, date-time: Date the reply was last edited, in ISO 8601 format. Equals `createdAt` when the reply was never edited

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid Request Body
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Project, discussion or reply with specified id was not found

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/crowdin/apis/crowdin-api-v2.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/crowdin/apis/crowdin-api-v2/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/crowdin/apis/crowdin-api-v2/revisions/27aae7751699?raw)