---
title: "Create an article comment"
method: POST
path: "/articles/{article_id}/comments"
tags: ["Articles"]
---

# Create an article comment

`POST /articles/{article_id}/comments`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.presscart.com` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.presscart.com/articles/{article_id}/comments`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Create a public root article comment for an API-token team.

## Path parameters

- `article_id` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- object
  - `content` string, required
  - `parent_comment_id` string, nullable: Optional parent comment reference for one-level replies.
  - `author` object, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `email` string, email, nullable
    - `external_id` string, nullable: Optional API-client author identifier. It is stored for audit only.

## Response `201`

Article comment created successfully

- object
  - `id` string, required: Public comment reference.
  - `content` string, required
  - `author` object, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `email` string, email, nullable, required
  - `created_at` union, required
    - string, nullable
    - string
    - unknown
  - `updated_at` union, required
    - string, nullable
    - string
    - unknown
  - `parent_comment_id` string, nullable, required: Parent comment reference. Null for root comments.
  - `replies` object[], required
    - `id` string, required: Public comment reference.
    - `content` string, required
    - `author` object, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `email` string, email, nullable, required
    - `created_at` union, required
      - string, nullable
      - string
      - unknown
    - `updated_at` union, required
      - string, nullable
      - string
      - unknown
    - `parent_comment_id` string, nullable, required: Parent comment reference. Null for root comments.

---

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