GET /sites/$site/comments/$comment_ID

Return a single Comment

Resource URL

Type URL and Format
GET https://public-api.wordpress.com/rest/v1/sites/$site/comments/$comment_ID

Method Parameters

Parameter Type Description
$site (int|string) The site ID, The site domain
$comment_ID (int) The comment ID

Query Parameters

Parameter Type Description
context (string)
display:
(default) Formats the output as HTML for display. Shortcodes are parsed, paragraph tags are added, etc..
edit:
Formats the output for editing. Shortcodes are left unparsed, significant whitespace is kept, etc..
http_envelope (bool)
false:
(default)
true:
Some enviroments (like in-browser Javascript or Flash) block or divert responses with a non-200 HTTP status code. Setting this parameter will force the HTTP status code to always be 200. The JSON response is wrapped in an "envelope" containing the "real" HTTP status code and headers.
pretty (bool)
false:
(default)
true:
Output pretty JSON
callback (string) An optional JSONP callback function.

Response Parameters

Parameter Type Description
ID (int) The comment ID.
post (object) A reference to the comment's post.
author (object) The author of the comment.
date (iso 8601 datetime) The comment's creation time.
URL (url) The full permalink URL to the comment.
short_URL (url) The wp.me short URL.
content (html) context dependent.
status (string)
approved:
The comment has been approved.
unapproved:
The comment has been held for review in the moderation queue.
spam:
The comment has been marked as spam.
trash:
The comment is in the trash.
parent (object|false) A reference to the comment's parent, if it has one.
type (string)
comment:
The comment is a regular comment.
trackback:
The comment is a trackback.
pingback:
The comment is a pingback.
meta (object) Meta data

Example

cURL

curl 'https://public-api.wordpress.com/rest/v1/sites/en.blog.wordpress.com/comments/11/?pretty=1'

PHP

<?php

$options  = array (
  'http' => 
  array (
    'ignore_errors' => true,
  ),
);

$context  = stream_context_create( $options );
$response = file_get_contents(
  'https://public-api.wordpress.com/rest/v1/sites/en.blog.wordpress.com/comments/11/?pretty=1',
  false,
  $context
);
$response = json_decode( $response );

?>

Response Body

{
    "ID": 11,
    "post": {
        "ID": 8,
        "type": "post",
        "link": "https:\/\/public-api.wordpress.com\/rest\/v1\/sites\/3584907\/posts\/8"
    },
    "author": {
        "ID": 237,
        "email": false,
        "name": "Carthik",
        "URL": "http:\/\/ubuntu.wordpress.com\/",
        "avatar_URL": "http:\/\/2.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2b8c6afbea7b3c8c6cd74716e2c2eebd?s=96&d=retro",
        "profile_URL": "http:\/\/en.gravatar.com\/ubuntu"
    },
    "date": "2005-09-28T13:24:02+00:00",
    "URL": "http:\/\/en.blog.wordpress.com\/2005\/09\/28\/those-guys\/comment-page-1\/#comment-11",
    "short_URL": "http:\/\/wp.me\/pf2B5-8%23comment-11",
    "content": "<p>Thank you thank you thank you<\/p>\n<p>If you aren&#8217;t bored with this yet &#8211; &#8220;You guys rock!&#8221; <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' \/> <\/p>\n",
    "status": "approved",
    "parent": false,
    "type": "comment",
    "meta": {
        "links": {
            "self": "https:\/\/public-api.wordpress.com\/rest\/v1\/sites\/3584907\/comments\/11",
            "help": "https:\/\/public-api.wordpress.com\/rest\/v1\/sites\/3584907\/comments\/11\/help",
            "site": "https:\/\/public-api.wordpress.com\/rest\/v1\/sites\/3584907",
            "post": "https:\/\/public-api.wordpress.com\/rest\/v1\/sites\/3584907\/posts\/8",
            "replies": "https:\/\/public-api.wordpress.com\/rest\/v1\/sites\/3584907\/comments\/11\/replies\/"
        }
    }
}