POST /reply — post a reply to a comment

Use this endpoint to add a reply to an existing comment thread. Provide the UUID of the parent comment in the request body along with your reply text. Replies are visible to all project reviewers by default; set isPrivate to true to restrict visibility to your workspace.

POST https://api.bugsmash.io/api/v2/reply

Request body

string

required

The UUID of the parent comment to reply to.

string

required

The reply text to post.

boolean

Set to true to make the reply private. Defaults to false.

Request example

curl --location 'https://api.bugsmash.io/api/v2/reply' \
--header 'X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{
  "commentId": "{commentId}",
  "text": "Thanks, will fix this shortly."
}'

Response example

{
  "status": true,
  "message": "Reply created",
  "data": {
    "comment_id": "e5f6a7b8-c9d0-1234-efab-234567890124",
    "comment": "<p>Thanks, will fix this shortly.</p>",
    "comment_number": null,
    "status": "Active",
    "created_at": "2026-04-06T14:02:36.000000Z",
    "updated_at": "2026-04-06T14:02:36.000000Z",
    "is_private": false,
    "comment_by_name": "John Doe",
    "comment_by_email": "user@example.com",
    "assigned_to_name": null,
    "assigned_to_email": null,
    "priority": "Unset",
    "attachment_file_url": null,
    "project_type": "pdf",
    "comment_screenshot_file_url": null
  }
}

Response fields

boolean

true when the reply was created successfully.

string

A human-readable description of the result.

object

The newly created reply object.

Show properties

string

UUID of the new reply.

string

Reply text as HTML.

number

Always null for replies; sequential numbering applies only to top-level comments.

string

Status of the reply. Always "Active" on creation.

string

ISO 8601 timestamp of when the reply was created.

string

ISO 8601 timestamp of the most recent update.

boolean

Whether the reply is private.

string

Display name of the reviewer who posted the reply.

string

Email address of the reviewer who posted the reply.

string

Always null for replies.

string

Always null for replies.

string

Priority level. Always "Unset" for replies.

string

URL of any file attachment. null if not present.

string

The type of the parent project (e.g., "pdf").

string

URL of the context screenshot. null for replies.

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