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Creates a new comment on the given file.
HTTP request
POST https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v2/files/{fileId}/comments
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.
Path parameters
fileId
string
The ID of the file.
Request body
The request body contains an instance of
Comment
.Response body
If successful, the response body contains a newly created instance of
Comment
.Authorization scopes
Requires one of the following OAuth scopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/docs
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file
Some scopes are restricted and require a security assessment for your app to use them. For more information, see the Authorization guide .