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Returns a list of comments that match the API request parameters.
Quota impact:
A call to this method has a quota cost
of 1 unit.
Common use cases
Request
HTTP request
GET https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/comments
Parameters
The following table lists the parameters that this query supports. All of the parameters listed are query parameters.
part
string
The part
parameter specifies a comma-separated list of one or more comment
resource properties that the API response will include.The following list contains the part
names that you can include in the parameter value:
Filters (specify exactly one of the following parameters)
id
string
The id
parameter specifies a comma-separated list of comment IDs for the resources that are being retrieved. In a comment
resource, the id
property specifies the comment's ID.
parentId
string
The parentId
parameter specifies the ID of the comment for which replies should be retrieved.
Note:YouTube currently supports replies only for top-level comments. However, replies to replies may be supported in the future.
maxResults
unsigned integer
The maxResults
parameter specifies the maximum number of items that should be returned in the result set. Note:This parameter is not supported for use in conjunction with the id
parameter. Acceptable values are 1
to 100
, inclusive. The default value is 20
.
pageToken
string
The pageToken
parameter identifies a specific page in the result set that should be returned. In an API response, the nextPageToken
property identifies the next page of the result that can be retrieved. Note:This parameter is not supported for use in conjunction with the id
parameter.
textFormat
string
This parameter indicates whether the API should return comments formatted as HTML or as plain text. The default value is html
.Acceptable values are: -
html
– Returns the comments in HTML format. This is the default value.
-
plainText
– Returns the comments in plain text format.
Request body
Do not provide a request body when calling this method.
Response
If successful, this method returns a response body with the following structure:
{
"kind"
:
"youtube#commentListResponse"
,
"etag"
:
etag
,
"nextPageToken"
:
string
,
"pageInfo"
:
{
"totalResults"
:
integer
,
"resultsPerPage"
:
integer
} ,
"items"
:
[
comment
Resource
]
}
Properties
The following table defines the properties that appear in this resource:
Errors
The following table identifies error messages that the API could return in response to a call to this method. Please see the error message
documentation for more detail.
Try it!
Use the APIs Explorer
to call this API and see the API request and response.
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You can open the [fullscreen APIs Explorer](#) to see code samples that dynamically update to reflect the parameter values entered in the Explorer.\n\nThe table below shows common use cases for this method. You can click on a use case name to load sample parameter values in the APIs Explorer. Or you can see code samples for a use case in the fullscreen APIs Explorer by clicking on the code icon below a use case name. In the fullscreen UI, you can update parameter and property values and the code samples will dynamically update to reflect the values you enter. \nThis method has one common use case, which is described below. The buttons below the description populate the APIs Explorer with sample values or open the fullscreen APIs Explorer to show code samples that use those values. The code samples also dynamically update if you change the values.\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\nRequest\n-------\n\n### HTTP request\n\n```\nGET https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/comments\n```\n\n### Parameters\n\nThe following table lists the parameters that this query supports. All of the parameters listed are query parameters.\n\n| Parameters ||\n|--------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|\n| **Required parameters** |||\n| `part` | `string` The **part** parameter specifies a comma-separated list of one or more `comment` resource properties that the API response will include. The following list contains the `part` names that you can include in the parameter value: - `id` - `snippet` |\n| **Filters (specify exactly one of the following parameters)** |||\n| `id` | `string` The **id** parameter specifies a comma-separated list of comment IDs for the resources that are being retrieved. In a `comment` resource, the `id` property specifies the comment's ID. |\n| `parentId` | `string` The **parentId** parameter specifies the ID of the comment for which replies should be retrieved. **Note:** YouTube currently supports replies only for top-level comments. However, replies to replies may be supported in the future. |\n| **Optional parameters** |||\n| `maxResults` | `unsigned integer` The **maxResults** parameter specifies the maximum number of items that should be returned in the result set. **Note:** This parameter is not supported for use in conjunction with the [id](#id) parameter. Acceptable values are `1` to `100`, inclusive. The default value is `20`. |\n| `pageToken` | `string` The **pageToken** parameter identifies a specific page in the result set that should be returned. In an API response, the `nextPageToken` property identifies the next page of the result that can be retrieved. **Note:** This parameter is not supported for use in conjunction with the [id](#id) parameter. |\n| `textFormat` | `string` This parameter indicates whether the API should return comments formatted as HTML or as plain text. The default value is `html`. Acceptable values are: - **html** -- Returns the comments in HTML format. This is the default value. - **plainText** -- Returns the comments in plain text format. |\n\n### Request body\n\nDo not provide a request body when calling this method.\n\nResponse\n--------\n\nIf successful, this method returns a response body with the following structure: \n\n```objective-c\n{\n \"kind\": \"youtube#commentListResponse\",\n \"etag\": etag,\n \"nextPageToken\": string,\n \"pageInfo\": {\n \"totalResults\": integer,\n \"resultsPerPage\": integer\n },\n \"items\": [\n comment Resource\n ]\n}\n```\n\n### Properties\n\nThe following table defines the properties that appear in this resource:\n\n| Properties ||\n|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `kind` | `string` Identifies the API resource's type. The value will be `youtube#commentListResponse`. |\n| `etag` | `etag` The Etag of this resource. |\n| `nextPageToken` | `string` The token that can be used as the value of the `pageToken` parameter to retrieve the next page in the result set. |\n| `pageInfo` | `object` The `pageInfo` object encapsulates paging information for the result set. |\n| pageInfo.`totalResults` | `integer` The total number of results in the result set. |\n| pageInfo.`resultsPerPage` | `integer` The number of results included in the API response. |\n| `items[]` | `list` A list of comments that match the request criteria. |\n\nErrors\n------\n\nThe following table identifies error messages that the API could return in response to a call to this method. Please see the [error message](/youtube/v3/docs/errors) documentation for more detail.\n\n| Error type | Error detail | Description |\n|--------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `badRequest (400)` | `operationNotSupported` | The id filter is only compatible with comments based on Google+. |\n| `forbidden (403)` | `forbidden` | One or more of the requested comments cannot be retrieved due to insufficient permissions. The request might not be properly authorized. |\n| `notFound (404)` | `commentNotFound` | One or more of the specified comments cannot be found. Check the values of the request's [id](/youtube/v3/docs/comments/list#id) and [parentId](/youtube/v3/docs/comments/list#parentId) parameters to ensure that they are correct. |\n\nTry it!\n-------\n\nUse the APIs Explorer to call this API and see the API request and response."]]
