Reviews

List reviews on a pull request
Get a single review
Delete a pending review
Get comments for a single review
Create a pull request review
Update a pull request review
Submit a pull request review
Dismiss a pull request review

Pull Request Reviews are groups of Pull Request Review Comments on the Pull Request, grouped together with a state and optional body comment.

List reviews on a pull request

GET /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls/:pull_number/reviews

Response

The list of reviews returns in chronological order.

Status: 200 OK
Link: <https://api.github.com/resource?page=2>; rel="next",
      <https://api.github.com/resource?page=5>; rel="last"

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    "node_id": "MDE3OlB1bGxSZXF1ZXN0UmV2aWV3ODA=",
    "user": {
      "login": "octocat",
      "id": 1,
      "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
      "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
      "gravatar_id": "",
      "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
      "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
      "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
      "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
      "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
      "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
      "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
      "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
      "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
      "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
      "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
      "type": "User",
      "site_admin": false
    },
    "body": "Here is the body for the review.",
    "state": "APPROVED",
    "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/pull/12#pullrequestreview-80",
    "pull_request_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/12",
    "_links": {
      "html": {
        "href": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/pull/12#pullrequestreview-80"
      },
      "pull_request": {
        "href": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/12"
      }
    },
    "submitted_at": "2019-11-17T17:43:43Z",
    "commit_id": "ecdd80bb57125d7ba9641ffaa4d7d2c19d3f3091"
  }
]

Get a single review

GET /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls/:pull_number/reviews/:review_id

Response

Status: 200 OK

{
  "id": 80,
  "node_id": "MDE3OlB1bGxSZXF1ZXN0UmV2aWV3ODA=",
  "user": {
    "login": "octocat",
    "id": 1,
    "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
    "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
    "gravatar_id": "",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
    "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
    "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
    "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
    "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
    "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
    "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
    "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
    "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
    "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
    "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
    "type": "User",
    "site_admin": false
  },
  "body": "Here is the body for the review.",
  "state": "APPROVED",
  "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/pull/12#pullrequestreview-80",
  "pull_request_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/12",
  "_links": {
    "html": {
      "href": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/pull/12#pullrequestreview-80"
    },
    "pull_request": {
      "href": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/12"
    }
  },
  "submitted_at": "2019-11-17T17:43:43Z",
  "commit_id": "ecdd80bb57125d7ba9641ffaa4d7d2c19d3f3091"
}

Delete a pending review

DELETE /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls/:pull_number/reviews/:review_id

Response

Status: 200 OK

{
  "id": 80,
  "node_id": "MDE3OlB1bGxSZXF1ZXN0UmV2aWV3ODA=",
  "user": {
    "login": "octocat",
    "id": 1,
    "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
    "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
    "gravatar_id": "",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
    "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
    "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
    "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
    "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
    "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
    "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
    "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
    "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
    "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
    "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
    "type": "User",
    "site_admin": false
  },
  "body": "Here is the body for the review.",
  "state": "PENDING",
  "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/pull/12#pullrequestreview-80",
  "pull_request_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/12",
  "_links": {
    "html": {
      "href": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/pull/12#pullrequestreview-80"
    },
    "pull_request": {
      "href": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/12"
    }
  },
  "commit_id": "ecdd80bb57125d7ba9641ffaa4d7d2c19d3f3091"
}

Get comments for a single review

GET /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls/:pull_number/reviews/:review_id/comments

Response

Status: 200 OK
Link: <https://api.github.com/resource?page=2>; rel="next",
      <https://api.github.com/resource?page=5>; rel="last"

[
  {
    "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/comments/1",
    "id": 10,
    "node_id": "MDI0OlB1bGxSZXF1ZXN0UmV2aWV3Q29tbWVudDEw",
    "pull_request_review_id": 42,
    "diff_hunk": "@@ -16,33 +16,40 @@ public class Connection : IConnection...",
    "path": "file1.txt",
    "position": 1,
    "original_position": 4,
    "commit_id": "6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
    "original_commit_id": "9c48853fa3dc5c1c3d6f1f1cd1f2743e72652840",
    "in_reply_to_id": 8,
    "user": {
      "login": "octocat",
      "id": 1,
      "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
      "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
      "gravatar_id": "",
      "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
      "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
      "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
      "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
      "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
      "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
      "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
      "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
      "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
      "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
      "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
      "type": "User",
      "site_admin": false
    },
    "body": "Great stuff!",
    "created_at": "2011-04-14T16:00:49Z",
    "updated_at": "2011-04-14T16:00:49Z",
    "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/pull/1#discussion-diff-1",
    "pull_request_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/1",
    "author_association": "NONE",
    "_links": {
      "self": {
        "href": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/comments/1"
      },
      "html": {
        "href": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/pull/1#discussion-diff-1"
      },
      "pull_request": {
        "href": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/1"
      }
    }
  }
]

Create a pull request review

This endpoint triggers notifications. Creating content too quickly using this endpoint may result in abuse rate limiting. See "Abuse rate limits" and "Dealing with abuse rate limits" for details.

Pull request reviews created in the PENDING state do not include the submitted_at property in the response.

POST /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls/:pull_number/reviews

Input

Name	Type	Description
`commit_id`	`string`	The SHA of the commit that needs a review. Not using the latest commit SHA may render your review comment outdated if a subsequent commit modifies the line you specify as the `position`. Defaults to the most recent commit in the pull request when you do not specify a value.
`body`	`string`	Required when using `REQUEST_CHANGES` or `COMMENT` for the `event` parameter. The body text of the pull request review.
`event`	`string`	The review action you want to perform. The review actions include: `APPROVE`, `REQUEST_CHANGES`, or `COMMENT`. By leaving this blank, you set the review action state to `PENDING`, which means you will need to submit the pull request review when you are ready.
`comments`	`array` of draft review comment `objects`	Use the following table to specify the location, destination, and contents of the draft review comment.

When specifying draft review comments, you need to include the following values:

Name	Type	Description
`path`	`string`	Required. The relative path to the file that necessitates a review comment.
`position`	`integer`	Required. The position in the diff where you want to add a review comment. Note this value is not the same as the line number in the file. For help finding the position value, read the note below.
`body`	`string`	Required. Text of the review comment.

Note: To comment on a specific line in a file, you need to first determine the position of that line in the diff. The GitHub REST API v3 offers the application/vnd.github.v3.diff media type. To see a pull request diff, add this media type to the Accept header of a call to the single pull request endpoint.

The position value equals the number of lines down from the first "@@" hunk header in the file you want to add a comment. The line just below the "@@" line is position 1, the next line is position 2, and so on. The position in the diff continues to increase through lines of whitespace and additional hunks until the beginning of a new file.

Example

{
  "commit_id": "ecdd80bb57125d7ba9641ffaa4d7d2c19d3f3091",
  "body": "This is close to perfect! Please address the suggested inline change.",
  "event": "REQUEST_CHANGES",
  "comments": [
    {
      "path": "file.md",
      "position": 6,
      "body": "Please add more information here, and fix this typo."
    }
  ]
}

Response

Status: 200 OK

{
  "id": 80,
  "node_id": "MDE3OlB1bGxSZXF1ZXN0UmV2aWV3ODA=",
  "user": {
    "login": "octocat",
    "id": 1,
    "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
    "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
    "gravatar_id": "",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
    "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
    "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
    "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
    "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
    "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
    "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
    "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
    "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
    "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
    "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
    "type": "User",
    "site_admin": false
  },
  "body": "This is close to perfect! Please address the suggested inline change.",
  "state": "CHANGES_REQUESTED",
  "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/pull/12#pullrequestreview-80",
  "pull_request_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/12",
  "_links": {
    "html": {
      "href": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/pull/12#pullrequestreview-80"
    },
    "pull_request": {
      "href": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/12"
    }
  },
  "submitted_at": "2019-11-17T17:43:43Z",
  "commit_id": "ecdd80bb57125d7ba9641ffaa4d7d2c19d3f3091"
}

Update a pull request review

Update the review summary comment with new text.

PUT /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls/:pull_number/reviews/:review_id

Input

Name	Type	Description
`body`	`string`	Required. The body text of the pull request review.

Example

{
  "body": "This is close to perfect! Please address the suggested inline change. And add more about this."
}

Response

Status: 200 OK

{
  "id": 80,
  "node_id": "MDE3OlB1bGxSZXF1ZXN0UmV2aWV3ODA=",
  "user": {
    "login": "octocat",
    "id": 1,
    "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
    "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
    "gravatar_id": "",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
    "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
    "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
    "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
    "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
    "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
    "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
    "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
    "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
    "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
    "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
    "type": "User",
    "site_admin": false
  },
  "body": "This is close to perfect! Please address the suggested inline change. And add more about this.",
  "state": "CHANGES_REQUESTED",
  "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/pull/12#pullrequestreview-80",
  "pull_request_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/12",
  "_links": {
    "html": {
      "href": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/pull/12#pullrequestreview-80"
    },
    "pull_request": {
      "href": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/12"
    }
  },
  "submitted_at": "2019-11-17T17:43:43Z",
  "commit_id": "ecdd80bb57125d7ba9641ffaa4d7d2c19d3f3091"
}

Submit a pull request review

POST /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls/:pull_number/reviews/:review_id/events

Input

Name	Type	Description
`body`	`string`	The body text of the pull request review
`event`	`string`	Required. The review action you want to perform. The review actions include: `APPROVE`, `REQUEST_CHANGES`, or `COMMENT`. When you leave this blank, the API returns HTTP 422 (Unrecognizable entity) and sets the review action state to `PENDING`, which means you will need to re-submit the pull request review using a review action.

Response

Status: 200 OK

{
  "id": 80,
  "node_id": "MDE3OlB1bGxSZXF1ZXN0UmV2aWV3ODA=",
  "user": {
    "login": "octocat",
    "id": 1,
    "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
    "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
    "gravatar_id": "",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
    "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
    "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
    "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
    "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
    "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
    "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
    "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
    "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
    "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
    "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
    "type": "User",
    "site_admin": false
  },
  "body": "Here is the body for the review.",
  "state": "APPROVED",
  "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/pull/12#pullrequestreview-80",
  "pull_request_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/12",
  "_links": {
    "html": {
      "href": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/pull/12#pullrequestreview-80"
    },
    "pull_request": {
      "href": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/12"
    }
  },
  "submitted_at": "2019-11-17T17:43:43Z",
  "commit_id": "ecdd80bb57125d7ba9641ffaa4d7d2c19d3f3091"
}

Dismiss a pull request review

PUT /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls/:pull_number/reviews/:review_id/dismissals

Note: To dismiss a pull request review on a protected branch, you must be a repository administrator or be included in the list of people or teams who can dismiss pull request reviews.

Input

Name	Type	Description
`message`	`string`	Required. The message for the pull request review dismissal

Response

Status: 200 OK

{
  "id": 80,
  "node_id": "MDE3OlB1bGxSZXF1ZXN0UmV2aWV3ODA=",
  "user": {
    "login": "octocat",
    "id": 1,
    "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
    "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
    "gravatar_id": "",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
    "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
    "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
    "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
    "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
    "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
    "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
    "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
    "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
    "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
    "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
    "type": "User",
    "site_admin": false
  },
  "body": "Here is the body for the review.",
  "state": "DISMISSED",
  "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/pull/12#pullrequestreview-80",
  "pull_request_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/12",
  "_links": {
    "html": {
      "href": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/pull/12#pullrequestreview-80"
    },
    "pull_request": {
      "href": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/12"
    }
  },
  "submitted_at": "2019-11-17T17:43:43Z",
  "commit_id": "ecdd80bb57125d7ba9641ffaa4d7d2c19d3f3091"
}