CommentThreads: insert

Creates a new top-level comment. To add a reply to an existing comment, use the comments.insert method instead.

Quota impact: A call to this method has a quota cost of 50 units.

Common use cases

Request

HTTP request

POST https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/commentThreads

Authorization

This request requires authorization with at least one of the following scopes (read more about authentication and authorization).

Scope
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.force-ssl

Parameters

The following table lists the parameters that this query supports. All of the parameters listed are query parameters.

Parameters
Required parameters
part string
The part parameter identifies the properties that the API response will include. Set the parameter value to snippet. The snippet part has a quota cost of 2 units.

The following list contains the part names that you can include in the parameter value:
  • id
  • replies
  • snippet

Request body

Provide a commentThread resource in the request body. For that resource:

  • You must specify a value for these properties:

    • snippet.channelId
    • snippet.topLevelComment.snippet.textOriginal

  • You can set values for these properties:

    • snippet.channelId
    • snippet.videoId
    • snippet.topLevelComment.snippet.textOriginal

Response

If successful, this method returns a commentThread resource in the response body.

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.

Error type Error detail Description
badRequest (400) channelOrVideoIdMissing Each comment thread must be linked to a channel or video.
  • If the comment applies to a channel, make sure that the resource specified in the request body provides a value for the snippet.channelId property. A comment that applies to a channel appears on the channel's Discussion tab.
  • If the comment applies to a video, make sure the resource specifies values for both the snippet.channelId and snippet.videoId properties. A comment that applies to a video appears on the video's watch page.
badRequest (400) commentTextRequired The comment resource that is being inserted must specify a value for the snippet.topLevelComment.snippet.textOriginal property. Comments cannot be empty.
badRequest (400) commentTextTooLong The comment resource that is being inserted contains too many characters in the snippet.topLevelComment.snippet.textOriginal property.
badRequest (400) invalidCommentThreadMetadata The request metadata is invalid.
badRequest (400) processingFailure The API server failed to successfully process the request. While this can be a transient error, it usually indicates that the request's input is invalid. Check the structure of the commentThread resource in the request body to ensure that it is valid.
forbidden (403) forbidden The comment thread could not be created due to insufficient permissions. The request might not be properly authorized.
forbidden (403) ineligibleAccount The YouTube account used to authorize the API request must be merged with the user's Google account to insert a comment or comment thread.
notFound (404) channelNotFound The specified channel could not be found. Check the value of the snippet.channelId property to ensure it is correct.
notFound (404) videoNotFound The specified video could not be found. Check the value of the snippet.videoId property to ensure it is correct.

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