---
title: Get
url: https://www.tines.com/docs/api/cases/comments/get/
updated: 2024-04-22T09:42:14+00:00
description: Retrieve a single comment for a case.
---

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# Get

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## Description

Retrieve a single comment for a case.

## Request

HTTP Method: **GET**

| Parameter  | Description            |
| ---------- | ---------------------- |
| case_id    | The ID of the case.    |
| comment_id | The ID of the comment. |

```bash
curl -X GET \
  https://<tenant-domain>/api/v2/cases/<<case_id>>/comments/<<comment_id>> \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <<CREDENTIAL.tines_api_key>>'
```

## Response

A successful request will return a JSON object of the comment.

### Field description

| Parameter     | Description                                                                      |
| ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| case_id       | The case ID.                                                                     |
| id            | The ID of the record with the comment attached to the case.                      |
| activity_type | The type of activity taken on the case - `commented` in this instance.           |
| value         | The comment being added.                                                         |
| created_at    | ISO 8601 Timestamp representing creation date.                                   |
| user          | Details of the user.                                                             |
| reactions     | An array of objects describing the reactions and their reactants on the comment. |

| User parameter     | Description                                          |
| ------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| user_id            | The user ID.                                         |
| first_name         | The user's first name.                               |
| last_name          | The user's last name.                                |
| email              | The user's email address.                            |
| avatar_url         | The user's avatar url.                               |
| is_service_account | Whether this user is a service account (true/false). |

### Sample response

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```json
{
  "case_id": 42,
  "id": 7508,
  "activity_type": "COMMENTED",
  "value": "This is a comment",
  "created_at": "2024-03-07T11:42:58Z",
  "user": {
    "user_id": 1,
    "first_name": "Jane",
    "last_name": "Doe",
    "email": "jane@tines.io",
    "avatar_url": "example.com/avatar",
    "is_service_account": false
  },
  "reactions": [
    {
      "emoji": ":heart:",
      "reactants": [
        {
          "user_id": 1,
          "user_name": "John Smith",
          "reacted_at": "2024-03-12T10:06:38+00:00"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```