Comments

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Comments are additional information that you can add to your resources. Comments can be added to provide context for any operation that was performed.

When you make an API call on any resource, for example, Subscriptions -> Change term end, you can add more context to that operation by calling the comments API as a follow up call.

Besides the user generated comments, Chargebee also generates "System" comments when a change for a resource happens at the backend. These comments are all read-only.

Sample comment [ JSON ]

{
    "added_by": "full_access_key_v1",
    "created_at": 1517505963,
    "entity_id": "__test__KyVnHhSBWm65N2rx",
    "entity_type": "subscription",
    "id": "cmt___test__KyVnHhSBWm69N2s4",
    "notes": "This is a test comment",
    "object": "comment",
    "type": "user"
}

API Index URL

https://{site}.chargebee.com/api/v2/comments

id

string, max chars=40
Unique identifier for the comment.

entity_type

enumerated string
Type of the entity this comment generated for

Possible values are

added_by

optional, string, max chars=100
The user who created the comment. If created via API, this contains the name given for the API key used.

notes

string, max chars=1000
Actual notes for the comment.

created_at

timestamp(UTC) in seconds
The time at which this comment was created

type

enumerated string, default=user
Type of comment this is.

Possible values are

entity_id

string, max chars=100
Unique identifier of the entity.

business_entity_id

optional, string, max chars=50
The unique identifier of the business entity associated with this comment.

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Create a new comment for an entity. The newly added comment will be shown in the web interface as well.

Sample Request

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curl  https://{site}.chargebee.com/api/v2/comments \
     -u {site_api_key}:\
     -d entity_id="__test__KyVnHhSBWm65N2rx" \
     -d entity_type="SUBSCRIPTION" \
     -d notes="This is a test comment"

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Sample Response [ JSON ]

{
    "comment": {
        "added_by": "full_access_key_v1",
        "created_at": 1517505963,
        "entity_id": "__test__KyVnHhSBWm65N2rx",
        "entity_type": "subscription",
        "id": "cmt___test__KyVnHhSBWm69N2s4",
        "notes": "This is a test comment",
        "object": "comment",
        "type": "user"
    }
}

URL Format POST

https://{site}.chargebee.com/api/v2/comments

entity_type[]

required, enumerated string
Type of the entity to create the comment for.

Possible values are

entity_id[]

required, string, max chars=100
Unique identifier of the entity.

notes[]

required, string, max chars=1000
Actual notes for the comment.

added_by[]

optional, string, max chars=100
The user who created the comment. If created via API, this contains the name given for the API key used.

comment

always returned
Resource object representing comment

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Retrieve a comment for an entity identified by comment ID.

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curl  https://{site}.chargebee.com/api/v2/comments/cmt___test__KyVnHhSBWm77N2sQ \
     -u {site_api_key}:

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Sample Response [ JSON ]

{
    "comment": {
        "added_by": "full_access_key_v1",
        "created_at": 1517505967,
        "entity_id": "__test__KyVnHhSBWm74Q2sK",
        "entity_type": "subscription",
        "id": "cmt___test__KyVnHhSBWm77N2sQ",
        "notes": "This is a no cost plan",
        "object": "comment",
        "type": "user"
    }
}

URL Format GET

https://{site}.chargebee.com/api/v2/comments/{comment-id}

comment

always returned
Resource object representing comment

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Retrieve the list of comments sorted by the recent ones on the top.

If you want to retrieve the list of comments for an entity, for example, subscription you can filter them by passing the entity type and unique identifier for that entity, for example, subscription ID.

Sample Request

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curl  https://{site}.chargebee.com/api/v2/comments \
     -G  \
     -u {site_api_key}:\
     --data-urlencode limit=2 \
     --data-urlencode "sort_by[asc]"=created_at

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Sample Response [ JSON ]

{
    "list": [
        {
            "comment": {
                "added_by": "full_access_key_v1",
                "created_at": 1517505963,
                "entity_id": "__test__KyVnHhSBWm65N2rx",
                "entity_type": "subscription",
                "id": "cmt___test__KyVnHhSBWm69N2s4",
                "notes": "This is a test comment",
                "object": "comment",
                "type": "user"
            }
        },
        {..}
    ],
    "next_offset": "[\"1517505966000\",\"109000000148\"]"
}

URL Format GET

https://{site}.chargebee.com/api/v2/comments

limit[]

optional, integer, default=10, min=1, max=100
The number of resources to be returned.

offset[]

optional, string, max chars=1000
Determines your position in the list for pagination. To ensure that the next page is retrieved correctly, always set 'offset' to the value of 'next_offset' obtained in the previous iteration of the API call.

entity_type[]

optional, enumerated string
Type of the entity this comment generated for.

Possible values are

entity_id[]

optional, string, max chars=100
Unique identifier of the entity.

sort_by[<sort-order>]

optional, string filter
Sorts based on the specified attribute.
Supported attributes : created_at
Supported sort-orders : asc, desc

Example → sort_by[asc] = "created_at"
This will sort the result based on the 'created_at' attribute in ascending(earliest first) order.

Filter Params

For operator usages, see the Pagination and Filtering section.

created_at[<operator>]

optional, timestamp(UTC) in seconds filter
The time at which this comment was created.
Supported operators : after, before, on, between

Example → created_at[after] = "1456332678"

comment

always returned
Resource object representing comment

next_offset

optional, string, max chars=1000
This attribute is returned only if more resources are present. To fetch the next set of resources use this value for the input parameter `offset`.

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Delete a comment for an entity identified by comment ID.

Only the comments that are added via Admin console and API can be deleted. Chargebee generated "System" comments cannot be deleted.

Sample Request

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curl  https://{site}.chargebee.com/api/v2/comments/cmt___test__KyVnHhSBWm6TD2sB/delete \
     -X POST  \
     -u {site_api_key}:

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Sample Response [ JSON ]

{
    "comment": {
        "added_by": "full_access_key_v1",
        "created_at": 1517505964,
        "entity_id": "__test__KyVnHhSBWm6PK2s5",
        "entity_type": "subscription",
        "id": "cmt___test__KyVnHhSBWm6TD2sB",
        "notes": "This is a no cost plan",
        "object": "comment",
        "type": "user"
    }
}

URL Format POST

https://{site}.chargebee.com/api/v2/comments/{comment-id}/delete

comment

always returned
Resource object representing comment

Sample comment [ JSON ]

API Index URL

Model Class

Comment attributes

Consent Fields for Comment

Custom Fields for Comment

Create a comment ¶

Sample Response [ JSON ]

URL Format POST

Method

Input Parameters

Filter Params

For operator usages, see the Pagination and Filtering section.

Returns

Sample admin console URL

Retrieve a comment ¶

Sample Response [ JSON ]

URL Format GET

Method

Input Parameters

Filter Params

For operator usages, see the Pagination and Filtering section.

Returns

Sample admin console URL

List comments ¶

Sample Response [ JSON ]

URL Format GET

Method

Input Parameters

Filter Params

For operator usages, see the Pagination and Filtering section.

Returns

Sample admin console URL

Delete a comment ¶

Sample Response [ JSON ]

URL Format POST

Method

Input Parameters

Filter Params

For operator usages, see the Pagination and Filtering section.

Returns

Sample admin console URL