GH-DISCUSSION-COMMENT(1) GitHub CLI manual GH-DISCUSSION-COMMENT(1)

gh-discussion-comment - Add, edit, or delete a comment or a reply on a discussion (preview)

gh discussion comment {<number> | <discussion-url> | <comment-id> | <comment-url>} [flags]

Manage comments or replies on a GitHub discussion.

The positional argument can be a discussion number or URL (to add a new top-level comment), or a comment node ID or comment URL (to reply, edit, or delete that comment).

When the argument is a discussion number or URL, the default action is to add a new top-level comment. Likewise, if the argument is a comment URL or ID the default action is to add a reply.

Use --edit to update the comment/reply body, or --delete to remove it.

The body can be supplied via --body, --body-file, or interactively through an editor.

Comment body text
Read body text from file (use "-" to read from standard input)
Delete the specified comment
Edit the specified comment
Select another repository using the [HOST/]OWNER/REPO format
Skip the delete confirmation prompt

0: Successful execution

1: Error

2: Command canceled

4: Authentication required

NOTE: Specific commands may have additional exit codes. Refer to the command's help for more information.

# Add a top-level comment to discussion #123
$ gh discussion comment 123 --body 'Thanks'
# Reply to a comment using its URL
$ gh discussion comment 'https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/discussions/123#discussioncomment-456' --body 'Thanks'
# Reply to a comment using its node ID
$ gh discussion comment DC_abc123 --body 'Thanks'
# Edit a comment/reply
$ gh discussion comment 'https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/discussions/123#discussioncomment-456' --edit --body 'Thanks'
# Delete a comment/reply
$ gh discussion comment 'https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/discussions/123#discussioncomment-456' --delete
# Delete a comment/reply without confirmation prompt
$ gh discussion comment 'https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/discussions/123#discussioncomment-456' --delete --yes

gh-discussion(1)

Jun 2026