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.TH "GH-DISCUSSION-VIEW" "1" "Jun 2026" "" "GitHub CLI manual"

.SH NAME
gh-discussion-view - View a discussion (preview)


.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBgh discussion view {<number> | <discussion-url> | <comment-id> | <comment-url>} [flags]\fR


.SH DESCRIPTION
Display the title, body, and other information about a discussion.

.PP
To see the comments on a discussion, pass \fB--comments\fR\&. A few latest replies
of each comment will also be retrieved regardless of the selected ordering.

.PP
To see the full reply thread of a single comment, pass a comment node ID or
comment URL as the argument instead of a discussion
(e.g., \fBhttps://github.com/OWNER/REPO/discussions/123#discussioncomment-456\fR).

.PP
Pagination and ordering can be controlled via \fB--order\fR, \fB--limit\fR, and \fB--after\fR flags.

.PP
Use \fB--web\fR to open the discussion or comment in a web browser instead.


.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB--after\fR \fB<string>\fR
Cursor for the next page

.TP
\fB-c\fR, \fB--comments\fR
View discussion comments

.TP
\fB-q\fR, \fB--jq\fR \fB<expression>\fR
Filter JSON output using a jq expression

.TP
\fB--json\fR \fB<fields>\fR
Output JSON with the specified fields

.TP
\fB-L\fR, \fB--limit\fR \fB<int> (default 30)\fR
Maximum number of comments or replies to fetch

.TP
\fB--order\fR \fB<string> (default "newest")\fR
Order of comments or replies: {oldest|newest}

.TP
\fB-R\fR, \fB--repo\fR \fB<[HOST/]OWNER/REPO>\fR
Select another repository using the [HOST/]OWNER/REPO format

.TP
\fB-t\fR, \fB--template\fR \fB<string>\fR
Format JSON output using a Go template; see "gh help formatting"

.TP
\fB-w\fR, \fB--web\fR
Open a discussion in the browser


.SH JSON FIELDS
\fBanswerChosenAt\fR, \fBanswerChosenBy\fR, \fBanswered\fR, \fBauthor\fR, \fBbody\fR, \fBcategory\fR, \fBclosed\fR, \fBclosedAt\fR, \fBcomments\fR, \fBcreatedAt\fR, \fBid\fR, \fBlabels\fR, \fBlocked\fR, \fBnumber\fR, \fBreactionGroups\fR, \fBstate\fR, \fBstateReason\fR, \fBtitle\fR, \fBupdatedAt\fR, \fBurl\fR


.SH EXIT CODES
0: Successful execution

.PP
1: Error

.PP
2: Command canceled

.PP
4: Authentication required

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


.SH EXAMPLE
.EX
# View a discussion by number
$ gh discussion view 123

# View a discussion by URL
$ gh discussion view https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/discussions/123

# View with comments
$ gh discussion view 123 --comments

# View with oldest comments first
$ gh discussion view 123 --comments --order oldest

# Limit to 10 comments
$ gh discussion view 123 --comments --limit 10

# Fetch the next page of comments
$ gh discussion view 123 --comments --after CURSOR

# View the reply thread of a comment by node ID
$ gh discussion view DC_abc123

# View the reply thread of a comment by URL
$ gh discussion view 'https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/discussions/123#discussioncomment-456'

# Paginate through replies
$ gh discussion view DC_abc123 --limit 10 --after CURSOR

# Open in browser
$ gh discussion view 123 --web

.EE


.SH SEE ALSO
\fBgh-discussion(1)\fR