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



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



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



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


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


       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.,
       https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/discussions/123#discussioncomment-456).


       Pagination and ordering can be controlled via --order, --limit, and
       --after flags.


       Use --web to open the discussion or comment in a web browser instead.



OPTIONS
       --after <string>
              Cursor for the next page


       -c, --comments
              View discussion comments


       -q, --jq <expression>
              Filter JSON output using a jq expression


       --json <fields>
              Output JSON with the specified fields


       -L, --limit <int> (default 30)
              Maximum number of comments or replies to fetch


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


       -R, --repo <[HOST/]OWNER/REPO>
              Select another repository using the [HOST/]OWNER/REPO format


       -t, --template <string>
              Format JSON output using a Go template; see "gh help formatting"


       -w, --web
              Open a discussion in the browser



JSON FIELDS
       answerChosenAt, answerChosenBy, answered, author, body, category,
       closed, closedAt, comments, createdAt, id, labels, locked, number,
       reactionGroups, state, stateReason, title, updatedAt, url



EXIT CODES
       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.



EXAMPLE
       # 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




SEE ALSO
       gh-discussion(1)

                                   Jun 2026              GH-DISCUSSION-VIEW(1)