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# comments.create

> Create a new comment thread (or reply when parentCommentId is given).

> Alpha: Document API is currently alpha and subject to breaking changes.

## Summary

Create a new comment thread (or reply when parentCommentId is given).

* Operation ID: `comments.create`
* API member path: `editor.doc.comments.create(...)`
* Mutates document: `yes`
* Idempotency: `non-idempotent`
* Supports tracked mode: `no`
* Supports dry run: `no`
* Deterministic target resolution: `yes`

## Expected result

Returns a Receipt confirming the comment was created; reports NO\_OP if the anchor target is invalid.

## Input fields

| Field                | Type        | Required | Description        |
| -------------------- | ----------- | -------- | ------------------ |
| `parentCommentId`    | string      | no       |                    |
| `target`             | TextAddress | no       | TextAddress        |
| `target.blockId`     | string      | no       |                    |
| `target.kind`        | `"text"`    | no       | Constant: `"text"` |
| `target.range`       | Range       | no       | Range              |
| `target.range.end`   | integer     | no       |                    |
| `target.range.start` | integer     | no       |                    |
| `text`               | string      | yes      |                    |

### Example request

```json theme={null}
{
  "parentCommentId": "comment-000",
  "target": {
    "blockId": "block-abc123",
    "kind": "text",
    "range": {
      "end": 10,
      "start": 0
    }
  },
  "text": "Hello, world."
}
```

## Output fields

### Variant 1 (success=true)

| Field      | Type             | Required | Description      |
| ---------- | ---------------- | -------- | ---------------- |
| `inserted` | EntityAddress\[] | no       |                  |
| `removed`  | EntityAddress\[] | no       |                  |
| `success`  | `true`           | yes      | Constant: `true` |
| `updated`  | EntityAddress\[] | no       |                  |

### Variant 2 (success=false)

| Field             | Type    | Required | Description                   |
| ----------------- | ------- | -------- | ----------------------------- |
| `failure`         | object  | yes      |                               |
| `failure.code`    | enum    | yes      | `"INVALID_TARGET"`, `"NO_OP"` |
| `failure.details` | any     | no       |                               |
| `failure.message` | string  | yes      |                               |
| `success`         | `false` | yes      | Constant: `false`             |

### Example response

```json theme={null}
{
  "inserted": [
    {
      "entityId": "entity-789",
      "entityType": "comment",
      "kind": "entity"
    }
  ],
  "success": true,
  "updated": [
    {
      "entityId": "entity-789",
      "entityType": "comment",
      "kind": "entity"
    }
  ]
}
```

## Pre-apply throws

* `TARGET_NOT_FOUND`
* `CAPABILITY_UNAVAILABLE`
* `INVALID_TARGET`

## Non-applied failure codes

* `INVALID_TARGET`
* `NO_OP`

## Raw schemas

<Accordion title="Raw input schema">
  ```json theme={null}
  {
    "additionalProperties": false,
    "properties": {
      "parentCommentId": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "target": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/TextAddress"
      },
      "text": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "required": [
      "text"
    ],
    "type": "object"
  }
  ```
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="Raw output schema">
  ```json theme={null}
  {
    "oneOf": [
      {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/ReceiptSuccess"
      },
      {
        "additionalProperties": false,
        "properties": {
          "failure": {
            "additionalProperties": false,
            "properties": {
              "code": {
                "enum": [
                  "INVALID_TARGET",
                  "NO_OP"
                ]
              },
              "details": {},
              "message": {
                "type": "string"
              }
            },
            "required": [
              "code",
              "message"
            ],
            "type": "object"
          },
          "success": {
            "const": false
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "success",
          "failure"
        ],
        "type": "object"
      }
    ]
  }
  ```
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="Raw success schema">
  ```json theme={null}
  {
    "$ref": "#/$defs/ReceiptSuccess"
  }
  ```
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="Raw failure schema">
  ```json theme={null}
  {
    "additionalProperties": false,
    "properties": {
      "failure": {
        "additionalProperties": false,
        "properties": {
          "code": {
            "enum": [
              "INVALID_TARGET",
              "NO_OP"
            ]
          },
          "details": {},
          "message": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "code",
          "message"
        ],
        "type": "object"
      },
      "success": {
        "const": false
      }
    },
    "required": [
      "success",
      "failure"
    ],
    "type": "object"
  }
  ```
</Accordion>