I would need to know if it is possible to retrieve the comments written for a shared file (comment and position) and if it is possible to upload new comments or answers from a desktop application using CURL. Haven't found at the API list. Thanks.

Greg, thanks your your prompt answer. Yes, it would be great to have this feature. Thanks.

The Dropbox API doesn't offer the ability to access or add comments unfortunately, but I'll be sure to pass this along as a feature request.

How can we get this prioritized? It seems I'm not the only one who would REALLY like this feature to be implemented ASAP? :-) Greg-DB QMan alfoto aschulman Jeremiah A.2

ampinwatec This feature request is open with the team, and I've included your feedback, but I can't promise if/when it will be released.

Hi Greg,Is there any update on the issue?Is there any API which allows to create and get comments?Thanks.

HTTP API to retrieve file comments info

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Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
9 years ago
The Dropbox API doesn't offer the ability to access or add comments unfortunately, but I'll be sure to pass this along as a feature request.
alfoto
New member | Level 2
9 years ago
Greg, thanks your your prompt answer.

Yes, it would be great to have this feature. Thanks.
aschulman
New member | Level 2
9 years ago
Definitely need programmatic access to comments: ability to retrieve so that reports can be generated (and this includes reports incorporating comments, and the text snippets they are commenting on, across multiple files), and ability to pull comments in from other sources.
Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
9 years ago
Thanks for the additional feedback!
Jeremiah A.2
Helpful | Level 6
8 years ago
Greg - any update on this after a year? The need to get comments (user generated content) when collaborating on a project is really important. And copy paste for anything over a few files is pretty inadequate.
Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
8 years ago
Jeremiah A.2 No, I'm afraid I don't have an update on this request.
ampinwatec
Explorer | Level 4
8 years ago
Hi.

We use the comments to gather information about changes needed in PDF files.
Having an API to take these comments out and put them into another system would help us alot ! I do this manually right now.

Anything new on this? Seems to be a relativly small change, for a start I could do with just getting comments?
Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
8 years ago
ampinwatec No, unfortunately I don't have any news on this.
ampinwatec
Explorer | Level 4
8 years ago
Hi,

Thanks for the quick response.
Can you try to poke around and see if anyone even know about this feature request? :-)
Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
8 years ago
This request is open with the team, so they are aware. I just don't have any news to report back from them.