Open an inline review thread on a pull request

POST/api/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{number}/threads

createPullRequestThread

Anchors a thread at `(path, line, side)` against the PR's current head commit (or an explicit `anchor_commit`). Replies attach through the unified comments endpoint once the thread is open.

Requires authentication using a bearer token or a session cookie — see tokens and scopes.

curl

curl -X POST 'https://neosource.dev/api/repos/OWNER/REPO/pulls/NUMBER/threads' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer $NEOSOURCE_TOKEN' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"anchor_path":"string","anchor_line":0,"anchor_side":"string"}'

fetch

fetch("https://neosource.dev/api/repos/OWNER/REPO/pulls/NUMBER/threads", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: "Bearer $NEOSOURCE_TOKEN",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({"anchor_path":"string","anchor_line":0,"anchor_side":"string"}),
});

Path parameters

ownerrequired: Repository owner or organization slug.
string
reporequired: Repository name.
string
numberrequired: Change request number.
integerint32

Request bodyrequired

application/json

CreatePrReviewThreadRequest

object

anchor_commit: string | null
Hex commit OID the line is anchored at. Defaults to the PR's current head commit when omitted.
anchor_linerequired: integerint32
anchor_pathrequired: string
anchor_siderequired: ThreadSide
string
Side of the diff a review thread anchors to. `Old` = the line was on the pre-image (red side); `New` = the line is on the post-image (green side). Identical encoding to GitHub's `RIGHT`/`LEFT` but spelled in our domain.
"old""new"

Responses

201Thread created

application/json

PrReviewThreadResponse

object

anchor_commitrequired: string
40-char Git OID hex of the commit the line is anchored at.
anchor_linerequired: integerint32
anchor_pathrequired: string
anchor_siderequired: ThreadSide
string
Side of the diff a review thread anchors to. `Old` = the line was on the pre-image (red side); `New` = the line is on the post-image (green side). Identical encoding to GitHub's `RIGHT`/`LEFT` but spelled in our domain.
"old""new"
created_atrequired: integerint64
created_byrequired: string
outdated_at: integer | nullint64
pr_idrequired: string
resolved_at: integer | nullint64
resolved_by: string | null
thread_idrequired: string
updated_atrequired: integerint64

Standard errors

Bodies documented once for the whole API — see standard errors.

400Bad Request — one of: invalid_input
401Authentication required
403Forbidden — one of: forbidden
404Not Found — one of: not_found
409Conflict — one of: already_exists, conflict, non_fast_forward
423Locked — one of: busy
429Rate limited — retry after the `Retry-After` header
500Internal server error
503Service temporarily unavailable / at capacity — retry after the `Retry-After` header
504Gateway timeout — the request exceeded the server's handling budget