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title: REST API - Delete Comment Request
slug: rm/rest-api-delete-comment-request
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createdAt: 2026-06-09T13:38:46.338Z
---

```bash
api/v1/projects/{projectId}/artifacts/{artifactId}/comments/{commentId}
```

# Description

Deletes the specified comment from an artifact.

You can only delete comments if Blueprint is configured to allow the deletion of published comments.

# URL Structure

```bash
[Blueprint_URI]/api/v1/projects/{projectId}/artifacts/{artifactId}/comments/{commentId}
```

- `ProjectId`: The ID of the project containing the comment you want to delete.
- `ArtifactId`: The ID of the artifact that contains the comment.
- `CommentId`: The ID of the comment you want to delete.

# Supported Methods

- [DELETE](docId\:vnmDtbRG59Iwf4sUH4zEY) 

:::hint{type="info"}
You can [override the DELETE](docId\:vnmDtbRG59Iwf4sUH4zEY) method and use the [POST](docId\:Hsi_LzXS8g_RX_ydUdZKg) method instead.
:::

# HTTP Status Codes

- 200: OK
- 201: Successfully Created
- 206: Partial Content
- 400: Bad Request
  This error can occur for a variety of reasons:
  - At least one URI or request body parameter is invalid, such as one of the [Filter](docId\:Sv9GjVErxCZcgqdn28J7U), Traces, Offset or Limit parameters.
  - A required value has not been provided.
  - If you are submitting a [POST](docId\:Hsi_LzXS8g_RX_ydUdZKg) or [PATCH](docId\:RcjvHRLbY6de-zGKeHxuI) request and have not added the `X-HTTP-Method-Override` parameter to your request header.
- 401: Unauthorized
  - The Blueprint token is missing, invalid or expired.
- 403: Forbidden
  - The applicable permissions are needed. For example, this error can occur when:
    - An Author or Collaborate license is needed for access.
    - Comment permissions are needed on the artifact.
    - Edit permissions are needed on the change summary job.
- 404: NotFound
  - Item is not found in the project. For example, this error can occur when:
    - Artifact not found.
    - Artifact type not found.
    - Project not found.
    - ALM target not found.
    - Change summary job not found.
    - User does not have edit permissions for this artifact, project or ALM target.
- 409: Conflict
  - Reason for failure can be found in the response body. Additional information may also be found in the log.
- 411: Length Required
  - If the Content-Length header is missing in the request.
- 413: Request Entity Too Large
  - If the provided file size is larger than allowed.
- 415: Unsupported Media Type
  - If the provided media type is not of MIME Multipart Content "form-data."
- 416: Request Range Not Satisfiable
  - If `offset `points to a part of a collection that is not available.
- 500: Internal Server Error
- 501: Not Implemented

# Examples

## XML Example

**Request URI**

```bash
http://today/api/v1/projects/1978492/artifacts/1978633/comments/377374
```

**Response Header**

```rust
{'content-length': '106', 'x-xss-protection': '1; mode=block', 'x-content-type-options': 'nosniff', 'expires': '-1', 'server': 'Blueprint', 'pragma': 'no-cache', 'cache-control': 'no-cache', 'date': 'Wed, 27 Nov 2013 19:37:40 GMT', 'x-frame-options': 'deny', 'content-type': 'application/xml; charset=utf-8'}
```

**Response Body**

```xml
<?xml version="1.0" ?>  <string xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/">Comment successfully deleted.</string>
```

## JSON Example

**Request URI**

```bash
http://today/api/v1/projects/1978492/artifacts/1978633/comments/377394
```

**Response Header**

```rust
{'content-length': '31', 'x-xss-protection': '1; mode=block', 'x-content-type-options': 'nosniff', 'expires': '-1', 'server': 'Blueprint', 'pragma': 'no-cache', 'cache-control': 'no-cache', 'date': 'Wed, 27 Nov 2013 18:51:38 GMT', 'x-frame-options': 'deny', 'content-type': 'application/json; charset=utf-8'}
```

**Response Body**

```bash
"Comment successfully deleted."
```