# POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{pull_number}/comments/{comment_id}/replies

**Resource:** [pulls](../resources/pulls.md)
**Create a reply for a review comment**
**Operation ID:** `pulls/create-reply-for-review-comment`

Creates a reply to a review comment for a pull request. For the `comment_id`, provide the ID of the review comment you are replying to. This must be the ID of a _top-level review comment_, not a reply to that comment. Replies to replies are not supported.

This endpoint triggers [notifications](https://docs.github.com/github/managing-subscriptions-and-notifications-on-github/about-notifications). Creating content too quickly using this endpoint may result in secondary rate limiting. For more information, see "[Rate limits for the API](https://docs.github.com/rest/using-the-rest-api/rate-limits-for-the-rest-api#about-secondary-rate-limits)"
and "[Best practices for using the REST API](https://docs.github.com/rest/guides/best-practices-for-using-the-rest-api)."

This endpoint supports the following custom media types. For more information, see "[Media types](https://docs.github.com/rest/using-the-rest-api/getting-started-with-the-rest-api#media-types)."

- **`application/vnd.github-commitcomment.raw+json`**: Returns the raw markdown body. Response will include `body`. This is the default if you do not pass any specific media type.
- **`application/vnd.github-commitcomment.text+json`**: Returns a text only representation of the markdown body. Response will include `body_text`.
- **`application/vnd.github-commitcomment.html+json`**: Returns HTML rendered from the body's markdown. Response will include `body_html`.
- **`application/vnd.github-commitcomment.full+json`**: Returns raw, text, and HTML representations. Response will include `body`, `body_text`, and `body_html`.

## Request Body

**Required:** Yes

**Content Types:** `application/json`

## Responses

| Status | Description |
|--------|-------------|
| 201 | Response |
| 404 | (reference) |

**Success Response Schema:**

[pull-request-review-comment](../schemas/pull-request-review-comment/pull-request-review-comment.md)

