Read, post, reply to, delete and react to comments on a Figma file via the comments REST endpoints
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Documented steps
Authenticate with 'X-Figma-Token: <PAT>' or an OAuth Bearer token. GET calls need file_comments:read; POST/DELETE need file_comments:write. Scopes: https://developers.figma.com/docs/rest-api/scopes/
List comments: GET https://api.figma.com/v1/files/:file_key/comments returns {"comments": Comment[]}. Add as_md=true to receive message bodies as markdown. Docs: https://developers.figma.com/docs/rest-api/comments-endpoints/
Post a top-level comment: POST https://api.figma.com/v1/files/:file_key/comments with JSON {"message": "<text>", "client_meta": {...}}.
To pin the comment to a node, set client_meta as a FrameOffset: {"node_id": "<id>", "node_offset": {"x": <n>, "y": <n>}} — the offset is relative to that node's own bounding box.
To pin it to an absolute canvas point instead, set client_meta as a Vector: {"x": <n>, "y": <n>} in absolute page space. Use exactly one client_meta shape per comment.
Region and FrameOffsetRegion variants add width/height to cover an area rather than a point, with the same absolute-vs-node-relative distinction.
Reply to a thread: POST the same endpoint with {"message": "<reply>", "comment_id": "<root_comment_id>"}.
Delete: DELETE https://api.figma.com/v1/files/:file_key/comments/:comment_id — returns no body.
List reactions: GET https://api.figma.com/v1/files/:file_key/comments/:comment_id/reactions?cursor=<token>, returning {"reactions": [...], "pagination": {"prev_page", "next_page"}}.
Add a reaction: POST .../comments/:comment_id/reactions with {"emoji": ":heart:"} using an emoji-mart shortcode.
Remove a reaction: DELETE .../comments/:comment_id/reactions?emoji=:heart:
Known gotchas
Comment threads are exactly one level deep. comment_id must reference a ROOT comment — passing a reply's id as the parent is rejected.
DELETE on a comment or reaction succeeds only when the authenticated token belongs to the original author. An admin token cannot delete someone else's comment through this API.
client_meta is required on every POST and must be exactly one of Vector, FrameOffset, Region or FrameOffsetRegion — you cannot mix absolute x/y with node_id+node_offset in one object.
These are Tier 2 endpoints: 25/min Professional up to 100/min Enterprise for Dev/Full seats, roughly 5/min for View/Collab (https://developers.figma.com/docs/rest-api/rate-limits/).
The emoji value must be a valid emoji-mart shortcode; an invalid code returns 400 rather than failing silently.
Expect 403 for an invalid or under-scoped token and 404 for an unknown file_key. These endpoints also accept a BRANCH key in place of the main file key, so confirm you are commenting on the file you think you are.
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