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title: Gist comments
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shortTitle: Comments
intro: The Gist comments API lets you view and modify comments on a gist.
versions:
  fpt: '*'
  ghes: '*'
  ghae: '*'
  ghec: '*'
topics:
  - API
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## About the Gist comments API

The Gist comments API lets you view and modify comments on a gist. For more information about gists, see "[Editing and sharing content with gists](/get-started/writing-on-github/editing-and-sharing-content-with-gists)."

### Custom media types for Gist comments

These are the supported media types for gist comments.

    application/vnd.github.VERSION.raw
    application/vnd.github.VERSION.base64

For more information about media types, see "[Custom media types](/rest/overview/media-types)."