# REST Resource: replies

- [Resource: CommentReply](https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/reference/rest/v2/replies#CommentReply)
  - [JSON representation](https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/reference/rest/v2/replies#CommentReply.SCHEMA_REPRESENTATION)
- [Methods](https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/reference/rest/v2/replies#METHODS_SUMMARY)

## Resource: CommentReply

A reply to a comment on a file in Google Drive.

| JSON representation |
|---|
| ``` { "replyId": string, "kind": string, "createdDate": string, "modifiedDate": string, "verb": string, "author": { object (`https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/reference/rest/v2/User`) }, "deleted": boolean, "htmlContent": string, "content": string } ``` |

| Fields ||
|---|---|
| `replyId` | `string` The ID of the reply. |
| `kind` | `string` This is always drive#commentReply. |
| `createdDate` | `string` The date when this reply was first created. |
| `modifiedDate` | `string` The date when this reply was last modified. |
| `verb` | `string` The action this reply performed to the parent comment. When creating a new reply this is the action to be perform tSo the parent comment. Possible values are: - `resolve` - To resolve a comment. - `reopen` - To reopen (un-resolve) a comment. |
| `author` | ``object (`https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/reference/rest/v2/User`)`` The user who wrote this reply. |
| `deleted` | `boolean` Whether this reply has been deleted. If a reply has been deleted the content will be cleared and this will only represent a reply that once existed. |
| `htmlContent` | `string` HTML formatted content for this reply. |
| `content` | `string` The plain text content used to create this reply. This is not HTML safe and should only be used as a starting point to make edits to a reply's content. This field is required on inserts if no verb is specified (resolve/reopen). |

| ## Methods ||
|---|---|
| ### `https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/reference/rest/v2/replies/delete` | Deletes a reply. |
| ### `https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/reference/rest/v2/replies/get` | Gets a reply. |
| ### `https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/reference/rest/v2/replies/insert` | Creates a new reply to the given comment. |
| ### `https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/reference/rest/v2/replies/list` | Lists all of the replies to a comment. |
| ### `https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/reference/rest/v2/replies/patch` | Updates an existing reply. |
| ### `https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/reference/rest/v2/replies/update` | Updates an existing reply. |