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## This page

- **On-site (HTML):** <https://www.socialfetch.dev/platforms/lemmy/comments>
- **Markdown (.mdx) URL:** <https://www.socialfetch.dev/platforms/lemmy/comments.mdx>

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# Lemmy Latest Comments API

What an instance or community is saying right now, with each comment's post and author attached.

`GET /v1/lemmy/comments?instance=lemmy.world&scope=local&sort=New` returns `data.comments`, each with `id`, `content`, `postId`, `path`, `depth`, `parentId`, `distinguished`, `publishedAt`, `score`, `upvotes`, `downvotes`, `replyCount`, plus the `post`, `community` and `author` objects. Add `community=technology` to read one community's latest comments.

This is the cross-post feed, not a post's comment thread; use the post-comments route for a thread or a branch. Sorts are `Hot`, `Top`, `New`, `Old` and `Controversial`, with `Controversial` refused by 0.18. The instance does not return a total, so `page.hasMore` follows from a full page and `page.nextCursor` continues the same filters.

## Request

- **Endpoint:** `GET /v1/lemmy/comments`
- **Credits:** 1 credit
Failed requests are free
- **Input:** by community and scope
- **Full reference:** [docs](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/lemmy/comments/get)
- **Platform page:** [/platforms/lemmy](https://www.socialfetch.dev/platforms/lemmy)

## FAQ

### How is this different from a post's comments?

This route lists the latest comments across the whole instance or one community. A post's thread and its replies are on the post-comments route.

### Can I filter to one community?

Yes. Pass community=technology, or a remote community as name@host. Combine it with scope=local or scope=all as you need.

### Why is there no total?

The instance does not return one. Follow page.nextCursor while page.hasMore is true, and page.limitReached tells you when a numbered list hit the 100-page ceiling.

### How many credits does a comments page cost?

Pricing is documented on the operation in the API registry (shown on this page). Confirm on every response with meta.creditsCharged: that field is the billing source of truth. Each paginated page is a separate billed request.