fetching-pr-comments

Fetching PR Comments

Overview

Retrieve and parse GitHub PR review comments for the current branch using gh CLI.

Quick Reference

Task Command

Check if PR exists gh pr view

View PR with issue comments gh pr view --comments

Fetch review comments (code-level) gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{n}/comments

Extract key fields --jq '.[] | {path, line, body}'

Workflow

Get PR number for current branch:

gh pr view --json number --jq '.number'

Fetch review comments:

gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{n}/comments
--jq '.[] | {path: .path, line: .line, body: .body}'

Full command (single step):

gh api repos/OWNER/REPO/pulls/$(gh pr view --json number -q .number)/comments
--jq '.[] | {path: .path, line: .line, body: .body}'

Important Distinctions

Type What it shows How to get

Issue comments PR-level discussion gh pr view --comments

Review comments Code-level feedback gh api .../pulls/{n}/comments

Common Patterns

Check if current branch has a PR:

gh pr view 2>/dev/null && echo "PR exists" || echo "No PR"

Get PR details + comments in one view:

gh pr view --comments

Fetch specific PR by number:

gh pr view 429 --repo owner/repo --comments

When NOT to Use

Source Transparency