gh pr view --json comments does not include review comments

Describe the bug

gh pr view --json comments does not include review comments (those attached directly to the review or to a file/inline).

Affected version

gh version 2.76.2 (2025-07-30)
https://github.com/cli/cli/releases/tag/v2.76.2

Steps to reproduce the behavior

Run gh pr view https://github.com/cli/cli/pull/3 --json comments
See empty comments array in output

Expected vs actual behavior

The option is documented to "view pull request comments". Review comments are shown and marked as comments in the web view, so I would expect them to appear in the output of this command.

Logs

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$ GH_DEBUG=true gh pr view https://github.com/cli/cli/pull/3 --json comments
⣾* Request at 2025-08-08 09:35:09.974193 -0700 PDT m=+0.186090417
* Request to https://api.github.com/graphql
⣻* Request took 298.693959ms
{
  "comments": []
}

@victorlin

👋 Hey @victorlin, thanks for the issue ✨

I think you need reviews in addition to comments because comments made as a review aren't included in comments:

 gh pr view https://github.com/cli/cli/pull/3 --json reviews

{
  "reviews": [
    {
      "id": "MDE3OlB1bGxSZXF1ZXN0UmV2aWV3Mjk4NjU3MzE5",
      "author": {
        "login": "mislav"
      },
      "authorAssociation": "CONTRIBUTOR",
      "body": "Awesome! 🎉 ",
      "submittedAt": "2019-10-08T10:01:56Z",
      "includesCreatedEdit": false,
      "reactionGroups": [],
      "state": "APPROVED",
      "commit": {
        "oid": "996619ea3cf9d0534e98e6a65c64688efd629d1d"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "MDE3OlB1bGxSZXF1ZXN0UmV2aWV3Mjk5MTMzMzI4",
      "author": {
        "login": "tierninho"
      },
      "authorAssociation": "CONTRIBUTOR",
      "body": "Based on the commits, it looks as if this is the change. The bold, cyan text for the branch name.\r\n\r\n![Screen Shot 2019-10-08 at 3 45 06 PM](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/14828183/66445516-c516d780-e9e2-11e9-9334-785f1e7f7b24.png)\r\n![Screen Shot 2019-10-09 at 10 41 58 AM](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/14828183/66518773-ac113380-ea81-11e9-8ae9-7440b1d8757c.png)\r\n",
      "submittedAt": "2019-10-09T01:46:38Z",
      "includesCreatedEdit": false,
      "reactionGroups": [
        {
          "content": "THUMBS_UP",
          "users": {
            "totalCount": 1
          }
        }
      ],
      "state": "APPROVED",
      "commit": {
        "oid": "996619ea3cf9d0534e98e6a65c64688efd629d1d"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "MDE3OlB1bGxSZXF1ZXN0UmV2aWV3Mjk5NjY3OTEx",
      "author": {
        "login": "probablycorey"
      },
      "authorAssociation": "CONTRIBUTOR",
      "body": "",
      "submittedAt": "2019-10-09T20:12:10Z",
      "includesCreatedEdit": false,
      "reactionGroups": [],
      "state": "COMMENTED",
      "commit": {
        "oid": "996619ea3cf9d0534e98e6a65c64688efd629d1d"
      }
    }
  ]
}

However, it seems like this is still missing reviewThreads 🤔 which includes comment threads made on the lines of code.

Here's an example:

gh api graphql -f query='
query PullRequestByNumber($owner: String!, $repo: String!) {
  repository(owner: $owner, name: $repo) {
    pullRequest(number: 3) {
      reviewThreads(first: 100) {
        nodes {
          id
          comments(first: 100) {
            nodes {
              id
              author {
                login
              }
              bodyText
            }
          }
        }
      }
      id
      number
    }
  }
}' -f owner=cli -f repo=cli

{
  "data": {
    "repository": {
      "pullRequest": {
        "reviewThreads": {
          "nodes": [
            {
              "id": "MDIzOlB1bGxSZXF1ZXN0UmV2aWV3VGhyZWFkMjA0NTczNjk1OnYy",
              "comments": {
                "nodes": [
                  {
                    "id": "MDI0OlB1bGxSZXF1ZXN0UmV2aWV3Q29tbWVudDMzMjQzMDc1Mg==",
                    "author": {
                      "login": "mislav"
                    },
                    "bodyText": "Should the branch name also include the OWNER: portion if the pull request is coming from a different repo? This would match how head branches are shown on GitHub web."
                  },
                  {
                    "id": "MDI0OlB1bGxSZXF1ZXN0UmV2aWV3Q29tbWVudDMzMzIxMDA4Nw==",
                    "author": {
                      "login": "probablycorey"
                    },
                    "bodyText": "That's a good idea. When this goes into master let's do it!"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ]
        },
        "id": "MDExOlB1bGxSZXF1ZXN0MzI1NDMzODg1",
        "number": 3
      }
    }
  }
}

So I think the request here is to add reviewThreads as a --json option, is that right @victorlin?

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So I think the request here is to add reviewThreads as a --json option, is that right @victorlin?

Yes, that sounds about right. I still think it's confusing that these would need to be handled separately from comments as they are described as comments in the UI and docs, but I see how that can be out of scope for the CLI.

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and it will be closed in 30 days if no further activity occurs.

If you think this is a mistake, please comment on this issue to keep it open.

but I see how that can be out of scope for the CLI.

I almost only use gh-cli to work, but I need to open my email when viewing reviews,
this feature is very necessary feature for me

@victorlin

So I think the request here is to add reviewThreads as a --json option, is that right @victorlin?

Yes, that sounds about right. I still think it's confusing that these would need to be handled separately from comments as they are described as comments in the UI and docs, but I see how that can be out of scope for the CLI.

Sorry @victorlin I missed replying to this. Thanks for confirming! I put this on our list of enhancements to review and discuss in our monthly enhancement review.

I almost only use gh-cli to work, but I need to open my email when viewing reviews, this feature is very necessary feature for me

I wrote a bash script to implement this feature and provide output similar to gh-cli

https://github.com/A4-Tacks/my-bash-utils/blob/main/github-reviews

@victorlin

@victorlin @A4-Tacks

You can use an extension gh extension install agynio/gh-pr-review.

To read PR comments (including inline) you can run gh pr-review review view -R owner/repo

https://github.com/agynio/gh-pr-review

To read PR comments (including inline) you can run gh pr-review review view -R owner/repo

This seems inferior to my bash script, which performs certain rendering, patch highlighting, and date formatting

And gh-pr-review seems to be simply filtering the JSON returned by the API, and it needs to specify the --repo parameter at all times

And I just need clean review comment output and reply to review comments, which I have already solved using bash scripts

Coding agents often fail to do that properly without comprehensive guidance. It's so frustrating.

Would be great to have option to get something similar to this via gh pr view

gh api graphql -f query='query {
  repository(owner: "owner", name: "repo") {
    pullRequest(number: 99) {  
      title
      url
      comments(first: 100){
        nodes {
          id
          body
          author { login }
          createdAt
        }
      }
      reviewThreads(first: 100) {
        nodes {
          isResolved
          isOutdated
          path
          line
          startLine
          diffSide
          comments(first: 50) {
            nodes {
              id
              author { login }
              body
              createdAt
              path
              line
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}' | jq .data.repository

At least one bash script is available that outputs something similar to gh pr view

https://github.com/A4-Tacks/my-bash-utils/blob/main/github-reviews

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@BagToad

The feature is also what I'm looking for. Currently, I can use gh api to get review comments, which is really inconvenient, like this: gh api repos/<org>/<repo>/pulls/<pr_id>/comments (jq is usually helpful here). But a more convenient way is always better.

I think you need reviews in addition to comments because comments made as a review aren't included in comments

I think we should consider review comments as a part of gh pr view --comments <url> outputs. This is more intuitive, I would say.

@BagToad Is there any updates that you would like to share with us? I really think this really is something that could make gh cli tool better. Hopefully, the feature is coming soon❤

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