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# Answer Comment

> Reply to a comment on a LinkedIn post

Reply to an existing comment on a LinkedIn post using the comment URN.

<Note>
  This endpoint costs **1 credit** per request. Ignore this if you're on per-seat pricing: usage is unlimited.
</Note>

### Header Parameters

<ParamField header="x-api-key" type="string" required>
  Your API key
</ParamField>

### Body Parameters

<ParamField body="tracking_id" type="string" required>
  Unique identifier for tracking the request
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="profile_urn" type="string" required>
  LinkedIn profile URN of the user posting the comment
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="comment_urn" type="string" required>
  LinkedIn comment URN to reply to
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="login_token" type="string" required>
  LinkedIn authentication cookie obtained from the login/verify process
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="comment_text" type="string" required>
  Text content of the reply to post
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="mention_user" type="boolean" default="false">
  Whether to mention the original commenter in the reply
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="commenter_name" type="string" default="">
  Name of the original commenter (required if mention\_user is true)
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="country" type="string" default="FR">
  Country code for proxy selection. Available: (US, UK, FR, DE, NL, IT, IL, CA, BR, ES, IN)
</ParamField>

### Response

<ResponseField name="status" type="string">
  Request status (success/error)
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="message" type="string">
  Detailed status message about the comment reply request
</ResponseField>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Success Response theme={null}
  {
    "status": "success",
    "message": "Comment answered with success"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>

### Notes

* The comment URN must be valid and accessible with the provided login token
* Replies are posted with the identity associated with the login token
* Reply text supports plain text only
* When `mention_user` is true, the `commenter_name` parameter is required
* LinkedIn's rate limits and spam detection apply to comment replies
* Some posts or comments may have replies disabled by their authors