Update comment
- Updated: 2026/04/24
The Update comment action updates a comment in the specified Jira issue.
Overview
The Update comment action replaces the body text of the specified comment in a Jira issue and returns the updated text. Currently, only plain-text format is supported. If there are files attached to the existing comment, the response text displays the file name with extension.
Settings
- Session
- The Jira session that the
Connect action creates. The session name is used
as the authentication context for the operation. Choose one of the following
options as per the Connect action settings:
- Session name: Select the string variable that stores the session name or enter the session name manually in the text box.
- Variable: Select the Jira session variable that holds the session name.
- Issue key
- The Jira issue that contains the comment that must be updated. For example, PROJ-123
- Comment ID
- The ID of the comment that must be updated.
- Comment body
- The new body text of the comment.
- Assign output to variable
- The output variable stores the response data after the action updates the
comment in the issue.
Use one of the following options to store the response data:
- Multiple variables: Create and specify
individual variables to store specific response data.
Use the Add variable mapping option to specify the key and corresponding variable type to store the specific response data.
- Dictionary: Create and specify a dictionary variable to store the entire response data.
- Multiple variables: Create and specify
individual variables to store specific response data.