---
title: CommentEvent - GraphQL Admin
description: >-
  Comment events are generated by staff members of a shop.

  They are created when a staff member adds a comment to the timeline of an
  order, draft order, customer, or transfer.
api_version: 2025-01
api_name: admin
type: object
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/objects/CommentEvent'
  md: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/objects/CommentEvent.md'
---

# Comment​Event

object

Comment events are generated by staff members of a shop. They are created when a staff member adds a comment to the timeline of an order, draft order, customer, or transfer.

## Fields

* action

  [String!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/scalars/String)

  non-null

  The action that occured.

* app​Title

  [String](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/scalars/String)

  The name of the app that created the event.

* attachments

  [\[Comment​Event​Attachment!\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/objects/CommentEventAttachment)

  non-null

  The attachments associated with the comment event.

* attribute​To​App

  [Boolean!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/scalars/Boolean)

  non-null

  Whether the event was created by an app.

* attribute​To​User

  [Boolean!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/scalars/Boolean)

  non-null

  Whether the event was caused by an admin user.

* author

  [Staff​Member!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/objects/StaffMember)

  non-null

  The name of the user that authored the comment event.

* can​Delete

  [Boolean!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/scalars/Boolean)

  non-null

  Whether the comment event can be deleted. If true, then the comment event can be deleted.

* can​Edit

  [Boolean!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/scalars/Boolean)

  non-null

  Whether the comment event can be edited. If true, then the comment event can be edited.

* created​At

  [Date​Time!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/scalars/DateTime)

  non-null

  The date and time when the event was created.

* critical​Alert

  [Boolean!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/scalars/Boolean)

  non-null

  Whether the event is critical.

* edited

  [Boolean!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/scalars/Boolean)

  non-null

  Whether the comment event has been edited. If true, then the comment event has been edited.

* embed

  [Comment​Event​Embed](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/unions/CommentEventEmbed)

  The object reference associated with the comment event. For example, a product or discount).

* id

  [ID!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/scalars/ID)

  non-null

  A globally-unique ID.

* message

  [Formatted​String!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/scalars/FormattedString)

  non-null

  Human readable text that describes the event.

* raw​Message

  [String!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/scalars/String)

  non-null

  The raw body of the comment event.

* subject

  [Comment​Event​Subject](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/interfaces/CommentEventSubject)

  The parent subject to which the comment event belongs.

***

## Map

No referencing types

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## Interfaces

* * [Event](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/interfaces/Event)

    interface

  * [Node](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/interfaces/Node)

    interface

***

## ||-CommentEvent Implements

### Implements

* ||-[Event](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/interfaces/Event)
* ||-[Node](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/interfaces/Node)