Markdown or other formatting options for comments added through API
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Em Goss
From support ticket: I'd like to have formatting options when it comes to posting a comment through the API. Markdown, HTML, etc.
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Ny Nguyen
Right now, it's only possible to pass along the text for a comment. It'd be great if we can affect things such as weight, size, color, etc for comments using the API. Maybe we could have an option to send the comment text as markdown text?
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Maciej Duda
Related to https://api.clickup.com/api/v2/task/abcdef/comment API endpoint.
Allow using markdown syntax (tables, h1, embedded images etc) while adding a comment to a task.
It is possible to use markdown with markdown_content paragraph while creating a new task. I would expect the same behaviour for comments.
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Hooked Advertising
Hi There! Would GREATLY appreciate it if you could allow markdown via API for comments.
Comments is a great way to pass down information and updates relating to a certain task. As a marketing company, I use tasks as a way to keep track of and manage a campaign's performance.
Right now, I have already started leveraging on API to extract performance metrics from the social media platforms we use to advertise to add them to clickup.
However, the only way I'm able to use them effectively as of now is to create and add the metrics in table markdown format to the task's description which honestly isn't an effective way for my team to see the changes in the results overtime.
Please help, thank you!
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Christian Román García
Please add support for Markdown formatting in the comment_text parameter when creating task comments via the ClickUp API. Currently, when creating comments via the API endpoint POST /api/v2/task/{task_id}/comment, the comment_text parameter only accepts plain text. Any Markdown formatting is treated as literal text rather than being rendered as formatted content.
Colin
In 2025, this would be super handy to use with MCP servers. Right now my AI agent can have a bunch of formatted text, but there is not a practical way to add it to a comment with formatting. Most AIs understand and output Markdown, so supporting a "commentMarkdown" field that ClickUp then formats internally into rich text would be incredibly useful. You already have the /markdown command in the text editor, so it should ideally be basically identical to this.
Another use case is task descriptions - for example the Sentry integration can create tasks but they are just markdown-flavored plain text instead of formatted and I always have to go in and cut, type /md, paste and save.
Kevin
I do the same thing for Sentry, so this would be very helpful if ClickUp would just understand the Markdown from the start.
Same for the AI-generated data, it can usually be easily generated as Markdown and should be easy to add.
Austin Hodges
Brendan W Please add this, it isn't done!!!
Austin Hodges
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Austin Hodges
Supposedly this was already done? but idk how tf. Not documented well at all.
Viktor Lesyk
Same here.. It is one of the reasons why migration from another tool is so painful now.
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Ayla Rose
Great idea! Adding support for Markdown or HTML formatting in API-based comments would significantly enhance presentation and clarity. It would be especially useful for emphasizing key points or structuring longer feedback—something I’d love to see, especially when discussing products like https://www.eurocityvape.com/.
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