Create Comment
figma.create_comment
ActionBusiness appsconnection required
Calls the Figma API with the connection's credentials.
Post a comment on a Figma file, either free-floating or as a reply to an existing top-level comment.
Connection
- Required
- Yes — the node will not save without one
- Auth type
- OAuth 2.0
- Providers
- Figma
- Secret shape
- {"client_id": "…", "client_secret": "…", "refresh_token": "…"}, or {"personal_access_token": "figd_…"}
- Config it needs
- base_url, plan_api_id
- Resolved by
- config.connection_id, else node.connection_id
Configuration
4 fields, 2 required. A dotted path is a nested object and name[] an array of objects — the editor renders the same tree.
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Constraints | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
file_key The Figma file key — the segment after /design/ or /file/ in the file URL. | string | Yes | — | — | — |
message The text of the comment. | string | Yes | — | — | — |
reply_to_comment_id Reply to this top-level comment. Figma refuses a reply to a reply. | string | No | — | — | — |
client_meta Where to pin the comment, as JSON: a canvas vector {x, y}, or a frame offset {node_id, node_offset}. | object | No | — | — | — |
Output
One shape.
result
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
id The new comment's id. | string | — |
file_key The file the comment lives in. | string | — |
message The comment text as stored. | string | — |
created_at UTC ISO 8601 time the comment was created. | string | — |
parent_id The comment this one replies to, when it is a reply. | string | — |
order_id The number shown with the comment in the Figma UI. | string | — |
user The Figma user the comment was posted as. | object | — |
{
"created_at": "",
"file_key": "",
"id": "",
"message": "",
"order_id": "",
"parent_id": "",
"user": {}
}See Create Comment run in a workflow.
In a technical demo we add the Figma connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.