# Query Comment

The ability to query comments and their replies is essential for creating a robust and user-friendly commenting experience. By using the `getComments()` method and passing in the appropriate parameters, you can retrieve the comments and replies that are most relevant to your users.

### **Comment Replies**

The query returns a LiveCollection of all matching comments available. To retrieve replies to a specific comment, you can pass the `commentId` as the `parentId`. If you want to retrieve parent-level comments, pass `parentId = null`. If you omit the `parentId`, you'll receive all comments on all levels.

### **Deletion Filter**

You can also use the `includeDeleted()` method to query for deleted comments and their replies. By passing `true` or `false` to this method, you can include or exclude deleted comments from the results.

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The `referenceType` parameter specifies where the comment is made and helps filter the comments based on the type of content. Possible values include:

* **`post`**: Comments on posts.
* **`story`**: Comments on stories.
* **`content`**: Comments on other types of content (e.g., images, videos, etc.).

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### How to Query Comments

To query comments, provide the `referenceType` and `referenceId`. You can also include additional filters like `parentId`, `includeDeleted`, and `orderBy` to control the results.

To query comments for a post (including replies and excluding deleted comments):

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### Pagination

When querying comments, you cannot set `limit`, `skip`, `after`, `first`, `before`, and `last` parameters. By default, the number of items in each page is 20. To handle pagination to load more comments, refer to Pagination in Live Collections.
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Refer to [Comments](/social-plus-sdk/social/comments.md#create-comment) for a more detailed explanation of the `referenceType` parameter.
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## Query Comments with Images

To query for image comments only, you can use the `dataTypes` parameter and pass the value `TEXT` , `IMAGE`, or both.  There are two options for the `dataTypes` parameter: `any` and `exact`.&#x20;

* `any` - When you use the `any` option, the retrieved comments will include any comment that contains at least one of the specified data types. For example, if you pass `[image, text]`, the retrieved comments may contain only image content, only text content, or both image and text content.
* `exact` - On the other hand, when you use the `exact` option, the retrieved comments will include only comments that contain all of the specified data types. For example, if you pass `[image, text]`, the retrieved comments must contain both image and text content. If you pass `[image]`, the retrieved comments must contain only image content.<br>

To query for comments containing only image content:

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*Refer to the following* [*Limitations*](/social-plus-sdk/social/comments/create-comment.md#limitations) *on the use of images in comments.*


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.social.plus/social-plus-sdk/social/comments/query-comment.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.