Error while using Add comments API Request

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Tried&nbsp;to&nbsp;create&nbsp;a&nbsp;new&nbsp;comment&nbsp;for&nbsp;work&nbsp;item&nbsp;in&nbsp;Azure&nbsp;devops&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;help&nbsp;of&nbsp;Add&nbsp;comments&nbsp;API&nbsp;using postman.&nbsp;But the request failed to create the comment and I end up with Error message. The&nbsp;error&nbsp;"TF400898:&nbsp;An&nbsp;Internal&nbsp;Error&nbsp;Occurred".&nbsp;&nbsp;Method: POSTAPI :&nbsp; https://dev.azure.com/reachmany/32a924ed-af99-4659-88b0-d3e828b5d465/_apis/wit/workItems/4/comments?api-version=5.1-preview.3Header :&nbsp;Content-Type :&nbsp;application/json-patch+jsonbody:[&nbsp;&nbsp;{&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"text":&nbsp;"Hai&nbsp;from&nbsp;priya"&nbsp;&nbsp;}]&nbsp;Authorization :Basic Authusername :password :uxi5azhzg7wvvcgrr4b32q7tj2liocca4tejc3276wed73rqytyq&nbsp;ERROR message:{&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"$id":&nbsp;"1",&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"innerException":&nbsp;null,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"message":&nbsp;"TF400898:&nbsp;An&nbsp;Internal&nbsp;Error&nbsp;Occurred.&nbsp;Activity&nbsp;Id:&nbsp;44b4cc77-b9a9-4b30-90d6-f2089b561846.",&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"typeName":&nbsp;"System.Web.Http.HttpResponseException,&nbsp;System.Web.Http",&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"typeKey":&nbsp;"HttpResponseException",&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"errorCode":&nbsp;0,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"eventId":&nbsp;0}

perspolis · Answer

Priyadharshini2205&nbsp;You need to use object not array of object for body and change content-type to application/json&nbsp;&nbsp;Header :&nbsp;Content-Type :&nbsp;application/jsonbody:&nbsp;&nbsp;{&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"text":&nbsp;"Hai&nbsp;from&nbsp;priya"&nbsp;&nbsp;}

mohammedmubeen · Answer

Your Basic Auth header should be formatted as:Authorization: Basic {Base64-encoded-string}

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Error while using Add comments API Request