# `smallforce social comments reply`

Publish a top-level comment or reply to a specific comment

This page is generated from the same Commander definition shipped in SmallForce CLI 0.1.8. Run `smallforce social comments reply --help` locally to view the same reference for your installed version.

## Complete command help

```text
Usage: smallforce social comments reply [options] <threadId>

Publish a top-level comment or reply to a specific comment

Arguments:
  threadId                Thread id from social comments threads list

Options:
  --message <text>        Public reply text
  --parent <commentId>    Comment id from social comments list
  --attachment-url <url>  Public Facebook image URL
  --api-key <key>         SmallForce API key, or set SMALLFORCE_API_KEY
  --backend-url <url>     SmallForce backend URL, or set SMALLFORCE_BACKEND_URL
  --json                  Print stable machine-readable JSON
  --text                  Print human-readable text
  --format <format>       Output format: text or json
  -h, --help              display help for command
```

## Related reference

- [`smallforce social comments`](/docs/cli/commands/social/comments): Parent command and related operations.
- [CLI installation and authentication](/docs/cli/getting-started): Install the CLI and configure an API key.
- [CLI JSON output](/docs/cli/json-output): Use stable machine-readable output in scripts and agents.