[SOLVED] Is there a way to add comment(multiple-line) to GitHub PR using CURL command

Issue

I am trying put comment to GitHub PR using curl command but as my comment has multiple lines, it is failing to do so and throwing error:

"message": "Problems parsing JSON",

Here is how i'm trying it: I have comment content available on fileA.

var1=`cat fileA`
curl -u $user:$token -X POST -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github+json' -d '{\"body\":\"$var1\"}' $URL 

Tried with and without -H option but it doesn't really make any change.

Sample FileA:

PR Changes looks okay.
Changes can be merged to main branch.
Approved. 

Any help would be appreciated.

Solution

Have got an answer:

By updating file content. Need to replace \n(newline) in file with
and then post it to GitHub Comment.

FileA(before):

PR Changes looks okay.
Changes can be merged to main branch.
Approved.

FileA(after):

PR Changes looks okay.<br>Changes can be merged to main branch.<br>Approved.

If you still face parsing issue try replacing "(double quotes) with '(single quotes)' - i faced this issue also.

Answered By - uni

Answer Checked By - Cary Denson (WPSolving Admin)