# Draft Notes

Draft notes are pending, unpublished comments on merge requests. They can be either start a discussion, or be associated with an existing discussion as a reply. They are viewable only by the author until they are published.

## Reference

- v4 API:

  - `gitlab.v4.objects.ProjectMergeRequestDraftNote`

  - `gitlab.v4.objects.ProjectMergeRequestDraftNoteManager`

  - `gitlab.v4.objects.ProjectMergeRequest.draft_notes`

- GitLab API: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/draft_notes.html

## Examples

List all draft notes for a merge request:

    draft_notes = merge_request.draft_notes.list()

Get a draft note for a merge request by ID:

    draft_note = merge_request.draft_notes.get(note_id)

Warning

When creating or updating draft notes, you can provide a complex nested `position` argument as a dictionary. Please consult the upstream API documentation linked above for the exact up-to-date attributes.

Create a draft note for a merge request:

    draft_note = merge_request.draft_notes.create({'note': 'note content'})

Update an existing draft note:

    draft_note.note = 'updated note content'
    draft_note.save()

Delete an existing draft note:

    draft_note.delete()

Publish an existing draft note:

    draft_note.publish()

Publish all existing draft notes for a merge request in bulk:

    merge_request.draft_notes.bulk_publish()