**As** Begin of the insertionan API clientEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion a \[enter role of user\]End of the deletion
**I want to** Begin of the insertionbe able to mark comments as internalEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion \[enter objective\]End of the deletion
**so that** Begin of the insertionI can support internal comments in my applicationEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion \[enter desired result\]End of the deletion

**Acceptance criteria**

* Begin of the insertionUser with "Write internal comments" is able to create internal comments whenever they set "internal" to "true" in the API request

* It is NOT possible to change the &quot;internal&quot; state of a comment once it has been created.End of the insertion Begin of the deletion <br>End of the deletion


**Technical notes**

Begin of the insertionPOST /api/v3/work\_packages/{id}/activities

```json
{
"comment": {
"raw": "This is an Internal comment!"
},
"internal": true
}
```

End of the insertion Begin of the deletion * <br>


End of the deletion **Permissions and visibility considerations**

* Begin of the insertionVisible to users with &quot;Write internal comments&quot; permissionsEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion _To whom is this feature visible?_End of the deletion

* Begin of the insertionWhen the user doesEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion _When is itEnd of the deletion not Begin of the insertionhave the &quot;Write internal comments&quot;End of the insertion Begin of the deletion visible?_


**Translation considerations**

* _Key termsEnd of the deletion and Begin of the insertionthey attempt to mark a comment as internal, they should receive back an error ANDEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion phrases inEnd of the deletion the Begin of the insertioncomment should never be created.End of the insertion Begin of the deletion key languages_&nbsp;


**Out of scope**

* <br>End of the deletion