Creating anchored comments in Google Docs - any update since 2016?

[Joshua Porter]

Hi there,

Is anyone aware if it is now possible to insert anchored comments to a Google Doc from Apps Script?

Comments created in the UI clearly have a anchor=kix.XXXXXXX anchor when using Drive.Comments.list('FILE_ID') but when using Drive.Comments.insert(commentObject, 'FILE_ID') , the added comments appear in the document but aren't linked to any specific part of the document.

I've tried using this parameter in the object, but without success so far: "anchor": {

'r': 'head',

'a':

{

'text':

{

'o': 5,

'l': 4

}

},

}

This thread from 2016 claims that there is no way to set anchors for new comments, however I haven't found any more recent articles: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23498275/creating-anchored-comments-programmatically-in-google-docs

Apps Script documentation doesn't specifically disqualify Google Docs from the instructions on how to create comments:
1. https://developers.google.com/drive/api/reference/rest/v2/comments

2. https://developers.google.com/drive/api/guides/manage-comments

3. https://developers.google.com/drive/api/guides/manage-comments#define

I would be grateful for any help!

[Vikram Aruchamy]

I'm also looking for a solution to add an anchored comment to Google docs. Any help would be appreciated. 

[James Fyfe]

Hey Joshua & Vikram, Did you ever find a solution for this?