# Comments

## Spark conversation and stay connected with your subscribers.

Replies are great for 1:1 conversations. But if you want your readers talking to _each other_ — building a real community around your writing — you need something more public.

Buttondown's built-in comments appear right at the bottom of your newsletter archives, giving subscribers a place to react, discuss, and connect.

## More than a comment box.

- **Build community.** Give readers a shared space to discuss your writing, not just a reply button that goes to your inbox.
- **Stay in the loop.** Get notified when new comments come in, and jump into the conversation when you want to.
- **Keep it clean.** Moderate comments before they go live, or let them flow freely. Your newsletter, your rules.

## First-class, not bolted on.

Comments aren't a third-party widget — they're built into Buttondown. That means you can build around them like any other feature: filter and query them through the [API](/content/features/api/index.html), trigger [webhooks](/content/features/api/index.html) to pipe comments into Slack or your CRM, or set up [automations](/content/features/automation/index.html) to send exclusive content to your most engaged readers.

Buttondown is the _last_ email platform you’ll switch to.