diff --git a/lib/client/models/reply.dart b/lib/client/models/reply.dart
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+++ b/lib/client/models/reply.dart
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+import 'package:json_annotation/json_annotation.dart';
+
+part 'reply.g.dart';
+
+/// based on https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/blob/464ea862b10fa7b226b2550268e40d8e685a939c/server/lemmy_db/src/comment_view.rs#L356
+@JsonSerializable(fieldRename: FieldRename.snake, createToJson: false)
+class ReplyView {
+  final int id;
+  final int creatorId;
+  final int postId;
+  final String postName;
+
+  /// can be null
+  final int parentId;
+  final String content;
+  final bool removed;
+  final bool read;
+  final DateTime published;
+
+  /// can be null
+  final DateTime updated;
+  final bool deleted;
+  final String apId;
+  final bool local;
+  final int communityId;
+  final String communityActorId;
+  final bool communityLocal;
+  final String communityName;
+
+  /// can be null
+  final String communityIcon;
+  final bool banned;
+  final bool bannedFromCommunity;
+  final String creatorActorId;
+  final bool creatorLocal;
+  final String creatorName;
+
+  /// can be null
+  final String creatorPreferredUsername;
+
+  /// can be null
+  final String creatorAvatar;
+  final DateTime creatorPublished;
+  final int score;
+  final int upvotes;
+  final int downvotes;
+  final int hotRank;
+  final int hotRankActive;
+
+  /// can be null
+  final int userId;
+
+  /// can be null
+  final int myVote;
+
+  /// can be null
+  final bool subscribed;
+
+  /// can be null
+  final bool saved;
+  final int recipientId;
+
+  const ReplyView({
+    this.id,
+    this.creatorId,
+    this.postId,
+    this.postName,
+    this.parentId,
+    this.content,
+    this.removed,
+    this.read,
+    this.published,
+    this.updated,
+    this.deleted,
+    this.apId,
+    this.local,
+    this.communityId,
+    this.communityActorId,
+    this.communityLocal,
+    this.communityName,
+    this.communityIcon,
+    this.banned,
+    this.bannedFromCommunity,
+    this.creatorActorId,
+    this.creatorLocal,
+    this.creatorName,
+    this.creatorPreferredUsername,
+    this.creatorAvatar,
+    this.creatorPublished,
+    this.score,
+    this.upvotes,
+    this.downvotes,
+    this.hotRank,
+    this.hotRankActive,
+    this.userId,
+    this.myVote,
+    this.subscribed,
+    this.saved,
+    this.recipientId,
+  });
+
+  factory ReplyView.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) =>
+      _$ReplyViewFromJson(json);
+}
diff --git a/lib/client/models/reply.g.dart b/lib/client/models/reply.g.dart
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+// GENERATED CODE - DO NOT MODIFY BY HAND
+
+part of 'reply.dart';
+
+// **************************************************************************
+// JsonSerializableGenerator
+// **************************************************************************
+
+ReplyView _$ReplyViewFromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) {
+  return ReplyView(
+    id: json['id'] as int,
+    creatorId: json['creator_id'] as int,
+    postId: json['post_id'] as int,
+    postName: json['post_name'] as String,
+    parentId: json['parent_id'] as int,
+    content: json['content'] as String,
+    removed: json['removed'] as bool,
+    read: json['read'] as bool,
+    published: json['published'] == null
+        ? null
+        : DateTime.parse(json['published'] as String),
+    updated: json['updated'] == null
+        ? null
+        : DateTime.parse(json['updated'] as String),
+    deleted: json['deleted'] as bool,
+    apId: json['ap_id'] as String,
+    local: json['local'] as bool,
+    communityId: json['community_id'] as int,
+    communityActorId: json['community_actor_id'] as String,
+    communityLocal: json['community_local'] as bool,
+    communityName: json['community_name'] as String,
+    communityIcon: json['community_icon'] as String,
+    banned: json['banned'] as bool,
+    bannedFromCommunity: json['banned_from_community'] as bool,
+    creatorActorId: json['creator_actor_id'] as String,
+    creatorLocal: json['creator_local'] as bool,
+    creatorName: json['creator_name'] as String,
+    creatorPreferredUsername: json['creator_preferred_username'] as String,
+    creatorAvatar: json['creator_avatar'] as String,
+    creatorPublished: json['creator_published'] == null
+        ? null
+        : DateTime.parse(json['creator_published'] as String),
+    score: json['score'] as int,
+    upvotes: json['upvotes'] as int,
+    downvotes: json['downvotes'] as int,
+    hotRank: json['hot_rank'] as int,
+    hotRankActive: json['hot_rank_active'] as int,
+    userId: json['user_id'] as int,
+    myVote: json['my_vote'] as int,
+    subscribed: json['subscribed'] as bool,
+    saved: json['saved'] as bool,
+    recipientId: json['recipient_id'] as int,
+  );
+}