diff --git a/hivemind/tavern/tags_api_patterns/get_discussions_by_comments/startauthor_startpermlink_limit.orig.json b/hivemind/tavern/tags_api_patterns/get_discussions_by_comments/startauthor_startpermlink_limit.orig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2b914187e1b6c4875aa01fb3c8065b4072bd9d8e
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+[
+ {
+ "active_votes": [
+ {
+ "percent": "-100",
+ "reputation": 0,
+ "rshares": "-375241",
+ "voter": "dantheman"
+ },
+ {
+ "percent": "10000",
+ "reputation": 0,
+ "rshares": "5100",
+ "voter": "steemit46"
+ },
+ {
+ "percent": "10000",
+ "reputation": 0,
+ "rshares": "81125",
+ "voter": "roadscape"
+ },
+ {
+ "percent": "10000",
+ "reputation": 0,
+ "rshares": "425903066",
+ "voter": "gekko"
+ },
+ {
+ "percent": "10000",
+ "reputation": 0,
+ "rshares": "431616594",
+ "voter": "acidyo"
+ },
+ {
+ "percent": "10000",
+ "reputation": 0,
+ "rshares": "742566481",
+ "voter": "patrick-g"
+ },
+ {
+ "percent": "10000",
+ "reputation": 0,
+ "rshares": "58854897335",
+ "voter": "business"
+ },
+ {
+ "percent": "10000",
+ "reputation": 0,
+ "rshares": "108855472",
+ "voter": "kingtylervvs"
+ },
+ {
+ "percent": "10000",
+ "reputation": 0,
+ "rshares": "244129227",
+ "voter": "kewpiedoll"
+ },
+ {
+ "percent": "10000",
+ "reputation": 0,
+ "rshares": "1615731741",
+ "voter": "naturalista"
+ }
+ ],
+ "author": "admin",
+ "author_reputation": 0,
+ "beneficiaries": [],
+ "body": "First Reply! Let's get this **party** started",
+ "body_length": 45,
+ "cashout_time": "1969-12-31T23:59:59",
+ "category": "meta",
+ "children": 2,
+ "created": "2016-03-30T19:52:30",
+ "curator_payout_value": "0.000 HBD",
+ "depth": 1,
+ "json_metadata": "{}",
+ "last_payout": "2016-08-24T19:59:42",
+ "last_update": "2016-03-30T19:52:30",
+ "max_accepted_payout": "1000000.000 HBD",
+ "net_rshares": 62423410900,
+ "parent_author": "steemit",
+ "parent_permlink": "firstpost",
+ "pending_payout_value": "0.000 HBD",
+ "percent_steem_dollars": 10000,
+ "permlink": "firstpost",
+ "post_id": 2,
+ "promoted": "0.000 HBD",
+ "replies": [],
+ "root_title": "Welcome to Steem!",
+ "title": "",
+ "total_payout_value": "0.000 HBD",
+ "url": "/meta/@steemit/firstpost#@admin/firstpost"
+ }
+]
diff --git a/hivemind/tavern/tags_api_patterns/get_discussions_by_comments/startauthor_startpermlink_limit.pat.json b/hivemind/tavern/tags_api_patterns/get_discussions_by_comments/startauthor_startpermlink_limit.pat.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f0cc63d8e111de53340b2020c048aed9083f76a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hivemind/tavern/tags_api_patterns/get_discussions_by_comments/startauthor_startpermlink_limit.pat.json
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+[
+ {
+ "active_votes": [
+ {
+ "percent": "-100",
+ "reputation": 0,
+ "rshares": "-375241",
+ "voter": "dantheman"
+ },
+ {
+ "percent": "10000",
+ "reputation": 0,
+ "rshares": "5100",
+ "voter": "steemit46"
+ },
+ {
+ "percent": "10000",
+ "reputation": 0,
+ "rshares": "81125",
+ "voter": "roadscape"
+ },
+ {
+ "percent": "10000",
+ "reputation": 0,
+ "rshares": "425903066",
+ "voter": "gekko"
+ },
+ {
+ "percent": "10000",
+ "reputation": 0,
+ "rshares": "431616594",
+ "voter": "acidyo"
+ },
+ {
+ "percent": "10000",
+ "reputation": 0,
+ "rshares": "742566481",
+ "voter": "patrick-g"
+ },
+ {
+ "percent": "10000",
+ "reputation": 0,
+ "rshares": "58854897335",
+ "voter": "business"
+ },
+ {
+ "percent": "10000",
+ "reputation": 0,
+ "rshares": "108855472",
+ "voter": "kingtylervvs"
+ },
+ {
+ "percent": "10000",
+ "reputation": 0,
+ "rshares": "244129227",
+ "voter": "kewpiedoll"
+ },
+ {
+ "percent": "10000",
+ "reputation": 0,
+ "rshares": "1615731741",
+ "voter": "naturalista"
+ }
+ ],
+ "author": "admin",
+ "author_reputation": 0,
+ "beneficiaries": [],
+ "body": "First Reply! Let's get this **party** started",
+ "body_length": 45,
+ "cashout_time": "1969-12-31T23:59:59",
+ "category": "meta",
+ "children": 2,
+ "created": "2016-03-30T19:52:30",
+ "curator_payout_value": "0.000 HBD",
+ "depth": 1,
+ "json_metadata": "{}",
+ "last_payout": "2016-08-24T19:59:42",
+ "last_update": "2016-03-30T19:52:30",
+ "max_accepted_payout": "1000000.000 HBD",
+ "net_rshares": 62423410900,
+ "parent_author": "steemit",
+ "parent_permlink": "firstpost",
+ "pending_payout_value": "0.000 HBD",
+ "percent_hbd": 10000,
+ "permlink": "firstpost",
+ "post_id": 2,
+ "promoted": "0.000 HBD",
+ "replies": [],
+ "root_title": "Welcome to Steem!",
+ "title": "",
+ "total_payout_value": "0.000 HBD",
+ "url": "/meta/@steemit/firstpost#@admin/firstpost"
+ }
+]
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diff --git a/hivemind/tavern/tags_api_patterns/get_discussions_by_comments/startauthor_startpermlink_limit.tavern.yaml b/hivemind/tavern/tags_api_patterns/get_discussions_by_comments/startauthor_startpermlink_limit.tavern.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2de72e96170eb6a07106de6fa178febd506951fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hivemind/tavern/tags_api_patterns/get_discussions_by_comments/startauthor_startpermlink_limit.tavern.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+---
+ test_name: Hivemind tags_api.get_discussions_by_comments patterns test
+
+ marks:
+ - patterntest
+
+ includes:
+ - !include ../../common.yaml
+
+ stages:
+ - name: get_discussions_by_comments
+ request:
+ url: "{service.proto:s}://{service.server:s}:{service.port}/"
+ method: POST
+ headers:
+ content-type: application/json
+ json:
+ jsonrpc: "2.0"
+ id: 1
+ method: "tags_api.get_discussions_by_comments"
+ params: {"start_author":"admin","start_permlink":"firstpost","limit":1}
+ response:
+ status_code: 200
+ verify_response_with:
+ function: validate_response:compare_response_with_pattern
+ extra_kwargs:
+ method: "startauthor_startpermlink_limit"
+ directory: "tags_api_patterns/get_discussions_by_comments"
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