editMessageCaption

Category: Edit · Bot API 10.3 · Official documentation

Edits media caption.

Returns: On success, returns Message or True.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`business_connection_id`	`String`	Optional	Business connection ID
`chat_id`	`Integer or String`	Optional	Chat ID
`message_id`	`Integer`	Optional	Message ID
`inline_message_id`	`String`	Optional	Inline message ID
`caption`	`String`	Optional	New caption
`parse_mode`	`String`	Optional	HTML, Markdown, MarkdownV2
`caption_entities`	`Array of MessageEntity`	Optional	JSON MessageEntity array
`show_caption_above_media`	`Boolean`	Optional	Show caption above media
`reply_markup`	`InlineKeyboardMarkup`	Optional	JSON: InlineKeyboardMarkup

Parameter descriptions are concise summaries; see the official documentation for the full text.

Example request

curl

curl -s "https://api.telegram.org/bot$TOKEN/editMessageCaption"

Python

import requests

TOKEN = "123456789:AAEexampleTokenReplaceWithYours"
resp = requests.get(f"https://api.telegram.org/bot{TOKEN}/editMessageCaption", timeout=30)
print(resp.json())

JavaScript

const TOKEN = "123456789:AAEexampleTokenReplaceWithYours";
const res = await fetch(`https://api.telegram.org/bot${TOKEN}/editMessageCaption`);
console.log(await res.json());

Step-by-step guide: How to Create a Telegram Bot: Step by Step with BotFather and Python

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