editMessageText

Category: Edit · Bot API 10.3 · Official documentation

Edits message text.

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
`text`	`String`	Optional	New text (required if rich_message isn't specified)
`parse_mode`	`String`	Optional	HTML, Markdown, MarkdownV2
`entities`	`Array of MessageEntity`	Optional	JSON MessageEntity array
`link_preview_options`	`LinkPreviewOptions`	Optional	JSON LinkPreviewOptions object
`rich_message`	`InputRichMessage`	Optional	JSON InputRichMessage object — required if text isn't specified (Bot API 10.1)
`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/editMessageText"

Python

import requests

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

JavaScript

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

Step-by-step guide: How to Send a Message with the Telegram Bot API (sendMessage)

editMessageCaptionEdits media caption.
editMessageMediaEdits media in a message.
editMessageReplyMarkupEdits message reply markup.
editMessageLiveLocationEdits a live location.
stopMessageLiveLocationStops a live location.
editMessageChecklistEdits a checklist.