---
title: "Edit a message"
method: PUT
path: "/v1/chats/{chatID}/messages/{messageID}"
tags: ["Messages"]
---

# Edit a message

`PUT /v1/chats/{chatID}/messages/{messageID}`

Edit the text content of an existing message. Messages with attachments cannot be edited.

## Path parameters

- `chatID` string, required — Unique identifier of the chat.
- `messageID` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `text` string, required — New text content for the message

## Response `200`

Request executed successfully

- EditMessageOutput
  - `chatID` string, required — Unique identifier of the chat.
  - `messageID` string, required — Message ID.
  - `success` boolean, required — Whether the message was successfully edited

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid request parameters
- `401` — Access token is missing or invalid
- `403` — Access token does not have the required scope
- `404` — Resource not found
- `422` — Unprocessable entity - validation error
- `429` — Too many requests - rate limit exceeded
- `500` — Internal server error

## Changes

- **2026-02-20** `4acef56b00be` — 14 info
  - added `subschema #1, subschema #2, subschema #3` to the `details` response property `anyOf` list for the response status `400`
  - added `subschema #1, subschema #2, subschema #3` to the `details` response property `anyOf` list for the response status `401`
  - added `subschema #1, subschema #2, subschema #3` to the `details` response property `anyOf` list for the response status `403`
  - added `subschema #1, subschema #2, subschema #3` to the `details` response property `anyOf` list for the response status `404`
  - …10 more
- **2026-01-23** `0e4d333e81e6` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/beeper/apis/beeper-desktop-api/changes/v1/chats/:chatID/messages/:messageID/put.md)

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