---
title: "Update Message"
method: POST
path: "/chat/updateMessage/{instance}"
tags: ["Chat Controller"]
---

# Update Message

`POST /chat/updateMessage/{instance}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://evolution-example`
- URL: `https://evolution-example/chat/updateMessage/{instance}`
- Auth: API key in header `apikey`

Update message

## Path parameters

- `instance` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `number` integer, required: Receiver phone number with country code
  - `text` string, required: New message content
  - `key` object, required
    - `remoteJid` string: Chat contact or group remote JID
    - `fromMe` boolean: If the message was sent by the instance owner or not
    - `id` string: Message ID

## Response `200`

Ok

## Changes

- **2024-11-25** (v2) `669c21c8934b`: 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2024-11-25** (v2) `c153448703e5`: 1 breaking
  - api removed without deprecation
- **2024-09-09** (v2) `0c4620ca5ed5`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/evolution-foundation/apis/evolution-api-3/changes/chat/updateMessage/:instance/post.md)

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/evolution-foundation/apis/evolution-api-3.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/evolution-foundation/apis/evolution-api-3/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/evolution-foundation/apis/evolution-api-3/revisions/153363ee7f38?raw)