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Message → Edit

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Overview

This node operation allows editing an existing message in a Telegram chat. It is useful for scenarios where you need to update the content of a previously sent message, such as correcting information, updating status, or modifying announcements in a chat or channel.

Use Case Examples

  1. Editing a message to correct a typo in a Telegram channel.
  2. Updating the status message in a group chat after a process completes.

Properties

Name Meaning
Authentication Method Method to provide the bot token for authentication with Telegram API. Options include encrypted credentials, environment variable, or direct input.
Environment Token Environment variable containing the bot token, shown only if authentication method is environment variable.
Bot Token Direct bot token input, shown only if authentication method is direct input.
Chat ID Identifier of the chat where the message to be edited is located. Can be a username (@channel_name) or a group ID (-123456789).
Text New text content to replace the existing message text.
Message ID ID of the message to edit.
Additional Fields Optional parameters to customize the message editing, such as parse mode, disable web page preview, disable notification, reply to message ID, and caption (if applicable).

Output

JSON

  • json
    • message_id - ID of the edited message returned by Telegram API.
    • chat - Chat object containing information about the chat where the message was edited.
    • date - Date the message was edited.
    • text - Updated text content of the message.

Dependencies

  • Telegram Bot API token (via encrypted credentials, environment variable, or direct input)

Troubleshooting

  • Ensure the bot token is valid and correctly formatted; invalid tokens will cause errors.
  • The message ID must correspond to an existing message in the specified chat; otherwise, the edit will fail.
  • If using environment variables for the token, ensure the environment variable is correctly set and accessible.
  • Errors related to permissions may occur if the bot does not have rights to edit messages in the chat.

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