MadelineProto/old_docs/API_docs_v65/methods/messages_editChatPhoto.md

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title: messages.editChatPhoto
description: messages.editChatPhoto parameters, return type and example
---
## Method: messages.editChatPhoto  
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### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Required |
|----------|---------------|----------|
|chat\_id|[InputPeer](../types/InputPeer.md) | Optional|
|photo|[InputChatPhoto](../types/InputChatPhoto.md) | Optional|


### Return type: [Updates](../types/Updates.md)

### Can bots use this method: **YES**


### Errors this method can return:

| Error    | Description   |
|----------|---------------|
|CHAT_ID_INVALID|The provided chat id is invalid|
|INPUT_CONSTRUCTOR_INVALID|The provided constructor is invalid|
|INPUT_FETCH_FAIL|Failed deserializing TL payload|
|PEER_ID_INVALID|The provided peer id is invalid|
|PHOTO_EXT_INVALID|The extension of the photo is invalid|


### Example:


```
$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API();
$MadelineProto->session = 'mySession.madeline';
if (isset($token)) { // Login as a bot
    $MadelineProto->bot_login($token);
}
if (isset($number)) { // Login as a user
    $MadelineProto->phone_login($number);
    $code = readline('Enter the code you received: '); // Or do this in two separate steps in an HTTP API
    $MadelineProto->complete_phone_login($code);
}

$Updates = $MadelineProto->messages->editChatPhoto(['chat_id' => InputPeer, 'photo' => InputChatPhoto, ]);
```

Or, if you're using the [PWRTelegram HTTP API](https://pwrtelegram.xyz):

### As a bot:

POST/GET to `https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/botTOKEN/madeline`

Parameters:

* method - messages.editChatPhoto
* params - `{"chat_id": InputPeer, "photo": InputChatPhoto, }`



### As a user:

POST/GET to `https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/userTOKEN/messages.editChatPhoto`

Parameters:

chat_id - Json encoded InputPeer

photo - Json encoded InputChatPhoto




Or, if you're into Lua:

```
Updates = messages.editChatPhoto({chat_id=InputPeer, photo=InputChatPhoto, })
```