MadelineProtoDocs/old_docs/API_docs_v100/methods/messages_editChatAbout.md

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title: messages.editChatAbout
description: Edit chat info
image: https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/favicons/android-chrome-256x256.png
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# Method: messages.editChatAbout  
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Edit chat info

### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Description | Required |
|----------|---------------|-------------|----------|
|peer|[Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputPeer](../types/InputPeer.md) | Chat | Optional|
|about|[string](../types/string.md) | Info | Yes|


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

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


### MadelineProto Example ([now async for huge speed and parallelism!](https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/docs/ASYNC.html)):


```php
if (!file_exists('madeline.php')) {
    copy('https://phar.madelineproto.xyz/madeline.php', 'madeline.php');
}
include 'madeline.php';

$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API('session.madeline');
$MadelineProto->start();

$Bool = $MadelineProto->messages->editChatAbout(['peer' => InputPeer, 'about' => 'string', ]);
```

Or, if you're into Lua:

```lua
Bool = messages.editChatAbout({peer=InputPeer, about='string', })
```

### Errors

| Code | Type     | Description   |
|------|----------|---------------|
|400|PEER_ID_INVALID|The provided peer id is invalid|
|403|CHAT_WRITE_FORBIDDEN|You can't write in this chat|