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title: channels.editAbout
description: Edit the about text of a channel/supergroup
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image: https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/favicons/android-chrome-256x256.png
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---
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# Method: channels.editAbout
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[Back to methods index](index.md)
Edit the about text of a channel/supergroup
### Parameters:
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| Name | Type | Description | Required |
|----------|---------------|-------------|----------|
|channel|[Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputChannel](../types/InputChannel.md) | The channel | Optional|
|about|[string](../types/string.md) | The new about text | Yes|
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### Return type: [Bool](../types/Bool.md)
### Can bots use this method: **YES**
### MadelineProto Example:
```php
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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->channels->editAbout(['channel' => InputChannel, 'about' => 'string', ]);
```
### [PWRTelegram HTTP API](https://pwrtelegram.xyz) example (NOT FOR MadelineProto):
### As a bot:
POST/GET to `https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/botTOKEN/madeline`
Parameters:
* method - channels.editAbout
* params - `{"channel": InputChannel, "about": "string", }`
### As a user:
POST/GET to `https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/userTOKEN/channels.editAbout`
Parameters:
channel - Json encoded InputChannel
about - Json encoded string
Or, if you're into Lua:
```lua
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Bool = channels.editAbout({channel=InputChannel, about='string', })
```
### Errors this method can return:
| Error | Description |
|----------|---------------|
|CHANNEL_INVALID|The provided channel is invalid|
|CHAT_ABOUT_NOT_MODIFIED|About text has not changed|
|CHAT_ABOUT_TOO_LONG|Chat about too long|
|CHAT_ADMIN_REQUIRED|You must be an admin in this chat to do this|