MadelineProtoDocs/old_docs/API_docs_v81/methods/messages_editChatPhoto.md

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title: messages.editChatPhoto
description: Edit the photo of a normal chat (not supergroup)
image: https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/favicons/android-chrome-256x256.png
---
# Method: messages.editChatPhoto  
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Edit the photo of a normal chat (not supergroup)

### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Description | Required |
|----------|---------------|-------------|----------|
|chat\_id|[Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputPeer](../types/InputPeer.md) | The ID of the chat | Optional|
|photo|[InputChatPhoto](../types/InputChatPhoto.md) | The new phto | Optional|


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

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

Or, if you're into Lua:

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

### 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|