MadelineProtoDocs/old_docs/API_docs_v71/methods/channels_editAdmin.md

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title: channels.editAdmin
description: Edit admin permissions of a user in a channel/supergroup
image: https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/favicons/android-chrome-256x256.png
---
# Method: channels.editAdmin  
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Edit admin permissions of a user in a channel/supergroup

### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Description | Required |
|----------|---------------|-------------|----------|
|channel|[Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputChannel](../types/InputChannel.md) | The channel | Optional|
|user\_id|[Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputUser](../types/InputUser.md) | The user | Optional|
|admin\_rights|[ChannelAdminRights](../types/ChannelAdminRights.md) | The new admin rights | Yes|


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

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


### MadelineProto Example ([now async!](https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/docs/ASYNC.html)):


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

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

$Updates = $MadelineProto->channels->editAdmin(['channel' => InputChannel, 'user_id' => InputUser, 'admin_rights' => ChannelAdminRights, ]);
```

Or, if you're into Lua:

```lua
Updates = channels.editAdmin({channel=InputChannel, user_id=InputUser, admin_rights=ChannelAdminRights, })
```

### Errors this method can return:

| Error    | Description   |
|----------|---------------|
|ADMINS_TOO_MUCH|Too many admins|
|BOT_CHANNELS_NA|Bots can't edit admin privileges|
|CHANNEL_INVALID|The provided channel is invalid|
|CHAT_ADMIN_REQUIRED|You must be an admin in this chat to do this|
|USER_CREATOR|You can't leave this channel, because you're its creator|
|USER_ID_INVALID|The provided user ID is invalid|
|USER_NOT_MUTUAL_CONTACT|The provided user is not a mutual contact|
|CHAT_ADMIN_INVITE_REQUIRED|You do not have the rights to do this|
|RIGHT_FORBIDDEN|Your admin rights do not allow you to do this|
|USER_PRIVACY_RESTRICTED|The user's privacy settings do not allow you to do this|