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Edit a message

$ beeper-desktop-cli messages update

PUT/v1/chats/{chatID}/messages/{messageID}

Edit the text content of an existing message. Messages with attachments cannot be edited.

ParametersExpand Collapse

--chat-id: string

Path param: Unique identifier of the chat.

--message-id: string

Path param: ID of the message to edit

--text: string

Body param: New text content for the message

ReturnsExpand Collapse

MessageUpdateResponse: object { chatID, messageID, success }

chatID: string

Unique identifier of the chat.

messageID: string

Message ID.

success: boolean

Whether the message was successfully edited

Edit a message

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beeper-desktop-cli messages update \
  --access-token 'My Access Token' \
  --chat-id '!NCdzlIaMjZUmvmvyHU:beeper.com' \
  --message-id messageID \
  --text x

200 example

{
  "chatID": "!signal_adamvy:local-signal.localhost",
  "messageID": "1343993",
  "success": true
}

Returns Examples

200 example

{
  "chatID": "!signal_adamvy:local-signal.localhost",
  "messageID": "1343993",
  "success": true
}