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# Edit Message • AI Agent SDK

> edit_message: Edit an existing message.

# edit\_message

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> This is a method of the [**BotProtocol**](../classes/BotProtocol) class in the [**protocols**](../modules/protocols) module.

Edit an existing message.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
async def edit_message(channel_id: str, message_id: str, content: Union[str, Dict[str, Any]]) -> BotMessage
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="channel_id" type="str" required={true}>
  Channel containing the message
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="message_id" type="str" required={true}>
  ID of message to edit
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="content" type="Union" required={true}>
  New message content
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="BotMessage">
  The edited message
</ResponseField>

## Source

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