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POST
/
api
/
chat
/
edit
/
:instance
Edit message
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.example.com/api/chat/edit/:instance \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'token: <token>' \
  --data '
{
  "messageId": "<string>",
  "content": "<string>"
}
'
Auth: TokenAccount or TokenInstance • Rate-limit: Global (100/min) • Idempotent: no Edits the content of a message you sent. Only text messages are supported.
Edit window: ~15 minutes after sending (limit imposed by WhatsApp). Older messages fail with too old to edit.

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Example

Send the new content in the content field. The original message must have been sent by the instance itself and be within the 15-minute window. 
curl -X POST "https://ryzeapi.cloud/api/chat/edit/$Instance_Name" \
  -H "token: $Token_Instance" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "messageId": "3EB08FCF27E532F1B0F5",
    "content": "Sorry, I meant 6 PM"
  }'

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Success response

200 OK
{
  "success": true,
  "message": "Message edited successfully",
  "messageId": "3EB08FCF27E532F1B0F5",
  "chatJid": "5511999999999@s.whatsapp.net",
  "oldContent": "Sorry, I meant 5 PM",
  "newContent": "Sorry, I meant 6 PM"
}

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Path parameters

​
instance
string
required
Instance name.

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Headers

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token
string
required
TokenAccount or TokenInstance.

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Request body

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messageId
string
required
ID of the message to edit. It must exist and have been sent by you.
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content
string
required
New message content.

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Notes

  • The recipient sees the new text with the “Edited” tag.
  • The edit emits a message.exchange event on the webhook/WebSocket with type: "message_edit" and isEdit: true.
  • Editing a media caption (image/video/document) is not reliably supported, use only on plain text messages.

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Error responses

HTTPerror.messageWhen
400Invalid request bodyMalformed JSON.
400messageId is requiredMissing field.
400content is requiredMissing content field.
400message contains too old to edit or can only editOutside the 15-minute window or non-text message.
401Invalid token,
404Instance not found or message not found,
503Instance is not connected to WhatsAppNo active session.