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<h1 id="dev_page_title">messages.editChatAbout</h1>
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<div id="dev_page_content"><p>Edit the description of a <a href="/api/channel">group/supergroup/channel</a>.</p>
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<li><a href="?layer=1">1 – Base layer</a></li><li><a href="?layer=2">2 – New userpic notifications</a></li><li><a href="?layer=3">3 – Send message can trigger link change</a></li><li><a href="?layer=4">4 – Check-in chats</a></li><li><a href="?layer=5">5 – Localized SMS, localized notifications</a></li><li><a href="?layer=6">6 – Foursquare integration</a></li><li><a href="?layer=7">7 – Added wallPaperSolid</a></li><li><a href="?layer=8">8 – Added end-to-end encryption</a></li><li><a href="?layer=9">9 – Improved big files upload perfomance</a></li><li><a href="?layer=10">10 – Improved chat participants updates</a></li><li><a href="?layer=11">11 – Improved secret chats</a></li><li><a href="?layer=12">12 – New dynamic support</a></li><li><a href="?layer=13">13 – Audio, video MIME; contacts import retry; new secret actions</a></li><li><a href="?layer=14">14 – Notify settings sync, blacklist sync</a></li><li><a href="?layer=15">15 – Modified getHistory offset behaviour</a></li><li><a href="?layer=16">16 – Split sendCode into 2 parts</a></li><li><a href="?layer=17">17 – Added custom typing, introduced message flags</a></li><li><a href="?layer=18">18 – Added usernames</a></li><li><a href="?layer=23">23 – Stickers for secret chats</a></li><li><a href="?layer=105">105 – Scheduled messages, Cloud themes</a></li><li><a href="?layer=108">108 – Login with QR code</a></li><li><a href="?layer=109">109 – Polls v2</a></li><li><a href="?layer=110">110 – People Nearby 2.0, Bank card entity</a></li><li><a href="?layer=111">111 – Folders, Broadcast Stats</a></li><li><a href="?layer=112">112 – Old featured stickers, generic dice, poll timer, poll solution</a></li><li><a href="?layer=113">113 – PSA</a></li><li><a href="?layer=114">114 – Video thumbs for GIFs</a></li><li><a href="?layer=115">115 – Peek Channel Invite</a></li><li><a href="?layer=116">116 – Group Stats, Profile Videos</a></li><li><a href="?layer=117">117 – WebRTC Phone Calls</a></li><li><a href="?layer=118">118 – Callback with 2FA, Countries list</a></li><li><a href="?layer=119">119 – Comments in channels, Threads, Anonymous Admins</a></li><li><a href="?layer=120">120 – Multipins, Message Stats, GeoLive v2</a></li><li><a href="?layer=121">121 – SVG-based Outlines for Stickers</a></li><li><a href="?layer=122">122 – Voice Chats</a></li><li><a href="?layer=123">123 – Voice Chat improvements</a></li><li><a href="?layer=124">124 – Expiring Invite links</a></li><li><a href="?layer=125">125 – Voice Chats in Broadcasts</a></li><li><a href="?layer=126">126 – Ban channels in channels</a></li><li><a href="?layer=127">127 – Payments in channels</a></li><li><a href="?layer=128">128 – Microthumbs for User/Chat profile photos</a></li><li><a href="?layer=129">129 – Video Chats</a></li><li><a href="?layer=130">130 – Custom placeholder for bot reply keyboards</a></li><li><a href="?layer=131">131 – Reset 2FA Password after a week</a></li><li><a href="?layer=132">132 – Chat themes</a></li><li><a href="?layer=133">133 – 64-bit IDs for User/Chat</a></li><li><a href="?layer=137"><strong>137 – reactions</strong></a></li>
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<pre class="page_scheme"><code><a href="/constructor/boolFalse" >boolFalse</a>#bc799737 = <a href="/type/Bool" >Bool</a>;
<a href="/constructor/boolTrue" >boolTrue</a>#997275b5 = <a href="/type/Bool" >Bool</a>;
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<a href="/method/messages.editChatAbout" class="current_page_link" >messages.editChatAbout</a>#def60797 peer:<a href="/type/InputPeer" >InputPeer</a> about:<a href="/type/string" >string</a> = <a href="/type/Bool" >Bool</a>;</code></pre></p>
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<h3><a class="anchor" href="#parameters" id="parameters" name="parameters"><i class="anchor-icon"></i></a>Parameters</h3>
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<td><strong>peer</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><a href="/type/InputPeer">InputPeer</a></td>
<td>The <a href="/api/channel">group/supergroup/channel</a>.</td>
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<td><strong>about</strong></td>
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<td style="text-align: center;"><a href="/type/string">string</a></td>
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<td>The new description</td>
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<h3><a class="anchor" href="#result" id="result" name="result"><i class="anchor-icon"></i></a>Result</h3>
<p><a href="/type/Bool">Bool</a></p>
<h3><a class="anchor" href="#possible-errors" id="possible-errors" name="possible-errors"><i class="anchor-icon"></i></a>Possible errors</h3>
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<td>400</td>
<td>CHANNEL_INVALID</td>
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<td>The provided channel is invalid.</td>
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<td>400</td>
<td>CHANNEL_PRIVATE</td>
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<td>You haven't joined this channel/supergroup.</td>
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<td>400</td>
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<td>CHAT_ABOUT_NOT_MODIFIED</td>
<td>About text has not changed.</td>
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<td>400</td>
<td>CHAT_ABOUT_TOO_LONG</td>
<td>Chat about too long.</td>
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<td>400</td>
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<td>CHAT_ADMIN_REQUIRED</td>
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<td>You must be an admin in this chat to do this.</td>
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<td>400</td>
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<td>CHAT_ID_INVALID</td>
<td>The provided chat id is invalid.</td>
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<td>400</td>
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<td>CHAT_NOT_MODIFIED</td>
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<td>The pinned message wasn't modified.</td>
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<td>403</td>
<td>CHAT_WRITE_FORBIDDEN</td>
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<td>You can't write in this chat.</td>
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<td>400</td>
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<td>PEER_ID_INVALID</td>
<td>The provided peer id is invalid.</td>
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<p>How to handle channels, supergroups, groups, and what's the difference between them.</p></div>
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