---
title: "Update Message (Realtime)"
slug: "update-message-realtime"
updated: 2026-05-18T14:33:08Z
published: 2026-05-18T14:33:08Z
canonical: "developer.rocket.chat/update-message-realtime"
stale: true
---

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# Update Message (Realtime)

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Update a message.

| Method | Requires Auth | Permission | Settings |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `updateMessage` | Yes | `edit-message` | You need to consider two essential settings when deleting messages: - `Message_AllowEditing`: It is represented as a boolean (true/false), which determines whether message editing is permitted. - `Message_AllowDeleting_BlockDeleteInMinutes`: It is represented as an integer and offers more control over the edit functionality. When set to `0`, editing is allowed without any time restrictions. However, if the value is greater than `0`, there is a time-based restriction where editing is blocked/disabled after the specified duration has passed. |

## Payload parameters

| Argument | Example | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `textMessageObject` | ```json { "_id": "298gMs93982Le9A7pZjo2D2iB", "rid": "64a1f373376181965ab77f54", "msg": "Whats 4*!" } ``` | Required | The [Message Object](/v1/docs/message) containing only the updated `msg`. |

## Example call

```json
{
    "msg": "method",
    "method": "updateMessage",
    "id": "42",
    "params": [{
        "_id": "298gMs93982Le9A7pZjo2D2iB",
        "rid": "64a1f373376181965ab77f54",
        "msg": "Whats 4*!"
}]
        
}
```

## Example response

```json
{
    "msg": "result",
    "id": "42"
}
```