# editEphemeralMessageMedia

> Use this method to edit the media of an ephemeral message

**Category:** Telegram Bot API — Methods (A-Z)  
**URL:** https://docs.botlify.cloud/editephemeralmessagemedia  
**Platform:** Botlify Cloud (https://botlify.cloud)  

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Use this method to edit the media of an ephemeral message. Note that it is not guaranteed that the user will receive the message edit event, especially if they are offline. On success, *True* is returned.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| chat_id | Integer or String | Yes | Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target supergroup in the format @username |
| receiver_user_id | Integer | Yes | Identifier of the user who received the message |
| ephemeral_message_id | Integer | Yes | Identifier of the ephemeral message to edit |
| media | InputMedia | Yes | A JSON-serialized object for the new media content of the message |
| reply_markup | InlineKeyboardMarkup | Optional | A JSON-serialized object for an inline keyboard |

## Example

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> [!TIP]
> **Botlify Cloud Runtime**
> Credentials are auto-injected in .env — always load them with getenv(): BOT_TOKEN, ADMIN_CHAT_ID, BOT_USERNAME. Main database: database.db (SQLite, WAL mode). Runtime errors: error.log. Quick test: send to $ADMIN_CHAT_ID. Full details: Runtime Reference.