# editMessageCaption

> Use this method to edit captions of messages

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

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Use this method to edit captions of messages. On success, if the edited message is not an inline message, the edited Message is returned, otherwise *True* is returned. Note that business messages that were not sent by the bot and do not contain an inline keyboard can only be edited within **48 hours** from the time they were sent.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| business_connection_id | String | Optional | Unique identifier of the business connection on behalf of which the message to be edited was sent |
| chat_id | Integer or String | Optional | Required if inline_message_id is not specified. Unique identifier for the target chat or username of the target bot, supergroup or channel in the format @username. |
| message_id | Integer | Optional | Required if inline_message_id is not specified. Identifier of the message to edit. |
| inline_message_id | String | Optional | Required if chat_id and message_id are not specified. Identifier of the inline message. |
| caption | String | Optional | New caption of the message, 0-1024 characters after entities parsing |
| parse_mode | String | Optional | Mode for parsing entities in the message caption. See formatting options for more details. |
| caption_entities | Array of MessageEntity | Optional | A JSON-serialized list of special entities that appear in the caption, which can be specified instead of parse_mode |
| show_caption_above_media | Boolean | Optional | Pass True if the caption must be shown above the message media. Supported only for animation, photo and video messages. |
| reply_markup | InlineKeyboardMarkup | Optional | A JSON-serialized object for an inline keyboard |

## Example

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> **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.