setChatTitle

Raw MD
Use this method to change the title of a chat

Use this method to change the title of a chat. Titles can't be changed for private chats. The bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the appropriate administrator rights. Returns True on success.

Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
chat_idInteger or StringYesUnique identifier for the target chat or username of the target channel in the format @username
titleStringYesNew chat title, 1-128 characters

Example

PHP — Call setChatTitle on Botlify Cloud
<?php
// ── Botlify Cloud .env — auto-injected, never hardcode secrets ──
$BOT_TOKEN     = getenv('BOT_TOKEN');     // Telegram bot token from @BotFather
$ADMIN_CHAT_ID = getenv('ADMIN_CHAT_ID'); // Your numeric admin Telegram user ID
$BOT_USERNAME  = getenv('BOT_USERNAME');  // Bot username without @

$resp = bot('setChatTitle', [
    'chat_id' => $chatId,
    'title' => 'Hello from Botlify Cloud!',
]);

if ($resp['ok'] ?? false) {
    $result = $resp['result']; // handle the response
}
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.