Update message

This endpoint is responsible for editing the message, The moderation status is recalculated based on the app’s configured rules for the edited message.

PUT /moderation/messages/{id}

Update message

cURL

curl --request PUT \
  --url https://{appid}.api-{region}.cometchat.io/v3/moderation/messages/{id} \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'apikey: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "data": {
    "text": "This message has been updated."
  }
}
'

200

{
  "data": {
    "id": "1",
    "conversationId": "cometchat-uid-1_user_cometchat-uid-2",
    "sender": "cometchat-uid-2",
    "receiverType": "user",
    "receiver": "cometchat-uid-1",
    "category": "message",
    "type": "text",
    "data": {
      "text": "heyaya, I'm updated",
      "entities": {
        "receiver": {
          "entity": {
            "avatar": "https://assets.cometchat.io/sampleapp/v2/users/cometchat-uid-1.webp",
            "createdAt": 1751644824,
            "lastActiveAt": 1751644824,
            "name": "Andrew Joseph",
            "role": "default",
            "status": "offline",
            "uid": "cometchat-uid-1"
          },
          "entityType": "user"
        },
        "sender": {
          "entity": {
            "avatar": "https://assets.cometchat.io/sampleapp/v2/users/cometchat-uid-2.webp",
            "conversationId": "cometchat-uid-1_user_cometchat-uid-2",
            "createdAt": 1751644824,
            "lastActiveAt": 1751644824,
            "name": "George Alan",
            "role": "default",
            "status": "offline",
            "uid": "cometchat-uid-2"
          },
          "entityType": "user"
        }
      },
      "moderation": {
        "status": "approved"
      }
    },
    "sentAt": 1750335220,
    "editedAt": 1751645607,
    "editedBy": "cometchat-uid-1",
    "updatedAt": 1751644906
  }
}

Authorizations

apikey · string · header · required

API Key with fullAccess scope(i.e. Rest API Key from the Dashboard).

Path Parameters

id · string · required

Id of the message whose details are to be fetched.

Body

application/json

data · object

Can contain any additional properties except for the key properties.

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Response

200 - application/json

Update Message(s)

The response is of type object.