channels.editPhoto

Change the photo of a channel/supergroup

 Method schema is available as of layer 38. Switch ยป

Parameters

Name Type Description
channel InputChannel Channel/supergroup whose photo should be edited
photo InputChatPhoto New photo

Result

Updates

Possible errors

Code Type Description
400 CHANNEL_INVALID The provided channel is invalid.
400 CHANNEL_PRIVATE You haven't joined this channel/supergroup.
403 CHAT_ADMIN_REQUIRED You must be an admin in this chat to do this.
400 CHAT_NOT_MODIFIED No changes were made to chat information because the new information you passed is identical to the current information.
403 CHAT_WRITE_FORBIDDEN You can't write in this chat.
400 FILE_PARTS_INVALID The number of file parts is invalid.
400 FILE_REFERENCE_INVALID The specified file reference is invalid.
400 IMAGE_PROCESS_FAILED Failure while processing image.
400 PHOTO_CROP_SIZE_SMALL Photo is too small.
400 PHOTO_EXT_INVALID The extension of the photo is invalid.
400 PHOTO_INVALID Photo invalid.
400 STICKER_MIME_INVALID The specified sticker MIME type is invalid.

Bots can use this method

Related pages

Channels, supergroups, gigagroups and basic groups

How to handle channels, supergroups, gigagroups, basic groups, and what's the difference between them.

File references

How to handle file references.