# Method: channels.editTitle

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Edit the name of a channel/supergroup

# Parameters:

Name Type Description Required
channel Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputChannel Channel/supergroup Optional
title string New name Yes

# Return type: Updates

# Can bots use this method: YES

# MadelineProto Example (now async for huge speed and parallelism!): 

if (!file_exists('madeline.php')) {
    copy('https://phar.madelineproto.xyz/madeline.php', 'madeline.php');
}
include 'madeline.php';

$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API('session.madeline');
$MadelineProto->start();

$Updates = $MadelineProto->channels->editTitle(['channel' => InputChannel, 'title' => 'string', ]);

Or, if you’re into Lua:

Updates = channels.editTitle({channel=InputChannel, title='string', })

# Errors

Code Type Description
400 CHANNEL_INVALID The provided channel is invalid
400 CHAT_ADMIN_REQUIRED You must be an admin in this chat to do this
400 CHAT_NOT_MODIFIED The pinned message wasn’t modified
400 CHAT_TITLE_EMPTY No chat title provided
403 CHAT_WRITE_FORBIDDEN You can’t write in this chat
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