--- title: "Update a message" url: "https://docs.unified.to/messaging/message/Update_a_message" description: "API reference for Update a message. Launch multiple pre-built Message integrations today with zero maintenance — all through a single API." generated_at: "2026-05-20T23:12:57.668Z" --- # Update a message PUT/messaging/{connection\_id}/message/{id} ## Parameters **fields**string array id created\_at updated\_at channel\_id channel\_ids channels parent\_id root\_message\_id message\_thread\_identifier author\_member destination\_members hidden\_members mentioned\_members reactions subject message message\_html message\_markdown attachments web\_url reference has\_children is\_unread buttons raw Fields to return **raw**string Raw parameters to include in the 3rd-party request. Encoded as a URL component. eg. raw parameters: foo=bar&zoo=bar -> raw=foo%3Dbar%26zoo%3Dbar **connection\_id**string required ID of the connection **id**string required ID of the Message ## Payload **id**string **created\_at**date (ISO-8601 / YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ format) **updated\_at**date (ISO-8601 / YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ format) **channel\_id**string @deprecated (reference to MessagingChannel) **channel\_ids**string array @deprecated; use channels instead **channels** array Represents the names of all channels to which the message is sent. Identifies the channels where the message is posted. **parent\_id**string Represents the ID of the immediate predecessor message in the thread. Identifies a specific message to which the current message directly replies. **root\_message\_id**string @deprecated **message\_thread\_identifier**string the opaque identifier for the first message in a thread **author\_member**object for email systems, this field represents the From value **destination\_members** array for email systems, this field represents the To value **hidden\_members** array for email systems, this field represents the BCC value **mentioned\_members** array for email systems, this field represents the CC value **reactions** array **subject**string **message**string **message\_html**string **message\_markdown**string **attachments** array **web\_url**string **reference**string eg. RFC822 MessageID **has\_children**boolean **is\_unread**boolean **buttons** array **raw**any ## Returns [MessagingMessage](/messaging/message/model) **id**string **created\_at**date (ISO-8601 / YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ format) **updated\_at**date (ISO-8601 / YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ format) **channel\_id**string @deprecated (reference to MessagingChannel) **channel\_ids**string array @deprecated; use channels instead **channels** array Represents the names of all channels to which the message is sent. Identifies the channels where the message is posted. **parent\_id**string Represents the ID of the immediate predecessor message in the thread. Identifies a specific message to which the current message directly replies. **root\_message\_id**string @deprecated **message\_thread\_identifier**string the opaque identifier for the first message in a thread **author\_member**object for email systems, this field represents the From value **destination\_members** array for email systems, this field represents the To value **hidden\_members** array for email systems, this field represents the BCC value **mentioned\_members** array for email systems, this field represents the CC value **reactions** array **subject**string **message**string **message\_html**string **message\_markdown**string **attachments** array **web\_url**string **reference**string eg. RFC822 MessageID **has\_children**boolean **is\_unread**boolean **buttons** array **raw**any ## Code Samples ### Node.js SDK ``` import { UnifiedTo } from '@unified-api/typescript-sdk'; const sdk = new UnifiedTo({ security: { jwt: '', }, }); const connectionId = '5de520f96e439b002043d8dc'; const id = '1234'; const results = await sdk.messaging.updateMessagingMessage({ connectionId, id, messagingMessage: { }, fields: '', raw: '', }); ``` ### Node.js (axios) ``` const options = { method: 'PUT', url: 'https://api.unified.to/messaging/5de520f96e439b002043d8dc/message/5de520f96e439b002043d8d8', headers: { authorization: 'bearer .....' }, data: undefined, params: { fields: '', raw: '', } }; const results = await axios.request(options); ``` ### Java ``` AsyncHttpClient client = new DefaultAsyncHttpClient(); client.prepare("PUT", "https://api.unified.to/messaging/5de520f96e439b002043d8dc/message/5de520f96e439b002043d8d8?fields=&raw=") .setHeader("accept", "application/json") .setHeader("authorization", ".....") .execute() .toCompletableFuture() .thenAccept(System.out::println) .join(); client.close(); ``` ### Go ``` import ( "fmt" "net/http" "io/ioutil" ) url := `https://api.unified.to/messaging/5de520f96e439b002043d8dc/message/5de520f96e439b002043d8d8?fields=&raw= req, _ := http.NewRequest("PUT", url, nil) req.Header.Add("accept", "application/json") req.Header.Add("authorization", ".....") res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req) defer res.Body.Close() body, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body) ``` ### Python ``` import requests url = "https://api.unified.to/messaging/5de520f96e439b002043d8dc/message/5de520f96e439b002043d8d8?fields=&raw=" headers = { "accept": "application/json", "authorization": "....." } response = requests.put(url, headers=headers) ``` ### PHP ``` $curl = curl_init(); curl_setopt_array($curl, [ CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.unified.to/messaging/5de520f96e439b002043d8dc/message/5de520f96e439b002043d8d8?fields=&raw=", CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true, CURLOPT_ENCODING => "", CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30, CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "PUT", CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [ "accept: application/json", "authorization: ....." ], ]); ``` ### Ruby ``` require 'uri' require 'net/http' require 'openssl' url = URI("https://api.unified.to/messaging/5de520f96e439b002043d8dc/message/5de520f96e439b002043d8d8?fields=&raw=") http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port) http.use_ssl = true request = Net::HTTP::Put.new(url) request["accept"] = 'application/json' request["authorization"] = '....' response = http.request(request) puts response.read_body ``` ### cURL ``` curl --request PUT \ --url 'https://api.unified.to/messaging/5de520f96e439b002043d8dc/message/5de520f96e439b002043d8d8?fields=&raw=' \ --header 'accept: application/json' \ --header 'authorization: .....' ```