Change Chat Title imbot.chat.updateTitle

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Scope: imbot

Who can execute the method: an authorized user of the application that registered the chatbot

DEPRECATED

Development of this method has been halted. Please use imbot.v2.Chat.update.

The method imbot.chat.updateTitle updates the chat title.

Method Parameters

Required parameters are marked with *

Name `type`	Description
CHAT_ID* `integer`	The identifier of the chat. The identifier can be obtained using the method imbot.chat.get
TITLE* `string`	The new title of the chat. The method automatically trims whitespace and line breaks from the value
BOT_ID `integer`	The identifier of the chatbot. You can obtain the bot ID using the method imbot.bot.list. If this parameter is not provided, the method looks for the first bot registered by the current application
CLIENT_ID `string`	This parameter is required only for webhooks. Pass the same CLIENT_ID that was specified when registering the chatbot

Code Examples

How to Use Examples in Documentation

cURL (Webhook)

cURL (OAuth)

PHP

BX24.js

PHP CRest

curl -X POST /
        -H "Content-Type: application/json" /
        -H "Accept: application/json" /
        -d '{"CHAT_ID":2725,"TITLE":"New name for the chat","CLIENT_ID":"**put_your_client_id_here**"}' /
        https://**put_your_bitrix24_address**/rest/**put_your_user_id_here**/**put_your_webhook_here**/imbot.chat.updateTitle

curl -X POST /
        -H "Content-Type: application/json" /
        -H "Accept: application/json" /
        -d '{"CHAT_ID":2725,"TITLE":"New name for the chat","auth":"**put_access_token_here**"}' /
        https://**put_your_bitrix24_address**/rest/imbot.chat.updateTitle

try
        {
            const response = await $b24.callMethod(
                'imbot.chat.updateTitle',
                {
                    CHAT_ID: 2725,
                    TITLE: 'New name for the chat',
                }
            );
            
            const result = response.getData().result;
            console.log('Chat title updated:', result);
            
            processResult(result);
        }
        catch( error )
        {
            console.error('Error:', error);
        }

try {
            $response = $b24Service
                ->core
                ->call(
                    'imbot.chat.updateTitle',
                    [
                        'CHAT_ID' => 2725,
                        'TITLE' => 'New name for the chat'
                    ]
                );
        
            $result = $response
                ->getResponseData()
                ->getResult();
        
            echo 'Success: ' . print_r($result, true);
            processData($result);
        
        } catch (Throwable $e) {
            error_log($e->getMessage());
            echo 'Error updating chat title: ' . $e->getMessage();
        }

BX24.callMethod(
            'imbot.chat.updateTitle',
            {
                CHAT_ID: 2725,
                TITLE: 'New name for the chat',
            },
            function (result)
            {
                if (result.error())
                    console.error(result.error());
                else
                    console.dir(result.data());
            }
        );

require_once('crest.php');
        
        $result = CRest::call(
            'imbot.chat.updateTitle',
            [
                'CHAT_ID' => 2725,
                'TITLE' => 'New name for the chat'
            ]
        );
        
        echo '<PRE>';
        print_r($result);
        echo '</PRE>';

Response Handling

HTTP status: 200

{
            "result": true,
            "time": {
                "start": 1771936871,
                "finish": 1771936871.911049,
                "duration": 0.9110488891601562,
                "processing": 0,
                "date_start": "2026-02-24T15:41:11+01:00",
                "date_finish": "2026-02-24T15:41:11+01:00",
                "operating_reset_at": 1771937471,
                "operating": 0
            }
        }

Returned Data

Name `type`	Description
result `boolean`	`true` if the title was updated
time `time`	Information about the request execution time

Error Handling

HTTP status: 400

{
            "error": "TITLE_EMPTY",
            "error_description": "Title can't be empty"
        }

Name `type`	Description
error `string`	String error code. It may consist of digits, Latin letters, and underscores
error_description `error_description`	Textual description of the error. The description is not intended to be shown to the end user in its raw form

Possible Error Codes

Code	Description	Value
`CHAT_ID_EMPTY`	Chat ID can't be empty	`CHAT_ID` not provided
`TITLE_EMPTY`	Title can't be empty	`TITLE` not provided
`ACCESS_ERROR`	Action unavailable	Operation not available for this chat
`ACCESS_ERROR`	This chat cannot be renamed	This chat cannot be renamed
`BOT_ID_ERROR`	Bot not found	Chatbot not found
`APP_ID_ERROR`	Bot was installed by another rest application	Chatbot installed by another application

Statuses and System Error Codes

HTTP Status: 20x, 40x, 50x

The errors described below may occur when calling any method.

Status	Code Error Message	Description
`500`	`INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR` Internal server error	An internal server error has occurred. Please contact the server administrator or Bitrix24 technical support
`500`	`ERROR_UNEXPECTED_ANSWER` Server returned an unexpected response	An internal server error has occurred. Please contact the server administrator or Bitrix24 technical support
`503`	`QUERY_LIMIT_EXCEEDED` Too many requests	The request intensity limit has been exceeded
`405`	`ERROR_BATCH_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED` Method is not allowed for batch usage	The current method is not permitted for calls using batch
`400`	`ERROR_BATCH_LENGTH_EXCEEDED` Max batch length exceeded	The maximum length of parameters passed to the batch method has been exceeded
`401`	`NO_AUTH_FOUND` Wrong authorization data	Invalid access token or webhook code
`400`	`INVALID_REQUEST` Https required	The HTTPS protocol is required for method calls
`503`	`OVERLOAD_LIMIT` REST API is blocked due to overload	The REST API is blocked due to overload. This is a manual individual block; please contact Bitrix24 technical support to lift it
`403`	`ACCESS_DENIED` REST API is available only on commercial plans	The REST API is only available on commercial plans
`403`	`INVALID_CREDENTIALS` Invalid request credentials	The user associated with the access token or webhook used to call the method lacks the necessary permissions
`404`	`ERROR_MANIFEST_IS_NOT_AVAILABLE` Manifest is not available	The manifest is not available
`403`	`insufficient_scope` The request requires higher privileges than provided by the webhook token	The request requires higher privileges than those provided by the webhook token
`401`	`expired_token` The access token provided has expired	The provided access token has expired
`403`	`user_access_error` The user does not have access to the application	The user does not have access to the application. This means that the application is installed, but the portal administrator has restricted access to this application to specific users only
`500`	`PORTAL_DELETED` Portal was deleted	The public part of the site is closed. To open the public part of the site on an on-premise installation, disable the "Temporary closure of the public part of the site" option. Path to the setting: Desktop > Settings > Product Settings > Module Settings > Main Module > Temporary closure of the public part of the site

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