# Edit messages webhook reference | Developer Documentation

<div id="bkmrk-edit-messages-webhoo">## Edit messages webhook reference

<div><span>Updated: Dec 3, 2025</span></div><div><span></span><div>The edit webhook is only available to WhatsApp Business app users (aka “Coexistence”)</div></div><div>This reference describes edit events and payload contents for the WhatsApp Business Account **messages** webhook for replies to messages.</div><div id="bkmrk-triggers"><div id="bkmrk-triggers-1"><div>### Triggers

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<span>A WhatsApp user edits a previously sent message (text, media with caption).</span><span>A WhatsApp user edits a previous sent message within 15 minutes after being sent.</span><div id="bkmrk-parameters"><div id="bkmrk-parameters-1"><div>### Parameters

</div></div></div><div><table><thead><tr><th><span>Placeholder </span></th><th><span>Description </span></th><th><span>Example value </span></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><div><div>`<BUSINESS_DISPLAY_PHONE_NUMBER>`</div></div></td><td><div><div>Business display phone number.</div></div></td><td><div><div>15550783881</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div><div>`<BUSINESS_PHONE_NUMBER_ID>`</div></div></td><td><div><div>Business phone number ID.</div></div></td><td><div><div>106540352242922</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div><div>`<WHATSAPP_USER_PROFILE_NAME>`</div></div></td><td><div><div>WhatsApp user’s profile name.</div></div></td><td><div><div>Sheena Nelson</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div><div>`<WHATSAPP_USER_ID>`</div></div></td><td><div><div>WhatsApp user ID.</div></div></td><td><div><div>16505551234</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div><div>`<WHATSAPP_USER_PHONE_NUMBER>`</div></div></td><td><div><div>WhatsApp user phone number.</div></div></td><td><div><div>16505551234</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div><div>`<WHATSAPP_MESSAGE_ID>`</div></div></td><td><div><div>WhatsApp message ID for the edit event.</div></div></td><td><div><div>wamid.HBgLMTY1MDM4Nzk0MzkV...</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div><div>`<WEBHOOK_TRIGGER_TIMESTAMP>`</div></div></td><td><div><div>Unix timestamp when the webhook was triggered.</div></div></td><td><div><div>1739321024</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div><div>`<ORIGINAL_WHATSAPP_MESSAGE_ID>`</div></div></td><td><div><div>ID of the original message being edited.</div></div></td><td><div><div>wamid.HBgLMTQxMjU1NTA4MjkV...</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div><div>`<CONTEXT_ID>`</div></div></td><td><div><div>Contextual message ID (if applicable).</div></div></td><td><div><div>M0</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div><div>`<MEDIA_ASSET_CAPTION>`</div></div></td><td><div><div>Caption for the media asset.</div></div></td><td><div><div>Updated image caption</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div><div>`<MEDIA_ASSET_MIME_TYPE>`</div></div></td><td><div><div>MIME type of the media asset.</div></div></td><td><div><div>image/jpeg</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div><div>`<MEDIA_ASSET_SHA256_HASH>`</div></div></td><td><div><div>SHA256 hash of the media asset.</div></div></td><td><div><div>a1b2c3d4e5f6...</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div><div>`<MEDIA_ASSET_ID>`</div></div></td><td><div><div>Media asset ID.</div></div></td><td><div><div>1234567890</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div><div>`<MEDIA_ASSET_URL>`</div></div></td><td><div><div>URL to the media asset.</div></div></td><td><div><div>https://media.example.com/...</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table>

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