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title: update
slug: /reference/python/rest/compat/messages/update
description: Update a message (e.g., redact the body).
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Update a message (e.g., redact the body of a sent message). Uses POST (Twilio convention).

<EndpointSchemaSnippet endpoint="POST /Accounts/{AccountSid}/Messages/{Sid}" />

## **Response Example**

<EndpointResponseSnippet endpoint="POST /Accounts/{AccountSid}/Messages/{Sid}" />

## **Example**

```python {9}
from signalwire.rest import RestClient

client = RestClient(
    project="your-project-id",
    token="your-api-token",
    host="your-space.signalwire.com",
)

client.compat.messages.update("SM...", Body="")
```