MadelineProtoDocs/docs/API_docs/methods/bots.setBotInfo.md

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title: "bots.setBotInfo"
description: "Set localized name, about text and description of a bot (or of the current account, if called by a bot)."
grand_parent: "Telegram RPC API"
parent: "Methods"
image: https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/favicons/android-chrome-256x256.png
redirect_from: /API_docs/methods/bots_setBotInfo.html
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# Method: bots.setBotInfo
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Set localized name, about text and description of a bot (or of the current account, if called by a bot).

### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Description | Required |
|----------|---------------|-------------|----------|
|bot|[Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputUser](/API_docs/types/InputUser.html) | If called by a user, **must** contain the peer of a bot we own. | Optional|
|lang\_code|[string](/API_docs/types/string.html) | Language code, if left empty update the fallback about text and description | Optional|
|name|[string](/API_docs/types/string.html) | New bot name | Optional|
|about|[string](/API_docs/types/string.html) | New about text | Optional|
|description|[string](/API_docs/types/string.html) | New description | Optional|


### Return type: [Bool](/API_docs/types/Bool.html)

### Can bots use this method: **YES**


### MadelineProto Example ([now async for huge speed and parallelism!](https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/docs/ASYNC.html)):


```php
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();

$Bool = $MadelineProto->bots->setBotInfo(bot: $InputUser, lang_code: 'string', name: 'string', about: 'string', description: 'string', );
```