User edited messages in Teams Bot are not reflected in Teams Channel

RajeshPandian 0

After Edit-Personal Scope.jpgWhen users edit their message in the bot's personal chat window, the edited message is not automatically updated in the channel conversation. In other words, the channel conversation continues to display the original message sent by the user, not the updated one. We understand that the OnTeamsMessageEditAsync event is triggered when a user updates a message. However, we need guidance on how to obtain the message ID and update the edited message in the channel conversation since the changes made by the user in the personal chat are not automatically reflected in the channel conversation.

Prasad-MSFT 5,986 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-06-17T12:40:35.91+00:00
OnTeamsMessageEditAsync event is triggered when a user updates a message, and you can override this handler to perform the necessary update in the channel conversation.

Capture the Message ID: When the original message is sent to the channel, store the message ID returned by the Teams service.

Handle the Edit Event: Implement the OnTeamsMessageEditAsync method in your bot to listen for edit events.

Update the Channel Message: Use the stored message ID to update the message in the channel using the UpdateActivityAsync method, passing in the new content.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/platform/bots/how-to/update-and-delete-bot-messages?tabs=dotnet
Robin Sheng-MSFT 865 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-06-18T06:30:47.73+00:00

Hi @RajeshPandian

Teams tag is mainly focused on the general issue of Microsoft Teams troubleshooting. According to your description, your question is not in our support scope.

The following suggestion is for your reference: Override OnTeamsMessageEditAsync to handle Teams message editing events.

RajeshPandian 0

This is the code I am using to capture and update the edited message of teams chat to get reflected in Teams channel. But I am getting 403 error. I could not store the previous messageID as I do not know which message the user would edit. I think that activity.id from the TurnContext could be the message ID. Please correct if the following code is wrong ==>

this.onMessageUpdate(async (context, next) => {
   appInsights.trackEvent("Message Start", { id: context.activity.from.aadObjectId });


 

    const updateActivity = {

      type: 'message',

      id: context.activity.id, // Is this the ID of the message to update

      text: context.activity.text,

      channelId: context.activity.channelId,

      conversation: context.activity.conversation

  };

  try {

      // Call updateActivity with the updated activity object

      await context.updateActivity(updateActivity);

      console.log('Message updated successfully.');

  } catch (error) {

      console.error('Failed to update message:', error);

  }

  await next();

});

Prasad-MSFT 5,986 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-06-19T06:50:39.6466667+00:00
The context.activity.id should indeed be the ID of the message to update, but you need to ensure that the bot has the necessary permissions to edit messages in the channel. However, the 403 error indicates that there's a permissions issue.

To resolve the permissions issue, make sure that:

The bot is added as a member or owner of the channel where the message needs to be updated.

The bot's app registration in Azure has the necessary API permissions for Microsoft Graph, such as Chat.ReadWrite for chats and ChannelMessage.Edit for channel messages.

You've granted consent for these permissions in the Azure portal.

Additionally, if you're trying to update a message in a different conversation from where the bot received the message update event, you'll need to use the conversation ID and service URL of the target channel. This might involve storing these details when the bot is first added to the channel or when the original message is sent.
RajeshPandian 0 Reputation points

2024-06-19T07:04:55.7933333+00:00

Thanks for confirming that context.activity.id is the unique id for each message and this can be considered as the messageId

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