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A group’s name is display_name, and any active member can change it. Rename with PUT /v1/chats/{chatId} (reference); the SDK method is relay.chats.update. display_name is a string of 1 to 255 characters, and sending only the name leaves the photo unchanged. Relay answers 202, records a group-history event, and emits chat.group_name_updated. Read the chat back to see the new name. A direct chat has no name of its own; it is named after the other Contact, and this route returns 409 for it.

Rename the group

Send the new name:
Each accepted rename records another history event, so read the chat’s display_name before you retry an uncertain update rather than sending the same name twice.

When it fails

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