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# Restrict message editing and deletion
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{!admin-only.md!}
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Zulip lets you separately configure permissions for editing and deleting
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messages, and you can set time limits for both actions. Regardless of the
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configuration you select, message content can only ever be modified by the
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original author.
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Note that if a user can edit a message, they can also “delete” it by removing
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all the message content. This is different from proper message deletion in two
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ways: the original content will still show up in [message edit
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history](/help/view-a-messages-edit-history), and will be included in
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[data exports](/help/export-your-organization). Deletion permanently (and
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irretrievably) removes the message from Zulip.
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## Configure message editing permissions
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!!! tip ""
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Users can only edit their own messages.
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{start_tabs}
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{settings_tab|organization-permissions}
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1. Under **Message editing**:
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- Toggle **Allow message editing**.
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- Configure **Time limit for editing messages**.
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{!save-changes.md!}
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{end_tabs}
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## Configure message deletion permissions
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These permissions can be granted to any combination of
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[roles](/help/user-roles), [groups](/help/user-groups), and individual
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[users](/help/introduction-to-users).
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{start_tabs}
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{settings_tab|organization-permissions}
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1. Under **Message deletion**:
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- Configure **Who can delete any message**.
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- Configure **Who can delete their own messages**.
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- Configure **Time limit for deleting messages**. This time limit does not
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apply to users who can delete any message.
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{!save-changes.md!}
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{end_tabs}
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!!! tip ""
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A user can delete messages sent by [bots that they
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own](/help/view-your-bots) just like messages they sent themself.
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## Related articles
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* [Edit a message](/help/edit-a-message)
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* [Delete a message](/help/delete-a-message)
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* [Delete a topic](/help/delete-a-topic)
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* [Disable message edit history](/help/disable-message-edit-history)
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* [Configure message retention policy](/help/message-retention-policy)
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* [Restrict moving messages](/help/restrict-moving-messages)
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