zulip/templates/zerver/api/update-message-flags.md

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# Update a message's flags
Add or remove flags in a list of messages.
`POST {{ api_url }}/v1/messages/flags`
For updating the `read` flag on common collections of messages, see also
the
[special endpoints for marking message as read in bulk](/api/mark-as-read-bulk).
## Usage examples
{start_tabs}
{tab|python}
{generate_code_example(python)|/messages/flags:post|example}
{tab|js}
More examples and documentation can be found [here](https://github.com/zulip/zulip-js).
```js
const zulip = require('zulip-js');
// Download zuliprc-dev from your dev server
const config = {
zuliprc: 'zuliprc-dev',
};
const flagParams = {
messages: [4, 8, 15],
flag: 'read',
};
zulip(config).then((client) => {
// Add the "read" flag to messages with IDs 4, 8 and 15
client.messages.flags.add(flagParams)
.then(console.log)
// Remove the "read" flag from said messages
client.messages.flags.remove(flagParams)
.then(console.log);
});
```
{tab|curl}
```
curl -X POST {{ api_url }}/v1/messages/flags \
-u BOT_EMAIL_ADDRESS:BOT_API_KEY \
-d "messages=[4,8,15]" \
-d "op=add" \
-d "flag=starred"
```
{end_tabs}
## Arguments
{generate_api_arguments_table|zulip.yaml|/messages/flags:post}
## Response
#### Return values
* `messages`: An array with the IDs of the modified messages.
#### Example response
A typical successful JSON response may look like:
{generate_code_example|/messages/flags:post|fixture(200)}