Message.edit() does not let you use None to clear a message's content #22

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2026-02-15T23:16:16-05:00

yindo commented

2026-02-15 23:16:16 -05:00

Originally created by @MysticMia on GitHub (Jun 19, 2023).

Describe the bug
Unlike member.edit() where you can reset someone's username by passing None, you can't clear a message's content by editing it using None.

To Reproduce

await message.edit(content=None, embeds=embed)

Expected behavior
Expected message content to clear. This did not happen, however.

Library version
0.1.11

Additional context
This is likely caused by the following code:

def edit_message(self, channel: str, message: str, content: Optional[str], embeds: Optional[list[SendableEmbedPayload]] = None) -> Request[None]:
    json = {}

    if content is not None:
        json["content"] = content

Instead of setting the default to and checking for revolt.utils.Missing, it sets/checks it None. This means you can't un-set something by passing the None argument because it'll be filtered out as 'default' argument.

Originally created by @MysticMia on GitHub (Jun 19, 2023). **Describe the bug** Unlike member.edit() where you can reset someone's username by passing None, you can't clear a message's content by editing it using None. **To Reproduce** ```py await message.edit(content=None, embeds=embed) ``` **Expected behavior** Expected message content to clear. This did not happen, however. **Library version** 0.1.11 **Additional context** This is likely caused by the following code: ```py def edit_message(self, channel: str, message: str, content: Optional[str], embeds: Optional[list[SendableEmbedPayload]] = None) -> Request[None]: json = {} if content is not None: json["content"] = content ``` Instead of setting the default to and checking for revolt.utils.Missing, it sets/checks it None. This means you can't un-set something by passing the None argument because it'll be filtered out as 'default' argument.

yindo added the unconfirmed bug label 2026-02-15 23:16:16 -05:00

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yindo commented

2026-02-15 23:16:16 -05:00