# setMyDescription

Source: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#setmydescription

[Documentation index](../llms.txt)

Use this method to change the bot's description, which is shown in the chat with the bot if the chat is empty. Returns *True* on success.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| description | String | Optional | New bot description; 0-512 characters. Pass an empty string to remove the dedicated description for the given language. |
| language\_code | String | Optional | A two-letter ISO 639-1 language code. If empty, the description will be applied to all users for whose language there is no dedicated description. |