> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Update participants

> Adds, removes, promotes, or demotes participants in a group.



## OpenAPI

````yaml openapi.evolution-go.json POST /group/participant
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Evolution GO Layer
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    Pilot Status API Layer — Evolution GO. Base URL
    `https://pilotstatus.com.br/api/layer/evolution-go`. Authenticate with the
    `apikey` header (your Pilot Status `ps_` key) or `Authorization: Bearer`.
    Instance/session endpoints are NOT available through the layer.
servers:
  - url: https://pilotstatus.com.br/api/layer/evolution-go
security:
  - apiKey: []
tags:
  - name: Call (voice)
  - name: Chat
  - name: Community
  - name: Group
  - name: Label
  - name: Message
  - name: Newsletter / Channels
  - name: Send (load-balanced)
  - name: User / Contacts
paths:
  /group/participant:
    post:
      tags:
        - Group
      summary: Update participants
      description: Adds, removes, promotes, or demotes participants in a group.
      operationId: post__group_participant
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                groupJid:
                  type: string
                  description: Group JID (`<id>@g.us`).
                  example: 120363012345678901@g.us
                participants:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  description: Phone numbers or JIDs to act on (at least one).
                  example:
                    - '5511999999999'
                action:
                  type: string
                  description: One of `add`, `remove`, `promote`, `demote`.
                  example: add
              required:
                - groupJid
                - participants
                - action
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success — provider-native response body.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                description: >-
                  Envelope returned for Update participants
                  (add/remove/promote/demote). Action endpoint: on success only
                  a status message is returned (no data).
                properties:
                  message:
                    type: string
                    description: Always "success" on HTTP 200.
              example:
                message: success
        default:
          description: Error — provider or layer error.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: integer
                  error:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  response:
                    type: object
              example:
                status: 400
                error: Bad Request
                message: Invalid payload
components:
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: apikey
      description: >-
        Your Pilot Status API key (ps_...). Evolution GO also accepts
        `Authorization: Bearer <key>`.

````