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aliases:
  - /docs/grafana/latest/alerting/contact-points/message-templating/
  - /docs/grafana/latest/alerting/contact-points/message-templating/edit-message-template/
  - /docs/grafana/latest/alerting/message-templating/
  - /docs/grafana/latest/alerting/unified-alerting/message-templating/
keywords:
  - grafana
  - alerting
  - guide
  - contact point
  - templating
title: Edit message template
weight: 100
---

# Edit a message template

Message templates customize notification messages for the contact point types.

To edit a message template

1. In the Alerting page, click **Contact points** to open the page listing existing contact points.
1. In the Template table, find the template you want to edit, then click the **Edit** (pen icon).
1. Make your changes, then click **Save template**.