---
title: st.toast
slug: /develop/api-reference/status/st.toast
description: st.toast briefly displays a toast message in the bottom-right corner
---
When multiple toasts are generated, they will stack. Hovering over a toast will
stop it from disappearing. When hovering ends, the toast will disappear after
four more seconds.
```python
import streamlit as st
import time
if st.button('Three cheers'):
st.toast('Hip!')
time.sleep(.5)
st.toast('Hip!')
time.sleep(.5)
st.toast('Hooray!', icon='🎉')
```
Toast messages can also be updated. Assign `st.toast(my_message)` to a variable
and use the `.toast()` method to update it. Note: if a toast has already disappeared
or been dismissed, the update will not be seen.
```python
import streamlit as st
import time
def cook_breakfast():
msg = st.toast('Gathering ingredients...')
time.sleep(1)
msg.toast('Cooking...')
time.sleep(1)
msg.toast('Ready!', icon = "🥞")
if st.button('Cook breakfast'):
cook_breakfast()
```