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title: contacts.search
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description: contacts.search parameters, return type and example
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## Method: contacts.search
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[Back to methods index](index.md)
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### Parameters:
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| Name | Type | Required |
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|----------|:-------------:|---------:|
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|q|[string](../types/string.md) | Yes|
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|limit|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|
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### Return type: [contacts\_Found](../types/contacts_Found.md)
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### Example:
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```
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$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API();
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if (isset($token)) { // Login as a bot
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$MadelineProto->bot_login($token);
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}
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if (isset($number)) { // Login as a user
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$sentCode = $MadelineProto->phone_login($number);
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echo 'Enter the code you received: ';
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$code = '';
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for ($x = 0; $x < $sentCode['type']['length']; $x++) {
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$code .= fgetc(STDIN);
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}
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$MadelineProto->complete_phone_login($code);
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}
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$contacts_Found = $MadelineProto->contacts->search(['q' => string, 'limit' => int, ]);
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```
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Or, if you're into Lua:
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```
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contacts_Found = contacts.search({q=string, limit=int, })
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```
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