MadelineProto/docs/TD_docs/methods/answerInlineQuery.md

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title: answerInlineQuery
description: Bots only. Sets result of an inline query
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## Method: answerInlineQuery  
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YOU CANNOT USE THIS METHOD IN MADELINEPROTO


Bots only. Sets result of an inline query

### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Required | Description |
|----------|---------------|----------|-------------|
|inline\_query\_id|[int64](../constructors/int64.md) | Yes|Identifier of the inline query|
|is\_personal|[Bool](../types/Bool.md) | Yes|Does result of the query can be cached only for specified user|
|results|Array of [InputInlineQueryResult](../types/InputInlineQueryResult.md) | Yes|Results of the query|
|cache\_time|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|Allowed time to cache results of the query in seconds|
|next\_offset|[string](../types/string.md) | Yes|Offset for the next inline query, pass empty string if there is no more results|
|switch\_pm\_text|[string](../types/string.md) | Yes|If non-empty, this text should be shown on the button, which opens private chat with the bot and sends bot start message with parameter switch_pm_parameter|
|switch\_pm\_parameter|[string](../types/string.md) | Yes|Parameter for the bot start message|


### Return type: [Ok](../types/Ok.md)
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			`title: answerInlineQuery`
Update TD scheme 2017-08-25 15:05:53 +02:00			`description: Bots only. Sets result of an inline query`
HUGE bugfixes and code reorganization, implemented secret chats and a lua wrapper 2017-03-11 19:54:51 +01:00			`---`
			`## Method: answerInlineQuery`
			`[Back to methods index](index.md)`


Add TD warnings 2017-06-06 18:39:21 +02:00			`YOU CANNOT USE THIS METHOD IN MADELINEPROTO`


Update TD scheme 2017-08-25 15:05:53 +02:00			`Bots only. Sets result of an inline query`
HUGE bugfixes and code reorganization, implemented secret chats and a lua wrapper 2017-03-11 19:54:51 +01:00
Documentation rework (#349) * Documentation rework * Apply fixes from StyleCI * Documentation fixes * Login as bot through web/cli API, allow using invite links in joinChannel, full invite links in importChatInvite and checkChatInvite, non-invite links in importChatInvite * Apply fixes from StyleCI * Logging fixes * Build docs * Add methods to modify start template, bugfix to logging and keyboard conversion * Add TL documentator * Document MTProto methods * Documenting methods... * 7% documented * Bugfixes * Update docs * Update docs * Simplify file management * Implement automatic object conversion for media, and more awesome stuff * Implement automatic object conversion for media, and more awesome stuff * Implement event update handler and file upload/download callback * Auto-detect mime type, duration, width and height of media * Update docs * Document new file functions * Fix links * Fix links * Update bot.php to use event loop * Implement webhook update handler and forking in main loop * Build docs * Better docs * Fixes to secret chats * Almost finished updating docs * Bugfixes, implemented infinite loop for loop() method, almost finished docs * Finish writing docs * Add automatic documentation builder script * Finished writing docs 2018-03-20 12:48:05 +01:00			`### Parameters:`
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			`\| Name \| Type \| Required \| Description \|`
AMP fixes 2017-08-20 11:05:56 +02:00			`\|----------\|---------------\|----------\|-------------\|`
docufix 2017-12-21 21:08:25 +01:00			`\|inline\_query\_id\|[int64](../constructors/int64.md) \| Yes\|Identifier of the inline query\|`
HUGE bugfixes and code reorganization, implemented secret chats and a lua wrapper 2017-03-11 19:54:51 +01:00			`\|is\_personal\|[Bool](../types/Bool.md) \| Yes\|Does result of the query can be cached only for specified user\|`
			`\|results\|Array of [InputInlineQueryResult](../types/InputInlineQueryResult.md) \| Yes\|Results of the query\|`
			`\|cache\_time\|[int](../types/int.md) \| Yes\|Allowed time to cache results of the query in seconds\|`
			`\|next\_offset\|[string](../types/string.md) \| Yes\|Offset for the next inline query, pass empty string if there is no more results\|`
			`\|switch\_pm\_text\|[string](../types/string.md) \| Yes\|If non-empty, this text should be shown on the button, which opens private chat with the bot and sends bot start message with parameter switch_pm_parameter\|`
			`\|switch\_pm\_parameter\|[string](../types/string.md) \| Yes\|Parameter for the bot start message\|`


			`### Return type: [Ok](../types/Ok.md)`