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title: searchChatMembers
description: Searches for the specified query in the first name, last name and username among members of the specified chat. Requires administrator rights in broadcast channels
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## Method: searchChatMembers
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YOU CANNOT USE THIS METHOD IN MADELINEPROTO
Searches for the specified query in the first name, last name and username among members of the specified chat. Requires administrator rights in broadcast channels
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### Parameters:
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| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|----------|---------------|----------|-------------|
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|chat\_id|[CLICK ME int53](../types/int53.md) | Yes|Chat identifier|
|query|[CLICK ME string](../types/string.md) | Yes|Query to search for|
|limit|[CLICK ME int](../types/int.md) | Yes|Maximum number of users to be returned|
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### Return type: [ChatMembers](../types/ChatMembers.md)
