MadelineProto/old_docs/API_docs_v72/methods/messages_searchGifs.md

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title: messages.searchGifs
description: messages.searchGifs parameters, return type and example
---
## Method: messages.searchGifs  
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### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Required |
|----------|---------------|----------|
|q|[string](../types/string.md) | Yes|
|offset|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|


### Return type: [messages\_FoundGifs](../types/messages_FoundGifs.md)

### Can bots use this method: **NO**


### Errors this method can return:

| Error    | Description   |
|----------|---------------|
|SEARCH_QUERY_EMPTY|The search query is empty|


### Example:


```
$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API();
$MadelineProto->session = 'mySession.madeline';
if (isset($number)) { // Login as a user
    $MadelineProto->phone_login($number);
    $code = readline('Enter the code you received: '); // Or do this in two separate steps in an HTTP API
    $MadelineProto->complete_phone_login($code);
}

$messages_FoundGifs = $MadelineProto->messages->searchGifs(['q' => 'string', 'offset' => int, ]);
```

Or, if you're using the [PWRTelegram HTTP API](https://pwrtelegram.xyz):



### As a user:

POST/GET to `https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/userTOKEN/messages.searchGifs`

Parameters:

q - Json encoded string

offset - Json encoded int




Or, if you're into Lua:

```
messages_FoundGifs = messages.searchGifs({q='string', offset=int, })
```