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76 lines
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title: contacts.search
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description: Search contacts
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---
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## Method: contacts.search
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[Back to methods index](index.md)
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Search contacts
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### Parameters:
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| Name | Type | Required | Description |
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|----------|---------------|----------|-------------|
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|q|[CLICK ME string](../types/string.md) | Yes|The search query|
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|limit|[CLICK ME int](../types/int.md) | Yes|How many results should be returned|
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### Return type: [contacts\_Found](../types/contacts_Found.md)
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### Can bots use this method: **NO**
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### Errors this method can return:
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| Error | Description |
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|----------|---------------|
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|QUERY_TOO_SHORT|The query string is too short|
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|SEARCH_QUERY_EMPTY|The search query is empty|
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|Timeout|A timeout occurred while fetching data from the bot|
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### MadelineProto Example:
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```
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if (!file_exists('madeline.php')) {
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copy('https://phar.madelineproto.xyz/madeline.php', 'madeline.php');
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}
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include 'madeline.php';
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// !!! This API id/API hash combination will not work !!!
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// !!! You must get your own @ my.telegram.org !!!
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$api_id = 0;
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$api_hash = '';
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$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API('session.madeline', ['app_info' => ['api_id' => $api_id, 'api_hash' => $api_hash]]);
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$MadelineProto->start();
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$contacts_Found = $MadelineProto->contacts->search(['q' => 'string', 'limit' => int, ]);
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```
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### [PWRTelegram HTTP API](https://pwrtelegram.xyz) example (NOT FOR MadelineProto):
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### As a user:
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POST/GET to `https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/userTOKEN/contacts.search`
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Parameters:
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q - Json encoded string
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limit - Json encoded int
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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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