MadelineProto/old_docs/API_docs_v55/methods/contacts_search.md

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contacts.search Search contacts

Method: contacts.search

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Search contacts

Parameters:

Name Type Required Description
q CLICK ME string Yes The search query
limit CLICK ME int Yes How many results should be returned

Return type: contacts_Found

Can bots use this method: NO

Errors this method can return:

Error Description
QUERY_TOO_SHORT The query string is too short
SEARCH_QUERY_EMPTY The search query is empty
Timeout A timeout occurred while fetching data from the bot

MadelineProto Example:

if (!file_exists('madeline.php')) {
    copy('https://phar.madelineproto.xyz/madeline.php', 'madeline.php');
}
include 'madeline.php';

$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API('session.madeline');
$MadelineProto->start();

$contacts_Found = $MadelineProto->contacts->search(['q' => 'string', 'limit' => int, ]);

PWRTelegram HTTP API example (NOT FOR MadelineProto):

As a user:

POST/GET to https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/userTOKEN/contacts.search

Parameters:

q - Json encoded string

limit - Json encoded int

Or, if you're into Lua:

contacts_Found = contacts.search({q='string', limit=int, })