MadelineProto/docs/API_docs/methods/contacts_search.md
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---
title: contacts.search
description: Search contacts
---
## Method: contacts.search
[Back to methods index](index.md)
Search contacts
### Parameters:
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|----------|---------------|----------|-------------|
|q|[string](../types/string.md) | Yes|The search query|
|limit|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|How many results should be returned|
### Return type: [contacts\_Found](../types/contacts_Found.md)
### 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|
### Example:
```
if (!file_exists('madeline.php')) {
copy('https://phar.madelineproto.xyz/madeline.php', 'madeline.php');
}
include 'madeline.php';
// !!! This API id/API hash combination will not work !!!
// !!! You must get your own @ my.telegram.org !!!
$api_id = 0;
$api_hash = '';
$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API('session.madeline', ['app_info' => ['api_id' => $api_id, 'api_hash' => $api_hash]]);
$MadelineProto->start();
$contacts_Found = $MadelineProto->contacts->search(['q' => 'string', 'limit' => int, ]);
```
Or, if you're using the [PWRTelegram HTTP API](https://pwrtelegram.xyz):
### 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, })
```