MadelineProto/old_docs/API_docs_v51/methods/messages_search.md

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messages.search	messages.search parameters, return type and example

Method: messages.search

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Parameters:

Name	Type	Required
important_only	Bool	Optional
peer	InputPeer	Yes
q	string	Yes
filter	MessagesFilter	Yes
min_date	int	Yes
max_date	int	Yes
offset	int	Yes
max_id	int	Yes
limit	int	Yes

Return type: messages_Messages

Example:

$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API();
if (isset($token)) { // Login as a bot
    $MadelineProto->bot_login($token);
}
if (isset($number)) { // Login as a user
    $sentCode = $MadelineProto->phone_login($number);
    echo 'Enter the code you received: ';
    $code = '';
    for ($x = 0; $x < $sentCode['type']['length']; $x++) {
        $code .= fgetc(STDIN);
    }
    $MadelineProto->complete_phone_login($code);
}

$messages_Messages = $MadelineProto->messages->search(['important_only' => Bool, 'peer' => InputPeer, 'q' => 'string', 'filter' => MessagesFilter, 'min_date' => int, 'max_date' => int, 'offset' => int, 'max_id' => int, 'limit' => int, ]);

Or, if you're using PWRTelegram:

As a bot:

POST/GET to https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/botTOKEN/madeline

Parameters:

• method - messages.search
• params - {"important_only": Bool, "peer": InputPeer, "q": "string", "filter": MessagesFilter, "min_date": int, "max_date": int, "offset": int, "max_id": int, "limit": int, }

### As a user:

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

Parameters:

important_only - Json encoded Bool
peer - Json encoded InputPeer
q - Json encoded string
filter - Json encoded MessagesFilter
min_date - Json encoded int
max_date - Json encoded int
offset - Json encoded int
max_id - Json encoded int
limit - Json encoded int

Or, if you're into Lua:

messages_Messages = messages.search({important_only=Bool, peer=InputPeer, q='string', filter=MessagesFilter, min_date=int, max_date=int, offset=int, max_id=int, limit=int, })