MadelineProto/old_docs/API_docs_v68/methods/messages_search.md
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---
title: messages.search
description: messages.search parameters, return type and example
---
## Method: messages.search
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### Parameters:
| Name | Type | Required |
|----------|---------------|----------|
|peer|[InputPeer](../types/InputPeer.md) | Yes|
|q|[string](../types/string.md) | Yes|
|from\_id|[InputUser](../types/InputUser.md) | Optional|
|filter|[MessagesFilter](../types/MessagesFilter.md) | Yes|
|min\_date|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|
|max\_date|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|
|offset|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|
|max\_id|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|
|limit|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|
### Return type: [messages\_Messages](../types/messages_Messages.md)
### Can bots use this method: **NO**
### Errors this method can return:
| Error | Description |
|----------|---------------|
|INPUT_CONSTRUCTOR_INVALID|The provided constructor is invalid|
|PEER_ID_INVALID|The provided peer id is invalid|
|SEARCH_QUERY_EMPTY|The search query is empty|
### Example:
```
$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API();
if (isset($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(['peer' => InputPeer, 'q' => 'string', 'from_id' => InputUser, 'filter' => MessagesFilter, 'min_date' => int, 'max_date' => int, 'offset' => int, 'max_id' => int, '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/messages.search`
Parameters:
peer - Json encoded InputPeer
q - Json encoded string
from_id - Json encoded InputUser
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({peer=InputPeer, q='string', from_id=InputUser, filter=MessagesFilter, min_date=int, max_date=int, offset=int, max_id=int, limit=int, })
```