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69 lines
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title: contacts.search
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description: contacts.search parameters, return type and example
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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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### Parameters:
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| Name | Type | Required |
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|----------|---------------|----------|
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|q|[string](../types/string.md) | Yes|
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|limit|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|
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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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### Example:
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```
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$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API();
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$MadelineProto->session = 'mySession.madeline';
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if (isset($number)) { // Login as a user
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$MadelineProto->phone_login($number);
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$code = readline('Enter the code you received: '); // Or do this in two separate steps in an HTTP API
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$MadelineProto->complete_phone_login($code);
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}
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$contacts_Found = $MadelineProto->contacts->search(['q' => 'string', 'limit' => int, ]);
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```
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Or, if you're using the [PWRTelegram HTTP API](https://pwrtelegram.xyz):
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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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