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---
title: messages.search
description: messages.search parameters, return type and example
---
## Method: messages.search
[Back to methods index](index.md)
### Parameters:
| Name | Type | Required |
|----------|---------------|----------|
|important\_only|[Bool](../types/Bool.md) | Optional|
|peer|[Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputPeer](../types/InputPeer.md) | Optional|
|q|[string](../types/string.md) | Yes|
|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 |
|----------|---------------|
|CHAT_ADMIN_REQUIRED|You must be an admin in this chat to do this|
|INPUT_CONSTRUCTOR_INVALID|The provided constructor is invalid|
|INPUT_USER_DEACTIVATED|The specified user was deleted|
|PEER_ID_INVALID|The provided peer id is invalid|
|PEER_ID_NOT_SUPPORTED|The provided peer ID is not supported|
|SEARCH_QUERY_EMPTY|The search query is empty|
|USER_ID_INVALID|The provided user ID is invalid|
### 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();
$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 the [PWRTelegram HTTP API](https://pwrtelegram.xyz):
### 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, })
```