MadelineProtoDocs/old_docs/API_docs_v97/methods/contacts_getContactIDs.md

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title: contacts.getContactIDs
description: Get contacts by IDs
image: https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/favicons/android-chrome-256x256.png
---
# Method: contacts.getContactIDs  
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Get contacts by IDs

### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Description | Required |
|----------|---------------|-------------|----------|
|hash|Array of [int](../types/int.md) | Previously fetched IDs | Optional|


### Return type: [Vector\_of\_int](../types/int.md)

### Can bots use this method: **YES**


### MadelineProto Example ([now async for huge speed and parallelism!](https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/docs/ASYNC.html)):


```php
if (!file_exists('madeline.php')) {
    copy('https://phar.madelineproto.xyz/madeline.php', 'madeline.php');
}
define('MADELINE_BRANCH', '');
include 'madeline.php';

$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API('session.madeline');
$MadelineProto->start();

$Vector_of_int = $MadelineProto->contacts->getContactIDs(['hash' => [int, int], ]);
```

Or, if you're into Lua:

```lua
Vector_of_int = contacts.getContactIDs({hash={int}, })
```