MadelineProtoDocs/old_docs/API_docs_v27/methods/contacts.getSaved.md

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title: contacts.getSaved
description: Get all contacts
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# Method: contacts.getSaved
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Get all contacts



### Return type: [Vector\_of\_SavedContact](../types/SavedContact.md)

### Can bots use this method: **NO**


### 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');
}
include 'madeline.php';

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

$Vector_of_SavedContact = $MadelineProto->contacts->getSaved();
```

Or, if you're into Lua:

```lua
Vector_of_SavedContact = contacts.getSaved({})
```

### Errors

| Code | Type     | Description   |
|------|----------|---------------|
|403|TAKEOUT_REQUIRED|A takeout session has to be initialized, first|