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57 lines
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title: contacts.importContacts
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description: Imports contacts: saves a full list on the server, adds already registered contacts to the contact list, returns added contacts and their info.
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image: https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/favicons/android-chrome-256x256.png
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redirect_from: /API_docs/methods/contacts_importContacts.html
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---
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# Method: contacts.importContacts
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[Back to methods index](index.md)
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Imports contacts: saves a full list on the server, adds already registered contacts to the contact list, returns added contacts and their info.
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Use [contacts.addContact](../methods/contacts.addContact.md) to add Telegram contacts without actually using their phone number.
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### Parameters:
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| Name | Type | Description | Required |
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|----------|---------------|-------------|----------|
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|contacts|Array of [InputContact](../types/InputContact.md) | List of contacts to import | Yes|
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|replace|[Bool](../types/Bool.md) | | Yes|
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### Return type: [contacts.ImportedContacts](../types/contacts.ImportedContacts.md)
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### Can bots use this method: **NO**
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### MadelineProto Example ([now async for huge speed and parallelism!](https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/docs/ASYNC.html)):
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```php
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if (!file_exists('madeline.php')) {
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copy('https://phar.madelineproto.xyz/madeline.php', 'madeline.php');
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}
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include 'madeline.php';
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$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API('session.madeline');
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$MadelineProto->start();
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$contacts.ImportedContacts = $MadelineProto->contacts->importContacts(['contacts' => [InputContact, InputContact], 'replace' => Bool, ]);
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```
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Or, if you're into Lua:
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```lua
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contacts.ImportedContacts = contacts.importContacts({contacts={InputContact}, replace=Bool, })
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```
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### Errors
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| Code | Type | Description |
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|------|----------|---------------|
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|406|AUTH_KEY_DUPLICATED|An auth key with the same ID was already generated|
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