MadelineProtoDocs/old_docs/API_docs_v25/methods/contacts.importContacts.md

title: contacts.importContacts description: Imports contacts: saves a full list on the server, adds already registered contacts to the contact list, returns added contacts and their info. image: https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/favicons/android-chrome-256x256.png

Method: contacts.importContacts

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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.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Required
contacts	Array of InputContact	The numbers to import	Yes
replace	Bool	Replace contacts?	Yes

Return type: contacts_ImportedContacts

Can bots use this method: NO

MadelineProto Example (now async for huge speed and parallelism!):

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();

$contacts_ImportedContacts = $MadelineProto->contacts->importContacts(['contacts' => [InputContact, InputContact], 'replace' => Bool, ]);

Or, if you're into Lua:

contacts_ImportedContacts = contacts.importContacts({contacts={InputContact}, replace=Bool, })