MadelineProtoDocs/old_docs/API_docs_v40/methods/messages_search.md

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messages.search	Search peers or messages	https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/favicons/android-chrome-256x256.png

Method: messages.search

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Search peers or messages

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Required
peer	Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputPeer	Where to search	Optional
q	string	What to search	Yes
filter	MessagesFilter	Message filter	Optional
min_date	int	Minumum date of results to fetch	Yes
max_date	int	Maximum date of results to fetch	Yes
offset	int	Offset	Yes
max_id	int	Maximum message id to return	Yes
limit	int	Number of results to return	Yes

Return type: messages_Messages

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');
}
define('MADELINE_BRANCH', '');
include 'madeline.php';

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

$messages_Messages = $MadelineProto->messages->search(['peer' => InputPeer, 'q' => 'string', 'filter' => MessagesFilter, 'min_date' => int, 'max_date' => int, 'offset' => int, 'max_id' => int, 'limit' => int, ]);

Or, if you're into Lua:

messages_Messages = messages.search({peer=InputPeer, q='string', filter=MessagesFilter, min_date=int, max_date=int, offset=int, max_id=int, limit=int, })

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