messages.Search
Returns users found by username substring.
Example
const { Api, TelegramClient } = require("telegram");
const { StringSession } = require("telegram/sessions");
const session = new StringSession(""); // You should put your string session here
const client = new TelegramClient(session, apiId, apiHash, {});
(async function run() {
await client.connect(); // This assumes you have already authenticated with .start()
const result = await client.invoke(
new Api.messages.Search({
peer: "username",
q: "some string here",
filter: new Api.InputMessagesFilterPhotos({}),
minDate: 43,
maxDate: 43,
offsetId: 43,
addOffset: 0,
limit: 100,
maxId: 0,
minId: 0,
hash: BigInt("-4156887774564"),
fromId: "username",
topMsgId: 43,
})
);
console.log(result); // prints the result
})();
import { Api, TelegramClient } from "telegram";
import { StringSession } from "telegram/sessions";
const session = new StringSession(""); // You should put your string session here
const client = new TelegramClient(session, apiId, apiHash, {});
(async function run() {
await client.connect(); // This assumes you have already authenticated with .start()
const result: Api.messages.Messages = await client.invoke(
new Api.messages.Search({
peer: "username",
q: "some string here",
filter: new Api.InputMessagesFilterPhotos({}),
minDate: 43,
maxDate: 43,
offsetId: 43,
addOffset: 0,
limit: 100,
maxId: 0,
minId: 0,
hash: BigInt("-4156887774564"),
fromId: "username",
topMsgId: 43,
})
);
console.log(result); // prints the result
})();
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
q | string | Target substring |
limit | int | Maximum number of users to be returned |
Result
Possible errors
Code | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
400 | QUERY_TOO_SHORT | The query string is too short. |
400 | SEARCH_QUERY_EMPTY | The search query is empty. |
Can bots use this method?
No