messages.search

Gets back found messages

messages.messages#8c718e87 messages:Vector<Message> chats:Vector<Chat> users:Vector<User> = messages.Messages;
messages.messagesSlice#3a54685e flags:# inexact:flags.1?true count:int next_rate:flags.0?int offset_id_offset:flags.2?int messages:Vector<Message> chats:Vector<Chat> users:Vector<User> = messages.Messages;
messages.channelMessages#64479808 flags:# inexact:flags.1?true pts:int count:int offset_id_offset:flags.2?int messages:Vector<Message> chats:Vector<Chat> users:Vector<User> = messages.Messages;
messages.messagesNotModified#74535f21 count:int = messages.Messages;
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messages.search#a0fda762 flags:# peer:InputPeer q:string from_id:flags.0?InputPeer top_msg_id:flags.1?int filter:MessagesFilter min_date:int max_date:int offset_id:int add_offset:int limit:int max_id:int min_id:int hash:long = messages.Messages;

Parameters

Name Type Description
flags # Flags, see TL conditional fields
peer InputPeer User or chat, histories with which are searched, or (inputPeerEmpty) constructor for global search
q string Text search request
from_id flags.0?InputPeer Only return messages sent by the specified user ID
top_msg_id flags.1?int Thread ID
filter MessagesFilter Filter to return only specified message types
min_date int If a positive value was transferred, only messages with a sending date bigger than the transferred one will be returned
max_date int If a positive value was transferred, only messages with a sending date smaller than the transferred one will be returned
offset_id int Only return messages starting from the specified message ID
add_offset int Additional offset
limit int Number of results to return
max_id int Maximum message ID to return
min_id int Minimum message ID to return
hash long Hash

Result

messages.Messages

Possible errors

Code Type Description
400 CHANNEL_INVALID The provided channel is invalid.
400 CHANNEL_PRIVATE You haven't joined this channel/supergroup.
400 CHAT_ADMIN_REQUIRED You must be an admin in this chat to do this.
400 FROM_PEER_INVALID The specified from_id is invalid.
400 INPUT_FILTER_INVALID The specified filter is invalid.
400 INPUT_USER_DEACTIVATED The specified user was deleted.
400 MSG_ID_INVALID Invalid message ID provided.
400 PEER_ID_INVALID The provided peer id is invalid.
400 PEER_ID_NOT_SUPPORTED The provided peer ID is not supported.
400 SEARCH_QUERY_EMPTY The search query is empty.
400 USER_ID_INVALID The provided user ID is invalid.

Related pages

inputPeerEmpty

An empty constructor, no user or chat is defined.

Threads

Telegram allows commenting on a channel post or on a generic supergroup message, thanks to message threads.

Pagination in the API

How to fetch results from large lists of objects.