MadelineProto/docs/TD_docs/methods/searchSecretMessages.md

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title: searchSecretMessages
description: Searches for messages in secret chats. Returns result in reverse chronological order
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## Method: searchSecretMessages  
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YOU CANNOT USE THIS METHOD IN MADELINEPROTO


Searches for messages in secret chats. Returns result in reverse chronological order

### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Required | Description |
|----------|---------------|----------|-------------|
|chat\_id|[CLICK ME int53](../types/int53.md) | Yes|Identifier of a chat to search in. Specify 0 to search in all secret chats|
|query|[CLICK ME string](../types/string.md) | Yes|Query to search for. If empty, searchChatMessages should be used instead|
|from\_search\_id|[CLICK ME int64](../constructors/int64.md) | Yes|Identifier from the result of previous request, use 0 to get results from the beginning|
|limit|[CLICK ME int](../types/int.md) | Yes|Maximum number of messages to be returned, can't be greater than 100|
|filter|[CLICK ME SearchMessagesFilter](../types/SearchMessagesFilter.md) | Optional|Filter for content of searched messages|


### Return type: [FoundMessages](../types/FoundMessages.md)
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			`title: searchSecretMessages`
			`description: Searches for messages in secret chats. Returns result in reverse chronological order`
			`---`
			`## Method: searchSecretMessages`
			`[Back to methods index](index.md)`


			`YOU CANNOT USE THIS METHOD IN MADELINEPROTO`


			`Searches for messages in secret chats. Returns result in reverse chronological order`

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			`\| Name \| Type \| Required \| Description \|`
			`\|----------\|---------------\|----------\|-------------\|`
Simplified docs.madelineproto.xyz 2018-03-20 16:42:05 +01:00			`\|chat\_id\|[CLICK ME int53](../types/int53.md) \| Yes\|Identifier of a chat to search in. Specify 0 to search in all secret chats\|`
			`\|query\|[CLICK ME string](../types/string.md) \| Yes\|Query to search for. If empty, searchChatMessages should be used instead\|`
			`\|from\_search\_id\|[CLICK ME int64](../constructors/int64.md) \| Yes\|Identifier from the result of previous request, use 0 to get results from the beginning\|`
			`\|limit\|[CLICK ME int](../types/int.md) \| Yes\|Maximum number of messages to be returned, can't be greater than 100\|`
			`\|filter\|[CLICK ME SearchMessagesFilter](../types/SearchMessagesFilter.md) \| Optional\|Filter for content of searched messages\|`
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			`### Return type: [FoundMessages](../types/FoundMessages.md)`