MadelineProto/old_docs/API_docs_v73/methods/contacts_getContacts.md

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title: contacts.getContacts
description: contacts.getContacts parameters, return type and example
---
## Method: contacts.getContacts  
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### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Required |
|----------|---------------|----------|
|hash|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|


### Return type: [contacts\_Contacts](../types/contacts_Contacts.md)

### Can bots use this method: **NO**


### Example:


```
$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API();
$MadelineProto->session = 'mySession.madeline';
if (isset($number)) { // Login as a user
    $MadelineProto->phone_login($number);
    $code = readline('Enter the code you received: '); // Or do this in two separate steps in an HTTP API
    $MadelineProto->complete_phone_login($code);
}

$contacts_Contacts = $MadelineProto->contacts->getContacts(['hash' => int, ]);
```

Or, if you're using the [PWRTelegram HTTP API](https://pwrtelegram.xyz):



### As a user:

POST/GET to `https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/userTOKEN/contacts.getContacts`

Parameters:

hash - Json encoded int




Or, if you're into Lua:

```
contacts_Contacts = contacts.getContacts({hash=int, })
```