--- title: answerInlineQuery description: Bots only. Sets result of the inline query --- ## Method: answerInlineQuery [Back to methods index](index.md) YOU CANNOT USE THIS METHOD IN MADELINEPROTO Bots only. Sets result of the inline query ### Params: | Name | Type | Required | Description | |----------|:-------------:|:--------:|------------:| |inline\_query\_id|[long](../types/long.md) | Yes|Identifier of the inline query| |is\_personal|[Bool](../types/Bool.md) | Yes|Does result of the query can be cached only for specified user| |results|Array of [InputInlineQueryResult](../types/InputInlineQueryResult.md) | Yes|Results of the query| |cache\_time|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|Allowed time to cache results of the query in seconds| |next\_offset|[string](../types/string.md) | Yes|Offset for the next inline query, pass empty string if there is no more results| |switch\_pm\_text|[string](../types/string.md) | Yes|If non-empty, this text should be shown on the button, which opens private chat with the bot and sends bot start message with parameter switch_pm_parameter| |switch\_pm\_parameter|[string](../types/string.md) | Yes|Parameter for the bot start message| ### Return type: [Ok](../types/Ok.md) ### Example: ``` $MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API(); if (isset($token)) { // Login as a bot $MadelineProto->bot_login($token); } if (isset($number)) { // Login as a user $sentCode = $MadelineProto->phone_login($number); echo 'Enter the code you received: '; $code = ''; for ($x = 0; $x < $sentCode['type']['length']; $x++) { $code .= fgetc(STDIN); } $MadelineProto->complete_phone_login($code); } $Ok = $MadelineProto->answerInlineQuery(['inline_query_id' => long, 'is_personal' => Bool, 'results' => [InputInlineQueryResult], 'cache_time' => int, 'next_offset' => 'string', 'switch_pm_text' => 'string', 'switch_pm_parameter' => 'string', ]); ``` Or, if you're using [PWRTelegram](https://pwrtelegram.xyz): ### As a bot: POST/GET to `https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/botTOKEN/madeline` Parameters: * method - answerInlineQuery * params - {"inline_query_id": long, "is_personal": Bool, "results": [InputInlineQueryResult], "cache_time": int, "next_offset": "string", "switch_pm_text": "string", "switch_pm_parameter": "string", } ``` ### As a user: POST/GET to `https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/userTOKEN/answerInlineQuery` Parameters: inline_query_id - Json encoded long is_personal - Json encoded Bool results - Json encoded array of InputInlineQueryResult cache_time - Json encoded int next_offset - Json encoded string switch_pm_text - Json encoded string switch_pm_parameter - Json encoded string ``` Or, if you're into Lua: ``` Ok = answerInlineQuery({inline_query_id=long, is_personal=Bool, results={InputInlineQueryResult}, cache_time=int, next_offset='string', switch_pm_text='string', switch_pm_parameter='string', }) ```