---
title: "channels.searchPosts"
description: "channels.searchPosts parameters, return type and example"
grand_parent: "Telegram RPC API"
parent: "Methods"
image: https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/favicons/android-chrome-256x256.png
redirect_from: /API_docs/methods/channels_searchPosts.html
---
# Method: channels.searchPosts
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### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Required |
|----------|---------------|----------|
|hashtag|[string](/API_docs/types/string.html) | Optional|
|offset\_rate|[int](/API_docs/types/int.html) | Optional|
|offset\_peer|[Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputPeer](/API_docs/types/InputPeer.html) | Optional|
|offset\_id|[int](/API_docs/types/int.html) | Optional|
|limit|[int](/API_docs/types/int.html) | Optional|


### Return type: [messages.Messages](/API_docs/types/messages.Messages.html)

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


### MadelineProto Example ([now async for huge speed and parallelism!](https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/docs/ASYNC.html)):


```php
if (!file_exists('madeline.php')) {
    copy('https://phar.madelineproto.xyz/madeline.php', 'madeline.php');
}
include 'madeline.php';

$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API('session.madeline');
$MadelineProto->start();

$messages_Messages = $MadelineProto->channels->searchPosts(hashtag: 'string', offset_rate: $int, offset_peer: $InputPeer, offset_id: $int, limit: $int, );
```