# Method: contacts.importContacts

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Imports contacts: saves a full list on the server, adds already registered contacts to the contact list, returns added contacts and their info.

Use contacts.addContact to add Telegram contacts without actually using their phone number.

# Parameters:

# Return type: contacts.ImportedContacts

# Can bots use this method: NO

# MadelineProto Example (now async for huge speed and parallelism!):

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();

$contacts_ImportedContacts = $MadelineProto->contacts->importContacts(['contacts' => [InputContact, InputContact], ]);

Or, if you’re into Lua:

contacts_ImportedContacts = contacts.importContacts({contacts={InputContact}, })

# Errors