# contacts.resolvePhone

> Resolve a phone number to get user info, if their privacy settings allow it.

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Resolve a phone number to get user info, if their privacy settings allow it.

### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Description | Required |
|----------|---------------|-------------|----------|
|phone|[string](/API_docs/types/string.html) | Phone number in international format, possibly obtained from a [phone number deep link](https://core.telegram.org/api/links#phone-number-links). | Optional|


### Return type: [contacts.ResolvedPeer](/API_docs/types/contacts.ResolvedPeer.html)

### Can users use this method: **YES**


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


### Can bots use this method over a business connection with the `businessConnectionId` flag: **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();

$contacts_ResolvedPeer = $MadelineProto->contacts->resolvePhone(phone: 'string', );
```