---
title: dict.get() function
description: dict.get() returns the value of a specified key in a dictionary or a default value if the key does not exist.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/flux/v0/stdlib/dict/get/
estimated_tokens: 786
product: Flux
version: v0
---

# dict.get() function

-   Flux 0.97.0+
-   View InfluxDB support

`dict.get()` returns the value of a specified key in a dictionary or a default value if the key does not exist.

##### Function type signature

```js
(default: A, dict: [B:A], key: B) => A where B: Comparable
```

For more information, see [Function type signatures](/flux/v0/function-type-signatures/).

## Parameters

### dict

(Required) Dictionary to return a value from.

### key

(Required) Key to return from the dictionary.

### default

(Required) Default value to return if the key does not exist in the dictionary. Must be the same type as values in the dictionary.

## Examples

### Return a property of a dictionary

```js
import "dict"

d = [1: "foo", 2: "bar"]

dict.get(dict: d, key: 1, default: "")// Returns "foo"

```

#### Related

-   [Work with dictionaries](/flux/v0/data-types/composite/dict/)