---
title: limit() function
description: limit() returns the first n rows after the specified offset from each input table.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/flux/v0/stdlib/universe/limit/
estimated_tokens: 1565
product: Flux
version: v0
---

# limit() function

-   Flux 0.7.0+
-   View InfluxDB support

`limit()` returns the first `n` rows after the specified `offset` from each input table.

If an input table has less than `offset + n` rows, `limit()` returns all rows after the offset.

##### Function type signature

```js
(<-tables: stream[A], n: int, ?offset: int) => stream[A]
```

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

## Parameters

### n

(Required) Maximum number of rows to return.

### offset

Number of rows to skip per table before limiting to `n`. Default is `0`.

### tables

Input data. Default is piped-forward data (`<-`).

## Examples

-   [Limit results to the first three rows in each table](#limit-results-to-the-first-three-rows-in-each-table)
-   [Limit results to the first three rows in each input table after the first two](#limit-results-to-the-first-three-rows-in-each-input-table-after-the-first-two)

### Limit results to the first three rows in each table

```js
import "sampledata"

sampledata.int()
    |> limit(n: 3)
```

[](#view-example-input-and-output)

View example input and output

#### Input data

| _time | _value | *tag |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z | -2 | t1 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:10Z | 10 | t1 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:20Z | 7 | t1 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:30Z | 17 | t1 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:40Z | 15 | t1 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:50Z | 4 | t1 |

| _time | _value | *tag |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z | 19 | t2 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:10Z | 4 | t2 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:20Z | -3 | t2 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:30Z | 19 | t2 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:40Z | 13 | t2 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:50Z | 1 | t2 |

#### Output data

| _time | _value | *tag |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z | -2 | t1 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:10Z | 10 | t1 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:20Z | 7 | t1 |

| _time | _value | *tag |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z | 19 | t2 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:10Z | 4 | t2 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:20Z | -3 | t2 |

### Limit results to the first three rows in each input table after the first two

```js
import "sampledata"

sampledata.int()
    |> limit(n: 3, offset: 2)
```

#### Related

-   [Sort and limit data with Flux](/influxdb/v2/query-data/flux/sort-limit/)
-   [tail() function](/flux/v0/stdlib/universe/tail/)
-   [InfluxQL LIMIT](/influxdb/v1/query_language/explore-data/#the-limit-and-slimit-clauses)

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