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---
title: strings.replace() function
description: >
The strings.replace() function replaces the first `i` non-overlapping instances
of a substring with a specified replacement.
aliases:
- /influxdb/v2.0/reference/flux/functions/strings/replace/
- /influxdb/v2.0/reference/flux/stdlib/strings/replace/
- /influxdb/cloud/reference/flux/stdlib/strings/replace/
menu:
flux_0_x_ref:
name: strings.replace
parent: strings
weight: 301
related:
- /flux/v0.x/stdlib/strings/replaceall
introduced: 0.18.0
---
The `strings.replace()` function replaces the first `i` non-overlapping instances
of a substring with a specified replacement.
_**Output data type:** String_
```js
import "strings"
strings.replace(v: "oink oink oink", t: "oink", u: "moo", i: 2)
// returns "moo moo oink"
```
## Parameters
### v
The string value to search.
### t {data-type="string"}
The substring value to replace.
### u {data-type="string"}
The replacement for `i` instances of `t`.
### i {data-type="int"}
The number of non-overlapping `t` matches to replace.
## Examples
###### Replace a specific number of string matches
```js
import "strings"
data
|> map(fn: (r) => ({r with content: strings.replace(v: r.content, t: "he", u: "her", i: 3)}))
```