docs-v2/content/influxdb/v2.1/query-data/flux/first-last.md

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Query first and last values	Query first and last values in Flux	First and last	Use `first()` or `last()` to return the first or last point in an input table.	210	influxdb_2_1 parent name Query with Flux First & last	query	/{{< latest "flux" >}}/stdlib/universe/first/ /{{< latest "flux" >}}/stdlib/universe/last/	first_last

Use [first()](/{{< latest "flux" >}}/stdlib/universe/first/) or [last()](/{{< latest "flux" >}}/stdlib/universe/last/) to return the first or last record in an input table.

data
    |> first()

// OR

data
    |> last()

{{% note %}} By default, InfluxDB returns results sorted by time, however you can use the [sort() function](/{{< latest "flux" >}}/stdlib/universe/sort/) to change how results are sorted. first() and last() respect the sort order of input data and return records based on the order they are received in. {{% /note %}}

first

first() returns the first non-null record in an input table.

{{< flex >}} {{% flex-content %}} Given the following input:

_time	_value
2020-01-01T00:01:00Z	1.0
2020-01-01T00:02:00Z	1.0
2020-01-01T00:03:00Z	2.0
2020-01-01T00:04:00Z	3.0
{{% /flex-content %}}
{{% flex-content %}}
The following function returns:

|> first()

_time	_value
2020-01-01T00:01:00Z	1.0
{{% /flex-content %}}
{{< /flex >}}

last

last() returns the last non-null record in an input table.

{{< flex >}} {{% flex-content %}} Given the following input:

_time	_value
2020-01-01T00:01:00Z	1.0
2020-01-01T00:02:00Z	1.0
2020-01-01T00:03:00Z	2.0
2020-01-01T00:04:00Z	3.0
{{% /flex-content %}}
{{% flex-content %}}
The following function returns:

|> last()

_time	_value
2020-01-01T00:04:00Z	3.0
{{% /flex-content %}}
{{< /flex >}}

Use first() or last() with aggregateWindow()

Use first() and last() with [aggregateWindow()](/{{< latest "flux" >}}/stdlib/universe/aggregatewindow/) to select the first or last records in time-based groups. aggregateWindow() segments data into windows of time, aggregates data in each window into a single point using aggregate or selector functions, and then removes the time-based segmentation.

{{< flex >}} {{% flex-content %}} Given the following input:

_time	_value
2020-01-01T00:00:00Z	10
2020-01-01T00:00:15Z	12
2020-01-01T00:00:45Z	9
2020-01-01T00:01:05Z	9
2020-01-01T00:01:10Z	15
2020-01-01T00:02:30Z	11
{{% /flex-content %}}

{{% flex-content %}} The following function returns: {{< code-tabs-wrapper >}} {{% code-tabs %}} first last {{% /code-tabs %}} {{% code-tab-content %}}

|> aggregateWindow(every: 1h, fn: first)

_time	_value
2020-01-01T00:00:59Z	10
2020-01-01T00:01:59Z	9
2020-01-01T00:02:59Z	11
{{% /code-tab-content %}}
{{% code-tab-content %}}

|> aggregateWindow(every: 1h, fn: last)

_time	_value
2020-01-01T00:00:59Z	9
2020-01-01T00:01:59Z	15
2020-01-01T00:02:59Z	11
{{% /code-tab-content %}}
{{< /code-tabs-wrapper >}}
{{%/flex-content %}}
{{< /flex >}}