OFFSET clause

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The OFFSET clause specifies the number of resultset objects to skip in a SELECT query.

Purpose

When you want the resultset to skip over the first few resulting objects, use the OFFSET clause to specify that number of objects to ignore.

The LIMIT and OFFSET clauses are evaluated after the ORDER BY clause.

If a LIMIT clause is also present, the OFFSET is applied prior to the LIMIT; that is, the specified number of objects is omitted from the result set before enforcing a specified LIMIT.

Syntax

OFFSET expr

Arguments

expr: Integer or an expression that evaluates to an integer which is non-negative.

Examples

Example 1. List 4 airport cities after skipping the first 200

SELECT DISTINCT city
FROM `travel-sample`.inventory.airport
ORDER BY city
LIMIT 4
OFFSET 200;

Results

[
  {
    "city": "Brownsville"
  },
  {
    "city": "Brownwood"
  },
  {
    "city": "Brunswick"
  },
  {
    "city": "Bryan"
  }
]