graphql-engine/docs/graphql/core/queries/distinct-queries.rst
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.. meta::
:description: Make distinct queries with Hasura
:keywords: hasura, docs, query, distinct query
.. _distinct_queries:
Distinct query results
======================
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The **distinct_on** argument
----------------------------
You can fetch rows with only distinct values of a column using the ``distinct_on`` argument.
It is typically recommended to use ``order_by`` along with ``distinct_on`` to ensure we get predictable results
*(otherwise any arbitrary row with a distinct value of the column may be returned)*.
Note that the ``distinct_on`` column needs to be the first column in the ``order_by`` expression.
See :ref:`sort queries <sort_query_results>` for more info on using ``order_by``.
.. code-block:: graphql
employee (
distinct_on: [employee_select_column]
order_by: [employee_order_by]
): [employee]!
# select column enum type for "employee" table
enum employee_select_column {
id
name
department
salary
}
You can see the complete specification of the ``distinct_on`` argument in the :ref:`API reference <DistinctOnExp>`.
Fetch results with distinct values of a particular field
--------------------------------------------------------
**For example**, fetch the employee with the highest salary from each department:
.. graphiql::
:view_only:
:query:
query {
employee (
distinct_on: [department]
order_by: [
{department: asc},
{salary: desc}
]
) {
id
name
department
salary
}
}
:response:
{
"data": {
"employee": [
{
"id": 5,
"name": "Kamila",
"department": "Engineering",
"salary": 4325
},
{
"id": 4,
"name": "Damien",
"department": "Product",
"salary": 3124
},
{
"id": 7,
"name": "Rickard",
"department": "Services",
"salary": 2223
}
]
}
}