# VLOOKUP

lookup · from excel · excel: verified match · sheets: verified match

looks up value in first column of range and returns value from specified column

## signature

```
VLOOKUP(lookup_value, table_array, col_index_num, [range_lookup])
```

returns: `any`

## arguments

- lookup_value: any: required
- table_array: range: required
- col_index_num: number: required
- range_lookup: boolean: optional, defaults to 1

## examples

formula and result, asserted in the engine test suite.

| formula | result | with |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `=VLOOKUP("south", R2:S4, 2, FALSE)` | `200` | R2=north, R3=south, R4=north, S2=100, S3=200, S4=300 |
| `=VLOOKUP(25, A1:B5, 2, TRUE)` | `4` | A1=10, A2=20, A3=30, A4=40, A5=50, B1=2, B2=4, B3=6, B4=8, B5=10 |

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- [ADDRESS](https://deepcalc.com/docs/functions/address.md): returns a cell address as text from row and column numbers
- [AREAS](https://deepcalc.com/docs/functions/areas.md): returns the number of areas in a reference
- [HLOOKUP](https://deepcalc.com/docs/functions/hlookup.md): searches first row and returns matching value
- [HYPERLINK](https://deepcalc.com/docs/functions/hyperlink.md): the text a link displays: clickability is the renderer's
- [INDEX](https://deepcalc.com/docs/functions/index.md): returns value at row and column in range
- [INDIRECT](https://deepcalc.com/docs/functions/indirect.md): returns reference specified by text string
- [LOOKUP](https://deepcalc.com/docs/functions/lookup.md): looks up value in one-row or one-column range
- [MATCH](https://deepcalc.com/docs/functions/match.md): returns position of value in a range

## navigate

- [all lookup functions](https://deepcalc.com/docs/functions/lookup-functions.md)
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- [error values](https://deepcalc.com/docs/errors.md) · [concepts](https://deepcalc.com/docs/concepts.md) · [limits](https://deepcalc.com/docs/limits.md)
- [everything in one file](https://deepcalc.com/llms-full.txt)

source: https://deepcalc.com/docs/functions/vlookup