# LOOKUP

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

looks up value in one-row or one-column range

## signature

```
LOOKUP(lookup_value, lookup_vector, [result_vector])
```

returns: `any`

## arguments

- lookup_value: any — required
- lookup_vector: range — required
- result_vector: range — optional

## examples

formula and result, asserted in the engine test suite.

| formula | result | with |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `=LOOKUP(30, A1:A5, C1:C5)` | `gamma` | A1=10, A2=20, A3=30, A4=40, A5=50, C1=alpha, C2=beta, C3=gamma, C4=delta, C5=epsilon |

## errors

error values observed from the engine — each with a call that produces it.

| error | produced by |
| --- | --- |
| `#N/A` | `=LOOKUP(5,{10,20,30})` |

## related

- [ADDRESS](https://deepcalc.com/functions/address.md) — returns a cell address as text from row and column numbers
- [AREAS](https://deepcalc.com/functions/areas.md) — returns the number of areas in a reference
- [HLOOKUP](https://deepcalc.com/functions/hlookup.md) — searches first row and returns matching value
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- [INDEX](https://deepcalc.com/functions/index.md) — returns value at row and column in range
- [INDIRECT](https://deepcalc.com/functions/indirect.md) — returns reference specified by text string
- [MATCH](https://deepcalc.com/functions/match.md) — returns position of value in a range
- [OFFSET](https://deepcalc.com/functions/offset.md) — returns reference offset from starting point

## navigate

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

source: https://deepcalc.com/functions/lookup