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DGET function in Excel

Extracts from a database a single record that matches the specified criteria

=DGET(database, field, criteria)

DGET syntax and parameters

Three arguments, three required.

  • databaserangeRequired

    The range of cells that makes up the list or database. A database is a list of related data in which rows of related information are records, and columns of data are fields. The first row of the list contains labels for each column.

  • fieldanyRequired

    Indicates which column is used in the function. Enter the column label enclosed between double quotation marks, such as "Age" or "Yield," or a number (without quotation marks) that represents the position of the column within the list: 1 for the first column, 2 for the second column, and so on.

  • criteriarangeRequired

    The range of cells that contains the conditions that you specify. You can use any range for the criteria argument, as long as it includes at least one column label and at least one cell below the column label in which you specify a condition for the column.

DGET examples

Formulas you'll actually reuse.

  1. The single rep matching the criteria — works only when exactly one row matches:

    =DGET(A1:E200, "Rep", G1:H2)

    Result"Maria Lopez"

  2. The Amount of one order pinned down by Rep AND Product criteria in J1:K2:

    =DGET(A1:E200, 4, J1:K2)

    Result9800

DGET in Google Sheets

Same name — your formula ports as-is.

Try DGET in the playground

Edit the example — nothing to install.

Preloaded with the DGET formula from Example 1 — change anything and watch it respond.

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DGET errors

What they mean — and the fixes.

  • #NUM!

    More than one record matches the criteria — tighten the criteria until only one row qualifies.

  • #VALUE!

    No record matches the criteria — check the header text in the criteria range matches the table exactly.

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