---
id: lt
title: ".lt()"
slug: lt
custom_edit_url: https://github.com/supabase/supabase/edit/master/web/spec/supabase.yml
---
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Finds all rows whose value on the stated `column` is less than the
specified `value`.
```js
const { data, error } = await supabase
.from('cities')
.select('name, country_id')
.lt('country_id', 250)
```
## Parameters
column
required
object
The column to filter on.
value
required
object
The value to filter with.
## Examples
### With `select()`
```js
const { data, error } = await supabase
.from('cities')
.select('name, country_id')
.lt('country_id', 250)
```
### With `update()`
```js
const { data, error } = await supabase
.from('cities')
.update({ name: 'Mordor' })
.lt('country_id', 250)
```
### With `delete()`
```js
const { data, error } = await supabase
.from('cities')
.delete()
.lt('country_id', 250)
```
### With `rpc()`
```js
// Only valid if the Postgres function returns a table type.
const { data, error } = await supabase
.rpc('echo_all_cities')
.lt('country_id', 250)
```