---
id: like
title: '.like()'
slug: like
custom_edit_url: https://github.com/supabase/supabase/edit/master/spec/supabase_js_v1_legacy.yml
---

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Finds all rows whose value in the stated `column` matches the supplied
`pattern` (case sensitive).

```js
const { data, error } = await supabase
  .from('cities')
  .select('name, country_id')
  .like('name', '%la%')
```

## Parameters

<ul className="method-list-group">
  
<li className="method-list-item">
  <h4 className="method-list-item-label">
    <span className="method-list-item-label-name">
      column
    </span>
    <span className="method-list-item-label-badge required">
      required
    </span>
    <span className="method-list-item-validation">
      <code>object</code>
    </span>
  </h4>
  <div class="method-list-item-description">

The column to filter on.

  </div>
  
</li>

<li className="method-list-item">
  <h4 className="method-list-item-label">
    <span className="method-list-item-label-name">
      pattern
    </span>
    <span className="method-list-item-label-badge required">
      required
    </span>
    <span className="method-list-item-validation">
      <code>string</code>
    </span>
  </h4>
  <div class="method-list-item-description">

The pattern to filter with.

  </div>
  
</li>

</ul>

## Examples

### With `select()`

```js
const { data, error } = await supabase
  .from('cities')
  .select('name, country_id')
  .like('name', '%la%')
```

### With `update()`

```js
const { data, error } = await supabase
  .from('cities')
  .update({ name: 'Mordor' })
  .like('name', '%la%')
```

### With `delete()`

```js
const { data, error } = await supabase
  .from('cities')
  .delete()
  .like('name', '%la%')
```

### With `rpc()`

```js
// Only valid if the Postgres function returns a table type.
const { data, error } = await supabase
  .rpc('echo_all_cities')
  .like('name', '%la%')
```