supabase/web/docs/client/like.mdx

---
id: like
title: ".like()"
slug: like
---

import Tabs from '@theme/Tabs';
import TabItem from '@theme/TabItem';

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

<Tabs
  defaultValue="js"
  groupId="libraries"
  values={[{ label: 'JavaScript', value: 'js' },{ label: 'Python', value: 'py' }]}>

<TabItem value="js">

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


</TabItem>
<TabItem value="py">

```py
# Not yet implemented
```


</TabItem>

</Tabs>

## 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()`



<Tabs
  defaultValue="js"
  groupId="libraries"
  values={[{ label: 'JavaScript', value: 'js' },{ label: 'Python', value: 'py' }]}>

<TabItem value="js">

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


</TabItem>
<TabItem value="py">

```py
# Not yet implemented
```


</TabItem>

</Tabs>

### With `update()`



<Tabs
  defaultValue="js"
  groupId="libraries"
  values={[{ label: 'JavaScript', value: 'js' },{ label: 'Python', value: 'py' }]}>

<TabItem value="js">

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


</TabItem>
<TabItem value="py">

```py
# Not yet implemented
```


</TabItem>

</Tabs>

### With `delete()`



<Tabs
  defaultValue="js"
  groupId="libraries"
  values={[{ label: 'JavaScript', value: 'js' },{ label: 'Python', value: 'py' }]}>

<TabItem value="js">

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


</TabItem>
<TabItem value="py">

```py
# Not yet implemented
```


</TabItem>

</Tabs>

### With `rpc()`



<Tabs
  defaultValue="js"
  groupId="libraries"
  values={[{ label: 'JavaScript', value: 'js' },{ label: 'Python', value: 'py' }]}>

<TabItem value="js">

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


</TabItem>
<TabItem value="py">

```py
# Not yet implemented
```


</TabItem>

</Tabs>