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=XLOOKUP()

Use the XLOOKUP function when you need to find things in a table or a range by row. For example, look up the price of an automotive part by the part number, or find an employee name based on their employee ID. With XLOOKUP, you can look in one column for a search term, and return a result from the same row in another column, regardless of which side the return column is on.

Applies To: Excel for Microsoft 365Excel for Microsoft 365 for MacExcel 2024Excel 2024 for MacExcel 2021Excel 2021 for MacExcel 2019Excel 2016Excel for iPadExcel for iPhoneExcel for Android tabletsExcel for Android phones
=XLOOKUP(lookup_value, lookup_array, return_array, [if_not_found], [match_mode], [search_mode])
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Output typeMixed
Popularity100 / 100
VolatileNo
Dynamic ArrayNo
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◧ Arguments

ArgumentTypeRequiredDescription
lookup_valueRequired* Range Required The value to search for *If omitted, XLOOKUP returns blank cells it finds in lookup_array.
lookup_array Range Required The array or range to search
return_array Range Required The array or range to return
if_not_found] Text Optional Where a valid match is not found, return the [if_not_found] text you supply.If a valid match is not found, and [if_not_found] is missing, #N/A is returned.
match_mode] Number Optional Specify the match type:0 - Exact match. If none found, return #N/A. This is the default.-1 - Exact match. If none found, return the next smaller item.1 - Exact match. If none found, return the next larger item.2 - A wildcard match where *, ?, and ~ have special meaning.
search_mode] Range Optional Specify the search mode to use:1 - Perform a search starting at the first item. This is the default.-1 - Perform a reverse search starting at the last item.2 - Perform a binary search that relies on lookup_array being sorted in ascending order. If not sorted, invalid results will be returned.-2 - Perform a binary search that relies on lookup_array being sorted in descending order. If not sorted, invalid results will be returned.

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