---
title: "COUNTER"
url: "https://help.formsfly.com/en/article/counter"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2023-10-19T10:44:48.980Z"
---

# COUNTER

Simple counter that increments by 1 every time a new Form entry is created in the app.

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### Syntax

`COUNTER()`

### Example

```plaintext
concat(userfirstname(), ' ', concat(userlastname(), ' ', counter()))
```

Concatenates counter() with user data to generate unique numbers.

The above returns something like: `Richard Pepper 23` 

### Notes

Will left pad the counter with zero’s to the specified pad width length.

Counter numbers are device-specific