---
title: "FIRST"
url: "https://help.formsfly.com/en/article/first"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2024-11-01T17:24:47.905Z"
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# FIRST

Gets the first value in the given List.

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Syntax  
`FIRST(list)`

### Example

```plaintext
FIRST(LIST('q[0-9]+'))
```

### Notes

Parameter must be a valid List function such as [LIST()](https://help.formsfly.com/en/article/list) or [PRIOR()](https://help.formsfly.com/en/article/prior)

### Related

[COUNT](https://help.formsfly.com/en/article/count), [SUM](https://help.formsfly.com/en/article/sum), [AVERAGE](https://help.formsfly.com/en/article/average), [MEDIAN](https://help.formsfly.com/en/article/median), [MIN](https://help.formsfly.com/en/article/min), [MAX](https://help.formsfly.com/en/article/max), [LAST](https://help.formsfly.com/en/article/last)