The row_number function assigns a unique row number to each row within the results. The row index starts by default at 1 for the first row, and is incremented by 1 for each additional row. Optionally, the row index can start at a different value than 1.

Syntax ​

row_number(StartingIndex [, Restart ] )

Arguments ​

• StartingIndex: The value of the row index to start at or restart to. The default value is 1. Supports long.
• Restart: An expression that returns a bool value to indicate when the numbering operation should restart to the StartingIndex value. The default is false.

Scope ​

Cribl Search supports this function in the extend operator, but not in the project or where operator.

Example ​

This example restarts the cumulative counter each time it encounters identical clientip values on adjacent rows.

dataset="cribl_search_sample" dataSource="access*" host="web01.cribl.io"
 | limit 100
 | sort by _time asc 
 | extend rownum=row_number(0, clientip!=prev(clientip))
 | project _time, clientip, bytes, rownum