# skip Parameter

> Leave out the first rows of an answer with the skip parameter of API Maker, and page through a table together with limit.

Source: https://docs.apimaker.dev/v1/docs/apis-all/query-params/skip.html

`skip` leaves out the first rows of the result. With `limit`, it pages through a table : page 3 of 10 rows is `skip=20&limit=10`.

**Query param**

```text
GET /api/schema/admin/mysql8/inventory/customers?skip=2&sort=customer_id
```

**Body of the query APIs**

```json
{ "find": {}, "skip": 2, "sort": "customer_id" }
```

**Answer : rows 3, 4 and 5**

```json
{
    "success": true,
    "statusCode": 200,
    "data": [
        { "customer_id": 3, "first_name": "Mallory", "last_name": "Brown" },
        { "customer_id": 4, "first_name": "Eve", "last_name": "Mathly" },
        { "customer_id": 5, "first_name": "Eve", "last_name": "Page" }
    ]
}
```

- A whole number ; `0` or absent skips nothing.
- Always add a `sort` when you page : without an order, the database is free to return the rows in any order and a page may repeat or miss rows.
- `getTotalCount=true` gives the total to compute the number of pages.
- Inside a `deep` item, `skip` applies to the related rows of each parent.

- [limit →](https://docs.apimaker.dev/v1/docs/apis-all/query-params/limit.html)
- [getTotalCount](https://docs.apimaker.dev/v1/docs/apis-all/query-params/getTotalCount.html)