# Get Row Count

### Overview

This procedure retrieves the number of rows in the table. You can use it to see if data was loaded correctly, check if a table is empty, or track changes in the amount of data over time.

### Input Concepts

| Concept | Type  | Description                                   | Default    | Required |
| ------- | ----- | --------------------------------------------- | ---------- | -------- |
| `table` | table | The table whose row count is to be retrieved. | No default | Yes      |

### Output Concepts

| Concept     | Description                      |
| ----------- | -------------------------------- |
| `row count` | The number of rows in the table. |

### Examples

#### 1. Getting the Row Count of a Sample Table

In this example, `the table` refers to the following table, which can be generated using the `create a sample table` procedure:

| Name | Number             | Address          | City          |
| ---- | ------------------ | ---------------- | ------------- |
| john | + 1 (415) 691 9426 | 123 east street  | San Francisco |
| joe  | + 1 (415) 691 1234 | 321 west street  | San Jose      |
| jack | + 1 (415) 691 4595 | 213 north street | San Francisco |

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get the table's row count
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