---
title: ES|QL CLAMP_MIN function
description: 
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/query-languages/esql/functions-operators/conditional-functions-and-expressions/clamp_min
products:
  - Elasticsearch
---

# ES|QL CLAMP_MIN function
<applies-to>
  - Elastic Stack: Preview since 9.3
</applies-to>


## Syntax

![Embedded](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/query-languages/esql/images/functions/clamp_min.svg)


## Parameters

<definitions>
  <definition term="field">
    field to clamp.
  </definition>
  <definition term="min">
    The min value to clamp data into.
  </definition>
</definitions>


## Description

Limits (or clamps) all input sample values to a lower bound of min. Any value below min is set to min.

## Supported types


| field         | min           | result        |
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| boolean       | boolean       | boolean       |
| date          | date          | date          |
| double        | double        | double        |
| double        | integer       | double        |
| double        | long          | double        |
| double        | unsigned_long | double        |
| integer       | double        | double        |
| integer       | integer       | integer       |
| integer       | long          | long          |
| integer       | unsigned_long | unsigned_long |
| ip            | ip            | ip            |
| keyword       | keyword       | keyword       |
| long          | double        | double        |
| long          | integer       | long          |
| long          | long          | long          |
| long          | unsigned_long | unsigned_long |
| unsigned_long | double        | double        |
| unsigned_long | integer       | unsigned_long |
| unsigned_long | long          | long          |
| unsigned_long | unsigned_long | unsigned_long |
| version       | version       | version       |


## Example

```esql
FROM k8s
| STATS full_clamped_cost=sum(clamp(network.cost, 1, 2)), clamped_cost=sum(clamp_max(network.cost, 1)), clamped_min_cost=sum(clamp_min(network.cost, 10)) BY time_bucket = bucket(@timestamp,1minute)
```


| full_clamped_cost:double | clamped_cost:double | clamped_min_cost:double | time_bucket:datetime     |
|--------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
| 39.0                     | 20.0                | 206.25                  | 2024-05-10T00:09:00.000Z |
| 29.125                   | 15.5                | 173.0                   | 2024-05-10T00:18:00.000Z |
| 28.0                     | 14.125              | 155.625                 | 2024-05-10T00:17:00.000Z |
| 23.25                    | 12.0                | 124.875                 | 2024-05-10T00:08:00.000Z |