Syntax

VLOOKUP(search_key, range, index, [is_sorted])

Arguments

The printed syntax lists 4 argument(s), in order:

  • search_key
  • range
  • index
  • s_sorte optional

“optional” marks an argument Google prints in square brackets; “repeatable” marks one Google prints with “…”.

Description from Google Docs Editors Help

“Vertical lookup. Searches down the first column of a range for a key and returns the value of a specified cell in the row found.”

Google’s help article for VLOOKUP →

Source: Google Docs Editors Help, “Google Sheets function list” (support.google.com/docs/table/25273), record record 181 of 516, data fetched 28 September 2026. Data month: September 2026.