# Array: Find element index not working

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**Created:** [July 11, 2023, 11:20am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/array-find-element-index-not-working/63770 "2023-07-11T11:20:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Th.Nitin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/th.nitin/32/72291_2.png) [@Th.Nitin](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Th.Nitin)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2023, 11:20am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/array-find-element-index-not-working/63770/1 "2023-07-11T11:20:27Z")

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Array find element index feature not working

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**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2023, 11:59am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/array-find-element-index-not-working/63770/2 "2023-07-11T11:59:24Z")

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You’re using the wrong column. You’ll want to use a `Single Value` column to extract a value using the index number.

The Find Element Index is the reverse. It outputs the number index based on the located value input.

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**Author:** ![Th.Nitin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/th.nitin/32/72291_2.png) [@Th.Nitin](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Th.Nitin)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2023, 10:49am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/array-find-element-index-not-working/63770/3 "2023-07-12T10:49:23Z")

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Thanks @Robert_Petitto, “Single Value” function worked

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/system/32/53398_2.png) [@system](https://community.glideapps.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2023, 10:50am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/array-find-element-index-not-working/63770/4 "2023-07-13T10:50:16Z")

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