# How do I prevent duplicate items from appearing in the collection component?

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**Created:** [February 9, 2023, 5:56pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-do-i-prevent-duplicate-items-from-appearing-in-the-collection-component/57712 "2023-02-09T17:56:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![rezmeplx](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/rezmeplx/32/53827_2.png) [@rezmeplx](https://community.glideapps.com/u/rezmeplx)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2023, 5:56pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-do-i-prevent-duplicate-items-from-appearing-in-the-collection-component/57712/1 "2023-02-09T17:56:15Z")

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How do I make only 3 unique items appear in this table style collection component?  
So that only 1 ES, 1 NQ, 1 YM show in the list?

Thank you!

Regards,

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**Author:** ![rezmeplx](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/rezmeplx/32/53827_2.png) [@rezmeplx](https://community.glideapps.com/u/rezmeplx)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2023, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-do-i-prevent-duplicate-items-from-appearing-in-the-collection-component/57712/3 "2023-02-09T18:01:16Z")

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> [@glide](#):
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> Unique filter

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@glide I can’t find unique filter option

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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2023, 7:39pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-do-i-prevent-duplicate-items-from-appearing-in-the-collection-component/57712/4 "2023-02-09T19:39:54Z")

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> [@Is there a way to show top 3 most frequently (used) items by the same user?](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-show-top-3-most-frequently-used-items-by-the-same-user/57703/9):
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> This should help to eliminate duplicates. This is an excerpt from a different post. This will give you an additional value that you can use in la filter.

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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:** [February 10, 2023, 7:40pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-do-i-prevent-duplicate-items-from-appearing-in-the-collection-component/57712/5 "2023-02-10T19:40:01Z")

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