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```json
{
  "path": "/modeling/filters/operators/starts-with",
  "feedback": "Description of the issue"
}
```

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# starts_with

> Filters string fields for values that start with a specified substring.

Filters string fields for values that start with a specified substring. Returns rows where the field value begins with the specified prefix.

Can be used with [`case_insensitive`](/modeling/filters/operators/case-insensitive) to perform case-insensitive matching.

## Syntax

```yaml theme={null}
<string_field>:
  starts_with: <prefix>
```

## Properties

<ParamField path="string_field" type="string" required>
  The string field to filter on, specified in the format `view_name.field_name`.
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="starts_with" type="string" required>
  The prefix string to match. Returns rows where the field value begins with this substring.
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="case_insensitive" type="boolean">
  When set to `true`, performs case-insensitive matching. Defaults to `false` (case-sensitive) if omitted.
</ParamField>

## Examples

```yaml title="Matches: blobby@blobsrus.com, blob.ross@blobross.com" theme={null}
users.email:
  starts_with: blob
```

```yaml title="Matches: BLOB-CAKE, BLOB-cookie, etc." theme={null}
products.name:
  starts_with: BLOB-
```

```yaml title="Matches: Blobby, blobinator, etc." theme={null}
customers.name:
  starts_with: Blob
  case_insensitive: true
```