The OFFSET argument is used to identify the starting point to return rows from a result set. Basically, it exclude the first set of records. Note: OFFSET can only be used with ORDER BY clause. It cannot be used on its own.

What is offset in SQL Server?

OFFSET provides a starting row from which SQL Server needs to start fetching rows and FETCH provides the number of rows we want to fetch from the result set (or in a query). OFFSET and FETCH can be used only with an order by clause. Offset row count: It is the number of rows to skip.

What is offset DB?

OFFSET says to skip that many rows before beginning to return rows to the client. OFFSET 0 is the same as omitting the OFFSET clause. If both OFFSET and LIMIT appear, then OFFSET rows are skipped before starting to count the LIMIT rows that are returned.