Is there a value that used with a LIMIT clause means nothing or no

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Asked: May 17, 20262026-05-17T22:41:55+00:00 2026-05-17T22:41:55+00:00

Is there a value that used with a LIMIT clause means nothing or no limit?

I’d expected that 0 would be that value but it obviously isn’t:

SELECT * FROM items LIMIT 0 -- returns 0 rows

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-05-17T22:41:55+00:00

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Use a value far outside the number of records you’re actually retrieving:

LIMIT 0, 18446744073709551615

To retrieve all rows from a certain offset up to the end of the result set, you can use some large number for the second parameter.

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