Table.First Function in Power Query

The Table.First function in Power Query returns the first row from a table, or an optional default value, if the table is empty.

Syntax

Table.First(table as table, optional default as any) as any

Example: Find the first row of the table.

Power Query M

let
  MyTable = Table.FromRecords(
    {
      [CustomerID = 1, Name = "Ashish", Phone = "123-4567"], 
      [CustomerID = 2, Name = "Katrina", Phone = "987-6543"], 
      [CustomerID = 3, Name = "Alia", Phone = "543-7890"], 
      [CustomerID = 4, Name = "Vicky", Phone = "676-8479"], 
      [CustomerID = 5, Name = "Mohini", Phone = "574-8864"], 
      [CustomerID = 6, Name = "Meenakshi", Phone = "574-8864"], 
      [CustomerID = 7, Name = "Esha", Phone = "574-8864"], 
      [CustomerID = 8, Name = "Anjali", Phone = "574-8864"]
    }
  ),

Return = Table.First(MyTable)

in
    Return

The output of the above formula is shown below:

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