---
title: lt_int
description: Filter to return stories with an integer field value less than the provided integer.
url: https://storyblok.com/docs/api/content-delivery/v2/filter-queries/operation-lt-int
---

# lt\_int

Returns all stories with a field value **lower** than the provided value.

This operation can be used for Number fields or Text fields with an integer value. Moreover, it can be used for custom fields returning an integer value.

## Examples Use Cases

`filter_query[price][lt_int]=120`  
Returns all stories with a price **lower** than `120`.

`filter_query[price][lt_int]=1200`  
Returns all stories with a price **lower** than `1200`. Please note the absence of a thousand separator.

## Example Request and Response

The following example demonstrates how to receive all stories with a price **lower** than `1200` using the `lt_int` operation.

-   cURL
    
    ```shellscript
    curl "https://api.storyblok.com/v2/cdn/stories/\
    ?filter_query%5Bprice%5D%5Blt_int%5D=1200\
    &token=ask9soUkv02QqbZgmZdeDAtt"
    ```
    
-   JS
    
    ```javascript
    // storyblok-js-client@>=7, node@>=18
    import Storyblok from "storyblok-js-client";
    
    const storyblok = new Storyblok({
      accessToken: "krcV6QGxWORpYLUWt12xKQtt",
    });
    
    try {
      const response = await storyblok.get('cdn/stories/', {
        "filter_query[price][lt_int]": "1200"
      })
      console.log({ response })
    } catch (error) {
      console.log(error)
    }
    ```
    
-   PHP
    
    ```php
    $client = new \Storyblok\Client('YOUR_STORYBLOK_SPACE_ACCESS_TOKEN');
    
    $client->getStories([
      "filter_query[price][lt_int]" => "1200"
    ])->getBody();
    ```
    
-   Java
    
    ```java
    HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.storyblok.com/v2/cdn/stories/?filter_query%5Bprice%5D%5Blt_int%5D=1200&token=ask9soUkv02QqbZgmZdeDAtt")
      .asString();
    ```
    
-   C#
    
    ```csharp
    var client = new RestClient("https://api.storyblok.com/v2/cdn/stories/?filter_query%5Bprice%5D%5Blt_int%5D=1200&token=ask9soUkv02QqbZgmZdeDAtt");
    var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
    
    IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
    ```
    
-   Python
    
    ```python
    import requests
    
    url = "https://api.storyblok.com/v2/cdn/stories/"
    
    querystring = {"filter_query[price][lt_int]":"1200","token":"ask9soUkv02QqbZgmZdeDAtt"}
    
    payload = ""
    headers = {}
    
    response = requests.request("GET", url, data=payload, headers=headers, params=querystring)
    
    print(response.text)
    ```
    
-   Ruby
    
    ```ruby
    require 'storyblok'
    client = Storyblok::Client.new(token: 'YOUR_TOKEN')
    
    client.stories({:params => {
      "filter_query[price][lt_int]" => "1200"
    }})
    ```
    
-   Swift
    
    ```swift
    let storyblok = URLSession(storyblok: .cdn(accessToken: "ask9soUkv02QqbZgmZdeDAtt"))
    var request = URLRequest(storyblok: storyblok, path: "stories/")
    request.url!.append(queryItems: [
        URLQueryItem(name: "filter_query[price][lt_int]", value: "1200")
    ])
    let (data, _) = try await storyblok.data(for: request)
    print(try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data))
    ```
    
-   Kotlin
    
    ```kotlin
    val client = HttpClient {
        install(Storyblok(CDN)) {
            accessToken = "ask9soUkv02QqbZgmZdeDAtt"
        }
    }
    
    val response = client.get("stories/") {
        url {
            parameters.append("filter_query[price][lt_int]", "1200")
        }
    }
    
    println(response.body<JsonElement>())
    ```

Response

```json
{
  "stories": [
    {
      "name": "Product A",
      "created_at": "2024-03-07T15:42:27.967Z",
      "published_at": "2024-03-07T15:49:24.775Z",
      "id": 457608234,
      "uuid": "43a86f66-0b12-4653-9ed9-6dbceb85cb60",
      "content": {
        "_uid": "2fe813f5-e86a-4f56-a4ea-e9a9bfdc354c",
        "image": {
          "id": null,
          "alt": null,
          "name": "",
          "focus": null,
          "title": null,
          "source": null,
          "filename": "",
          "copyright": null,
          "fieldtype": "asset",
          "meta_data": {}
        },
        "price": "240",
        "component": "product"
      },
      "slug": "product-a",
      "full_slug": "products/product-a",
      "sort_by_date": null,
      "position": 0,
      "tag_list": [],
      "is_startpage": false,
      "parent_id": 457608232,
      "meta_data": null,
      "group_id": "7eb7a5f8-8d0b-4c4c-9404-262f7d09f910",
      "first_published_at": "2024-03-07T15:42:52.308Z",
      "release_id": null,
      "lang": "default",
      "path": null,
      "alternates": [],
      "default_full_slug": null,
      "translated_slugs": null
    }
  ],
  "cv": 1709826564,
  "rels": [],
  "links": []
}
```

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