The MySQL IN Operator

The IN operator allows you to specify multiple values in a WHERE clause.

The IN operator is a shorthand for multiple OR conditions.

IN Syntax

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Demo Database

The table below shows the complete "Customers" table from the Northwind sample database:

IN Operator Examples

The following SQL statement selects all customers that are located in "Germany", "France" or "UK":

SELECT * FROM Customers WHERE Country IN ('Germany', 'France', 'UK');

The following SQL statement selects all customers that are NOT located in "Germany", "France" or "UK":

SELECT * FROM Customers WHERE Country NOT IN ('Germany', 'France', 'UK');

The following SQL statement selects all customers that are from the same countries as the suppliers:

SELECT * FROM Customers WHERE Country IN (SELECT Country FROM Suppliers);