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CSV Row Filter

Filter rows based on custom criteria and conditions

Filter CSV rows by condition, keep only the rows where a column equals, contains, is greater than, or matches a pattern you define. Think of it as a WHERE clause for your CSV.

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A sample run

From a global orders file you only want EU rows with a total above 100 for a regional report.

Filter

region == "EU"  AND  total > 100
CSV Row Filter produces

Output

8,431 of 52,107 rows kept; original untouched

Multiple conditions combine with AND/OR across columns, so you carve the exact subset without a spreadsheet formula or SQL. The match count is shown immediately so you can sanity-check the filter before exporting.

About the CSV Row Filter

Filter CSV rows by condition, keep only the rows where a column equals, contains, is greater than, or matches a pattern you define. Think of it as a WHERE clause for your CSV.

How to use

  1. 1Upload your CSV
  2. 2Set one or more filter conditions on any column
  3. 3Download the filtered result

Key features

  • Multiple filter conditions with AND/OR logic
  • Operators: equals, contains, starts with, greater than, less than, regex
  • Live row count showing how many rows match
  • Invert filter option to exclude matching rows

How it works

Unlike a flat list of conditions, this filter is built around a two-level boolean model that lets you express real expression trees. Each rule lives inside a Filter Group, and every group carries its own AND/OR toggle that combines the rules within it; a separate global AND/OR (the "Groups:" selector) then combines the groups themselves. The evaluator (evaluateGroup uses results.every for AND and results.some for OR, then the top level repeats that across activeGroups) means a configuration like "(status equals active AND price greater-than 100) OR (region in-list EU,UK)" is one group ANDing two rules and a second group, joined by a global OR. Groups can be duplicated wholesale (the Copy button clones every rule with fresh ids), and a live match counter shows "X of Y rows match" the moment you edit any rule, since previewData recomputes via useMemo on every change.

There are 17 operators organized into five labeled categories in the dropdown (Text, Numeric, List, Presence, Type Check). Text operators are equals, notEquals, contains, startsWith, endsWith and a regex matcher (compiled with new RegExp and the 'i' flag when case-insensitivity is on, returning false rather than throwing on an invalid pattern). Numeric operators are greaterThan, lessThan, greaterOrEqual, lessOrEqual and between (which reveals a second "Max" input, value2). The list operator inList splits your input on commas and trims each token, so typing "val1, val2, val3" matches any of the three exactly. Presence operators isEmpty/isNotEmpty test the trimmed cell, and three type-check operators classify values: isNumber (a parseable, non-blank number), isDate (driven by Date.parse), and isBoolean (true matches only the literals true, false, 1, 0, yes, no, case-insensitively). Each rule also has a per-rule "Aa" case-sensitivity toggle and an eye icon that disables the rule without deleting it, so you can A/B a clause; a disabled rule is treated as a pass (evaluateRule returns true when enabled is false).

Two precision caveats follow directly from the implementation. The numeric comparisons (greaterThan, lessThan, between, etc.) are guarded so that if either the cell value or your threshold is not parseable as a JavaScript Number, the rule simply returns no match rather than erroring, which means a stray currency symbol or thousands separator in a column will silently exclude those rows. And because isDate relies on Date.parse, ambiguous day/month strings can be misclassified. On the workflow side, files are parsed and re-serialized with PapaParse (skipEmptyLines on, with toast warnings for field-mismatch rows and hard stops on quote/delimiter errors), everything runs client-side via FileReader, and the result downloads as {filename}_rows.csv. You can also name and save filter setups within the session and export the entire rule tree to a filter-rules.json file (including globalLogic and an exportedAt timestamp) to version it or hand it to a teammate, who can re-import the same JSON to reproduce the exact filter. A built-in Products sample (Product, Category, Price, Stock, Rating across 8 rows) lets you try the operators immediately.

Where this fits a data pipeline

  • Extracting a subset

    Pull out rows for a specific date range, region, or status from a larger dataset.

  • Removing bad data

    Filter out rows with empty required fields or values outside acceptable ranges.

Tips & best practices

  • Use nested groups for OR-of-ANDs logic a single condition list can't express: put 'status equals active' and 'price greater-than 100' in one group set to AND, a second group with 'region in-list EU,UK', then set the global Groups selector to OR.
  • If numeric comparisons unexpectedly exclude rows, check the column for stray symbols or separators (e.g. '$1,000') -- greaterThan/between only match when both the cell and threshold parse as a plain Number, otherwise the rule returns no match.
  • Toggle the eye icon to disable a rule instead of deleting it, so you can compare match counts with and without a clause; the disabled rule is treated as always-passing.
  • Export your rule tree to filter-rules.json to reuse the exact same filter later or share it with a teammate, who re-imports the JSON to reproduce it; in-session Saved Filters are remembered only until you reload the page.

Examples

  • OR-of-ANDs across groups

    Group 1 (logic AND): Price greater-than 100 AND Category equals Electronics. Group 2 (logic AND): Rating greaterOrEqual 4.5. Set the global Groups selector to OR to keep rows that are either pricey electronics or highly rated.

  • Match a set of values with inList

    Add a rule on the Category column with the In List operator and type 'Accessories, Audio' -- the value is split on commas and trimmed, matching any row whose category is exactly Accessories or Audio.

  • Validate-and-select with a type check

    Use the Is Number operator on the Price column to keep only rows whose Price parses as a non-blank number, dropping rows where that field is empty or non-numeric before downloading the filtered CSV.

Frequently asked questions

Can I combine multiple conditions?

Yes. Add as many conditions as you need and choose whether rows must match all of them (AND) or any of them (OR).

Does it support regular expressions?

Yes. Select the regex operator and enter a JavaScript-compatible regular expression pattern.

Related tools and how they differ

  • CSV Column Filter: Picks and reorders COLUMNS by name with drag-and-drop; use it to trim or rearrange fields, not to filter rows by their values.
  • CSV Data Validator: Checks each row against rules like email, numeric, date, unique, or regex and reports which cells fail; use it to find broken data, not extract rows.

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