elasticsearch/docs/reference/esql/functions/st_y.asciidoc

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[[esql-st_y]]
=== `ST_Y`

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*Syntax*

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image::esql/functions/signature/st_y.svg[Embedded,opts=inline]

*Parameters*

`point`::
Expression of type `geo_point` or `cartesian_point`. If `null`, the function returns `null`.

*Description*

Extracts the `y` coordinate from the supplied point.
If the points is of type `geo_point` this is equivalent to extracting the `latitude` value.

include::types/st_y.asciidoc[]

*Example*

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----
include::{esql-specs}/spatial.csv-spec[tag=st_x_y]
----
[%header.monospaced.styled,format=dsv,separator=|]
|===
include::{esql-specs}/spatial.csv-spec[tag=st_x_y-result]
|===