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# argMin {#agg-function-argmin}
Calculates the `arg` value for a minimum `val` value. If there are several different values of `arg` for minimum values of `val`, returns the first of these values encountered.
Tuple version of this function will return the tuple with the minimum `val` value. It is convenient for use with [SimpleAggregateFunction](../../../sql-reference/data-types/simpleaggregatefunction.md).
**Syntax**
``` sql
argMin(arg, val)
```
or
``` sql
argMin(tuple(arg, val))
```
**Arguments**
- `arg` — Argument.
- `val` — Value.
**Returned value**
- `arg` value that corresponds to minimum `val` value.
Type: matches `arg` type.
For tuple in the input:
- Tuple `(arg, val)`, where `val` is the minimum value and `arg` is a corresponding value.
Type: [Tuple](../../../sql-reference/data-types/tuple.md).
**Example**
Input table:
``` text
┌─user─────┬─salary─┐
│ director │ 5000 │
│ manager │ 3000 │
│ worker │ 1000 │
└──────────┴────────┘
```
Query:
``` sql
SELECT argMin(user, salary), argMin(tuple(user, salary)) FROM salary;
```
Result:
``` text
┌─argMin(user, salary)─┬─argMin(tuple(user, salary))─┐
│ worker │ ('worker',1000) │
└──────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
```
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