[discrete]
[[esql-mv_count]]
=== `MV_COUNT`
Converts a multivalued field into a single valued field containing a count of the number
of values:

[source.merge.styled,esql]
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include::{esql-specs}/string.csv-spec[tag=mv_count]
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|===
include::{esql-specs}/string.csv-spec[tag=mv_count-result]
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NOTE: This function accepts all types and always returns an `integer`.
