[Home](./index.md) > [@firebase/firestore](./firestore.md) > [/](./firestore_.md) > [limit](./firestore_.limit.md) ## limit() function Creates a `QueryConstraint` that only returns the first matching documents. Signature: ```typescript export declare function limit(limit: number): QueryConstraint; ``` ## Parameters | Parameter | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | limit | number | The maximum number of items to return. | Returns: [QueryConstraint](./firestore_.queryconstraint.md) The created `Query`.