---
id: ceil
title: ceil Function
sidebar_label: ceil
slug: /help/docs/search/search-query-language/math-expressions/ceil/
canonical: https://www.sumologic.com/help/docs/search/search-query-language/math-expressions/ceil/
---

The **ceil** operator rounds up a field value to the nearest integer value.

## Syntax

`ceil(<x>) as <field>`

## Example

```sumo
* | ceil(1.5) as v
```

```sumo
 * | ceil(-1.5) as v
```