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Neo4j - Min Function
It takes a set of rows and a <property-name> of a node or relationship as an input and finds the minimum value from the given <property-name> column of given rows.
Syntax
Following is the syntax of the MIN() function.
MIN(<property-name>)
Example
Following is a sample Cypher query which demonstrates the usage of the function MIN() in Neo4j. Here, we are trying to calculate the minimum salaries of the employees.
MATCH (n:employee) RETURN MIN(n.sal)
To execute the above query, carry out the following steps −
Step 1 − Open the Neo4j desktop App and start the Neo4j Server. Open the built-in browser app of Neo4j using the URL http://localhost:7474/ as shown in the following screenshot.
![Browser App](/neo4j/images/browser_app.jpg)
Step 2 − Copy and paste the desired query in the dollar prompt and press the play button (to execute the query) highlighted in the following screenshot.
![Return Min](/neo4j/images/return_min.jpg)
Result
On executing, you will get the following result.
![Min Values](/neo4j/images/min_values.jpg)