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How to Find Duplicates in Alteryx

Updated on:
June 5, 2026
By:
Madhav Bhandari
Use this interactive demo to learn how to identify and remove duplicate records in your Alteryx workflows.

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It is very easy to find duplicates in Alteryx. Here’s a short tutorial on how to do it in simple steps:

  1. Inside Alteryx's workflow designer, go to the left-side panel and find 'Unique'. Drag this tool onto the canvas and connect it to the Input Data tool or other sources.
  2. Following that, go to the right-hand panel and tick the checkbox beside the fields that contain duplicate values.
  3. Subsequently, go back to the Unique tool and tap the 'D' button.
  4. Finally, the duplicate values from the selected field in your Alteryx workflow will be listed for viewing.

📌 Why this matters

Finding duplicates lets you clean datasets before analysis, preventing skewed results and incorrect calculations. You can also identify data quality issues at their source, whether from system errors, manual entry mistakes, or integration problems. Beyond basic cleanup, duplicate detection reveals patterns in your data collection process that might indicate broader operational inefficiencies. When you spot systematic duplication, you're often uncovering workflow gaps that affect data integrity across multiple projects, making this a diagnostic tool as much as a cleaning step.

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