# COM\_STMT\_FETCH

Fetch rows from a prepared statement.

A [COM\_STMT\_EXECUTE](/docs/server/reference/clientserver-protocol/3-binary-protocol-prepared-statements/com_stmt_execute.md) with a non-zero cursor flag must have been successfully executed before any `COM_STMT_FETCH` commands can be executed.

## Fields

* [int<1>](/docs/server/reference/clientserver-protocol/protocol-data-types.md) 0x1C COM\_STMT\_FETCH header.
* [int<4>](/docs/server/reference/clientserver-protocol/protocol-data-types.md) statement id.
* [int<4>](/docs/server/reference/clientserver-protocol/protocol-data-types.md) number of rows to fetch.

## Response

Returns one or more [binary result set rows](/docs/server/reference/clientserver-protocol/4-server-response-packets/resultset-row.md#binary-resultset-row) followed by an [EOF packet](/docs/server/reference/clientserver-protocol/4-server-response-packets/eof_packet.md).

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