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title: "Streamline your pipeline with filters"
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updated: 2026-06-01T16:16:53Z
published: 2026-06-01T16:16:53Z
canonical: "help.quickbase.com/streamline-your-pipeline-with-filters"
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# Streamline your pipeline with filters

When you filter out irrelevant data, you can ensure that only the necessary information is passed to the next step in your pipeline, resulting in improved efficiency. Filters give you the ability to specify exactly which data should be processed and which should be ignored, allowing for more precise and desired outcomes.

![Animation showing a filter being added to a pipeline step in the Pipelines designer](https://cdn.document360.io/dd260e4e-10bb-4b66-8fb3-5504c272b904/Images/Documentation/18542162772756.png)