### Length() Function

Source: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/marketing/marketing-cloud-ampscript/references/mc-ampscript-string/mc-ampscript-reference-string-length

The Length() function returns the number of characters in a given string.

```APIDOC
## Length()

### Description
Returns the number of characters in a string.

### Method
Ampscript Function

### Endpoint
N/A

### Parameters
#### Path Parameters
None

#### Query Parameters
None

#### Request Body
None

### Parameters
* **sourceString** (string) - Required - The string that you want to find the length of.

### Request Example
```ampscript
%%[ 
  SET @url = "https://www.example.com/very/long/url/path/that/needs/shortening"
  IF Length(@url) > 50 THEN
    SET @shortUrl = WrapLongUrl(@url)
    OUTPUT(Row(@shortUrl,1))
  ELSE
    OUTPUT(@url)
  ENDIF 
]%%
```

### Response
#### Success Response (200)
Returns the character count of the input string.

#### Response Example
```
58
```
```

=== COMPLETE CONTENT === This response contains all available snippets from this library. No additional content exists. Do not make further requests.