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The following table lists the primitive types in YSQL.

Data type Alias Description
BIGINT INT8 Signed 8-byte integer
BIGSERIAL SERIAL8 Autoincrement 8-byte integer
BIT [(n)] 1 Fixed-length bit string
BIT VARYING [(n)] 1 VARBIT [(n)] Variable-length bit string
BOOLEAN BOOL Logical boolean (true/false)
BOX 1 Rectangular box
BYTEA Binary data
CHARACTER [(n)] CHAR [(n)] Fixed-length character string
CHARACTER VARYING [(n)] VARCHAR [(n)] Variable-length character string
CIDR 1 IPv4 or IPv6 network address
CIRCLE 1 Circle
DATE Date (year, month, day)
DOUBLE PRECISION FLOAT8 Floating-point number (8 bytes)
INET 1 IPv4 or IPv6 host address
INTEGER INT, INT4 Signed 4-byte integer
INTERVAL [fields] [(p)] Time span
JSON 1 Textual JSON data
JSONB Binary JSON data
LINE 1 Infinite line
LSEG 1 Line segment
MACADDR 1 MAC address
MACADDR8 1 MAC address (EUI-64 format)
MONEY Currency amount
NUMERIC [(p, s)] DECIMAL [(p, s)] Exact fixed-point numeric
PATH 1 Geometric path
PG_LSN 1 Log Sequence Number
POINT 1 Geometric point
POLYGON 1 Closed geometric path
REAL FLOAT4 Floating-point number (4 bytes)
SMALLINT INT2 Signed 2-byte integer
SMALLSERIAL SERIAL2 Autoincrement 2-byte integer
SERIAL SERIAL4 Autoincrement 4-byte integer
TEXT Variable-length character string
TIME [(p)] [WITHOUT TIME ZONE] Time of day
TIME [(p)] WITH TIME ZONE TIMETZ Time of day
TIMESTAMP [(p)] [WITHOUT TIME ZONE] Date and time
TIMESTAMP [(p)] WITH TIME ZONE TIMESTAMPTZ Date and time
TSQUERY 1 Text search query
TSVECTOR 1 Text search document
TXID_SNAPSHOT 1 Transaction ID snapshot
UUID Universally unique identifier
XML 2 XML data

1 Table columns of this type cannot be part of an INDEX KEY.

2 Under development.