Data Types available in CQL - Cassandra / CQL Tutorial

Cassandra Query Language ( CSQL ) supports different data types to store different types of data in Cassandra. Below is the list of Data Types which are supported in Cassandra Query Language ( CSQL).

CSQ Type	Constants	Description
Ascii	Strings	US ASCII character string
Bigint	Integers	64 Bit signed long
Blob	Blobs	Arbitrary bytes in hexadecimals
Boolean	Booleans	True or False
Counter	Integers	Distributed counter value (64 bit long)
Decimal	Integers,floats	Variable precision decimal
Double	Integers,floats	64 Bit floating point
Float	Integers, floats	32 Bit floating point
Frozen	Tuples,collections, user defined types	Stores Cassandra types
Inet	Strings	IP address in IPV4 or IPV6 format, IP address should be input as strings
Int	Integers	32 Bit signed Integer
List	n/a	Collection of elements
Map	n/a	Jason type collection of elements
Set	n/a	Collection of elements
Text	Strings	UTF-8 encoded strings
TimeStamp	Integers, strings	Id generated with date + time
Timeuuid	Uuids	Version 1 UUID
Tuple	n/a	A group of fields
TinyInt	Integers	8 Bit signed int
SmallInt	Integers	16 Bit signed int
Time	Integer, String	Time with nano second precision
Varchar	string	UTF-8 encoded string
Varint	Integer	Arbitrary precison integer
Duration	duration	A duration with nanonsecond precision
Uuid	Uuid	Standard Universally unique identifier