# Data Types ### Available data types There are general types like '**string**,' subtypes such as '**email**,' and formatting options for some data types. | Type | Subtype | Formatting options | Description | | ------------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Type | Subtype | Formatting options | Description | | **string** | — | — |

A sequence of characters used to represent text.

// Example:

Hello world!

| | **string** | markdown | — | Formatted text (see [markdown cheatsheet](https://readme.directual.com/data/data-types/markdown-cheatsheet)) | | **string** | html | — | Formatted HTML text | | **string** | email | — |

Formatted email address

// Example:

| | **string** | phone | — |

String of numbers

// Example:

79201231212

| | **string** | color | — |

HEX color

// Example:

#AAA012

| | **string** | webLink | — |

A URL

// Example:

| | **string** | youTube | — |

Youtube URL

// Example:

| | **number** | — | — |

A numeric data type from –9223372036854775808 to 9223372036854775807.

// Examples:

42

-102

0

| | **number** | positiveNum | — | A positive number | | **decimal** | — | — |

An exact numeric data type. Directual interface displays up to 15 digits.

// Examples:

0.12

-99999999.9999999999

234.23123454

Supports up to 34 digits without any loss and exponent range from –6143 to +6144

| | **Array** | — | — |

An array is an ordered collection of elements. Each element has its own type.

// Examples:

1,a,hello world,4,true

42.2,{"key1":true,"key2":"hello"},abc

| | **Date** | — | [Formatting date format](https://readme.directual.com/data/data-types/formatting-date-time-data) |

Date and time. By default has date-time format: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss.sssZ)

Also can be processed as timestamp, which represents the time, in milliseconds since 00:00:00 UTC on 1 January 1970.

// Examples:

2019-10-01T10:00:00.000Z = 01 October 2019 10:00:00 in date-time format;

1569924000000 = 01 October 2019 10:00:00 in timestamp format;

| | **Boolean** | — | Options names (`true` and `false` by default) | The type for *yes or no*. There are three options for its value: `true, false, null` | | **JSON** | — | — |

JavaScript object notation. Often used in integrations. MDN Documentation.

// Example:

{

"title": "War and peace",

"year": 1865,
"Chapters": \[1,2,3,4,5,6],

author: {

"name: "Leo",

"last\_name": "Tolstoy"

},

"is\_favourite": false

}

| | **JSON** | checkboxes | Checkbox options + custom option |

// JSON example:

{ "option2": true, "customOption": "2021-01-06T00:00:00.000Z" }

| | **JSON** | radioOptions | Radio options + custom option |

// JSON example:

{ "value": "hello" }

or

{ "customOption": "hello world" }

| | **JSON** | slider | Unit name + step + min, max values |

// JSON example:

{ "firstValue": 3 }

| | **JSON** | rangeSlider | Unit name + step + min, max values |

// JSON example:

{ "secondValue": 6, "firstValue": 3 }

| | **JSON** | geo-data | Array of objects, that include coordinates, title, image (link) and a description | `// JSON example` | | **Link** | — | — | The **ID** of an object from the linked structure. | | **arrayLink** | — | — | **Array** of **Links** | | **File** | — | — | **= String**, the URL of the file. Here the [fileUpload](https://readme.directual.com/data/file-storage) structure is often used. | | **File** | image | — | **= String**, the URL of the image (PNG, SVG, JPG, BMP). | | **File** | multipleImages | — | **= String**, the URLs of images, comma separated. | | **File** | multipleFiles | — | **= String**, the URLs of files, comma separated. | | **Operator** | — | |

Comparison operator from the list.

// Examples:

>

<=

like

isEmpty

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