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
string	—	—	A sequence of characters used to represent text. // Example: Hello world!
string	markdown	—	Formatted text (see markdown cheatsheet)
string	html	—	Formatted HTML text
string	email	—	Formatted email address // Example: [e-mail]
string	phone	—	String of numbers // Example: 79201231212
string	color	—	HEX color // Example: #AAA012
string	webLink	—	A URL // Example: http://directual.com
string	youTube	—	Youtube URL // Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4U232MuTG4
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	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 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