Parquet Avro Type Mapping
Posted August 17, 2022 by Rohith ‐ 1 min read
Avro and Parquet are used in many data processing frameworks like kafka, spark, etc. It is important to know the data types supported in avro and parquet data format. In this article, we will list the avro and parquet data type mapping.
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The following table lists the Avro and Parquet data types mapping
| Parquet Data Type | Avro Data Type |
|---|---|
| boolean | boolean |
| int32 | int |
| int64 | long |
| int96 | not supported |
| float | float |
| double | double |
| fixed_len_byte_array | fixed |
| binary (with no original type) | bytes |
| binary (with original type UTF8) | string |
| binary (with original type ENUM) | string |
| group (with original type LIST) containing one repeated group field | array |
| group (with original type MAP) containing one repeated group field (with original type MAP_KEY_VALUE) of (key, value) | map |