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title: Data types
slug: api/data-types
description: Learn about different data types such as String, Integer, Decimal, Boolean, GUID, Array, and DateTime with this comprehensive document. Each data type is explained with a description and example, including details on string length, integer format, decimal
createdAt: 2022-05-10T10:24:55.000Z
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| Data type | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Example                                |
| --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------- |
| String    | String with configurered length (Default 200 chars)                                                                                                                                                                      | "This is a string"                     |
| Integer   | Number - 0-9 with leading chars possible                                                                                                                                                                                 | 235&#xD;<br />-3&#xD;                  |
| Decimal   | Decimal number. Decimal separator programmatically as point. No thousands separator necessary. Later controlled by the user's culture. Leading signs are possible.                                                       | 3.22<br />1000.22<br />-54.25          |
| Boolean   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | true&#xD;<br />false&#xD;              |
| GUID      | Global Unique Identifier - Character string representing a unique value. Consists of 36 characters in 8-4-4-12 format. The characters come from the hexadecimal system and can thus be a digit 0-9 or a letter A-F.&#xD; | „bfd59a0e-992c-4e0d-90da-d15ec8f881ee“ |
| Array     | Ordered list of values separated by ",". Starts with "\[" and ends with "]".                                                                                                                                             | \[ "Value1", "Value2", "Value3"]       |
| DateTime  | Date/time information is specified as a string in the format yyyy-MM-ddTHH\:mm\:ss.fffZ                                                                                                                                  | 2022-02-02T07:12:55.987Z               |

`"ConvertAllCustomDataToStrings": false` :

Ensures that the underlying data type is returned in the response.

e.g. Boolean: `"Custom_005": false` instead of `"Custom_005": "1"`
e.g. Number: `"Custom_006": 12` instead of `"Custom_006": "12"`

**ATTENTION**:
The respective data types are different for each entity
If the underlying data type changes, the respective data type in the response also changes automatically.