File formats

Amperity supports many file types, including CSV, JSON, NDJSON, Parquet, and streaming JSON.

About file formats

Settings and options that are common to all file formats.

format_common.html

Apache Parquet

A free and open source column-oriented data storage format developed within the Apache Hadoop ecosystem.

format_parquet.html

Apache Avro

A row-oriented remote procedure call and data serialization framework developed within the Apache Hadoop ecosystem.

format_avro.html

CBOR

A binary data serialization format based on JSON.

format_cbor.html

CSV

A delimited text file that uses a comma to separate values.

format_csv.html

JSON

A language-independent data format similar to JavaScript.

format_json.html

NDJSON

A format for structured data that defines the structure of JSON data using lines as separators.

format_ndjson.html

PSV

A delimited text file that uses a pipe to separate values. A PSV file stores tabular data in plain text.

format_psv.html

Streaming JSON

A format for increments of data using NDJSON within each increment. Each line of NDJSON file is a valid JSON value.

format_json_streaming.html

TSV

A delimited text file that uses a tab to separate values and stores tabular data in plain text.

format_tsv.html

XML

A standalone file that uses eXtensible Markup Language (XML).

format_xml.html