Loading Semi-structured Formats

What is Semi-structured Data?

Semi-structured data is a form of data that does not conform to a rigid structure like traditional databases but still contains tags or markers to separate semantic elements and enforce hierarchies of records and fields.

Databend facilitates the efficient and user-friendly loading of semi-structured data. It supports various formats such as Parquet, CSV, TSV, and NDJSON.

Additionally, Databend allows for on-the-fly transformation of data during the loading process. Copy from semi-structured data format is the most common way to load data into Databend, it is very efficient and easy to use.

Supported Formats

Databend supports several semi-structured data formats loaded using the COPY INTO command: