Binary

The Ingest Engine scalar functions are based on Apache DataFusion and these docs are derived from the DataFusion function reference.

Function	Description	Example	Result
`encode(data, fmt)`	Encode to text	`encode('hello', 'base64')`	`'aGVsbG8='`
`decode(str, fmt)`	Decode from text	`decode('aGVsbG8=', 'base64')`	`'hello'`
`encode(data, 'hex')`	Encode to hex	`encode('hello', 'hex')`	`'68656c6c6f'`

`encode`

Encode binary data into a textual representation.

encode(expression, format)

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Related functions: decode

Decode binary data from textual representation in string.

decode(expression, format)

Arguments

Related functions: encode

Last modified on October 1, 2026