Supported Data Types

The following table lists the supported data types for the resource attributes in REST API services.

Generic Data Types

These are generic data types supported for REST resources, and are not specific to CPQ resources. View JSON Syntax for CPQ Attributes to view information and examples for CPQ resources.

Data Type	Description
`string`	A JSON string is similar to a C or Java string. Note: The `date` and `datetime` values are also represented as a JSON string conforming to the ISO 8601 format. For example, data type for DateValidated is `string (date)` and LastUpdateDate is `string (date-time)`.
`boolean`	A JSON boolean.
`number`	A JSON number. This data type doesn't include the octal and hexadecimal formats.
`integer`	A JSON number without a fraction part or an exponent part.
`null`	The JSON null value.
`object`	A JSON object is an unordered set of `name` and `value` pairs. A `name` is a string and a `value` is a string, number, boolean, null, object, or array.
`array`	A JSON array is an ordered collection of `values`.

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