Binary string functions

Last updated Oct 1, 2026 Basin Pipelines scalar function implementations are based on Apache DataFusion ↗︎ (via Arroyo ↗︎) and these docs are derived from the DataFusion function reference.

encode

Encode binary data into a textual representation.

encode(expression, format)

Arguments

  • expression: Expression containing string or binary data
  • format: Supported formats are: base64, hex

Related functions: decode

decode

Decode binary data from textual representation in string.

decode(expression, format)

Arguments

  • expression: Expression containing encoded string data
  • format: Same arguments as encode

Related functions: encode

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