Workflow Node Data Types

Nodes are defined by various different input and output data types.

When referencing a node's data for use in another, the types must be compatible with each other.

Data Type Conversions

Data can be shared across nodes as long as the types are Exact (expected) or are Compatible based on the following conversions:

TIP

You can view the data type by clicking on a node and viewing the value within the parenthesis. This will be above the reference data drop-down menu.

INFO

View the SDK for the types here.

String

Strings are compatible with:

Type	Description
String: Choice	Variation of string.
String: Code	Variation of string.
Bytes	Encoded as UTF-8 with lossy conversion (invalid characters are replaced with �).
Bool	Converts to "true" or "false".
Integer	Base-10 decimal encoding.

Bytes

Bytes are compatible with:

Type	Description
String	UTF-8 encoded bytes.
Bool	Converts to "true" or "false" in bytes.
Integer	First converts to string type and then to UTF-8 encoded bytes.

Bool

Booleans are compatible with:

Type	Description
Integer	Is true if integer is not zero - otherwise false.
Bytes/String	Is true for "true", "on", "yes", and "1" - otherwise false.

Integer

Integers are compatible with:

Type	Description
Bool	Is true if integer is 1 - false if 0.
Bytes	Converted to string loosely, supports hex (0x), binary (0b), octal (0o), supports sign (+, -).
String	Parsed from string, supports hex (0x), binary (0b), octal (0o), supports sign (+, -).

Float

Floats are compatible with:

Type	Description
Integer	Converted to float (e.g., 1 becomes 1.0).
String	Parsed from string as decimal number, supports scientific notation and sign (+, -).

Map

There is no conversion besides their own.

Array

There is no conversion besides their own.

Request & Responses

There is no conversion besides their own.