MySQL column types

We have native support for all of them, yet if that's not enough for you - feel free to create custom types.

Integer

A signed integer, stored in 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, or 8 bytes depending on the magnitude of the value

import { int, mysqlTable } from "drizzle-orm/mysql-core";
 
const table = mysqlTable('table', {
	id: int('id')
});

CREATE TABLE `table` (
	`int` int,
);

tinyint

import { tinyint, mysqlTable } from "drizzle-orm/mysql-core";
 
const table = mysqlTable('table', {
	tinyint: tinyint('tinyint')
});

CREATE TABLE `table` (
	`tinyint` tinyint,
);

smallint

import { smallint, mysqlTable } from "drizzle-orm/mysql-core";
 
const table = mysqlTable('table', {
	smallint: smallint('smallint')
});

CREATE TABLE `table` (
	`smallint` smallint,
);

mediumint

import { mediumint, mysqlTable } from "drizzle-orm/mysql-core";
 
const table = mysqlTable('table', {
	mediumint: mediumint('mediumint')
});

CREATE TABLE `table` (
	`mediumint` mediumint,
);

bigint

import { bigint, mysqlTable } from "drizzle-orm/mysql-core";
 
const table = mysqlTable('table', {
	bigint: bigint('bigint')
});
 
bigint('...', { mode: 'number' | 'bigint' });

CREATE TABLE `table` (
	`bigint` bigint,
);

real

import { real, mysqlTable } from "drizzle-orm/mysql-core";
 
const table = mysqlTable('table', {
	real: real('real')
});

CREATE TABLE `table` (
	`real` real,
);

import { real, mysqlTable } from "drizzle-orm/mysql-core";
 
const table = mysqlTable('table', {
	realPrecision: real('real_precision', { precision: 1,}),
	realPrecisionScale: real('real_precision_scale', { precision: 1, scale: 1,}),
});

CREATE TABLE `table` (
	`real_precision` real(1),
	`real_precision_scale` real(1, 1),
);

decimal

import { decimal, mysqlTable } from "drizzle-orm/mysql-core";
 
const table = mysqlTable('table', {
	decimal: decimal('decimal')
});

CREATE TABLE `table` (
	`decimal` decimal,
);

import { decimal, mysqlTable } from "drizzle-orm/mysql-core";
 
const table = mysqlTable('table', {
	decimalPrecision: decimal('decimal_precision', { precision: 1,}),
	decimalPrecisionScale: decimal('decimal_precision_scale', { precision: 1, scale: 1,}),
});

CREATE TABLE `table` (
	`decimal_precision` real(1),
	`decimal_precision_scale` real(1, 1),
);

double

import { double, mysqlTable } from "drizzle-orm/mysql-core";
 
const table = mysqlTable('table', {
	double: double('double')
});

CREATE TABLE `table` (
	`double` double,
);

import { double, mysqlTable } from "drizzle-orm/mysql-core";
 
const table = mysqlTable('table', {
	doublePrecision: double('double_precision', { precision: 1,}),
	doublePrecisionScale: double('double_precision_scale', { precision: 1, scale: 1,}),
});

CREATE TABLE `table` (
	`double_precision` real(1),
	`double_precision_scale` real(1, 1),
);

float

import { float, mysqlTable } from "drizzle-orm/mysql-core";
 
const table = mysqlTable('table', {
	float: float('float')
});

CREATE TABLE `table` (
	`float` float,
);

serial

SERIAL is an alias for BIGINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT UNIQUE

import { serial, mysqlTable } from "drizzle-orm/mysql-core";
 
const table = mysqlTable('table', {
	serial: serial('serial')
});

CREATE TABLE `table` (
	`serial` serial AUTO_INCREMENT,
);

binary

import { binary, mysqlTable } from "drizzle-orm/mysql-core";
 
const table = mysqlTable('table', {
	binary: binary('binary')
});

CREATE TABLE `table` (
	`binary` binary,
);

varbinary

import { varbinary, mysqlTable } from "drizzle-orm/mysql-core";
 
const table = mysqlTable('table', {
	varbinary: varbinary('varbinary', { length: 2}),
});

CREATE TABLE `table` (
	`varbinary` varbinary(2),
);

char

import { char, mysqlTable } from "drizzle-orm/mysql-core";
 
const table = mysqlTable('table', {
	char: char('char'),
});

CREATE TABLE `table` (
	`char` char,
);

varchar

You can define { enum: ["value1", "value2"] } config to infer insert and select types, it won't check runtime values

import { varchar, mysqlTable } from "drizzle-orm/mysql-core";
 
const table = mysqlTable('table', {
	varchar: varchar('varchar', { length: 2 }),
});
 
// will be inferred as text: "value1" | "value2" | null
varchar: varchar('varchar', { length: 6, enum: ["value1", "value2"] })

CREATE TABLE `table` (
	`varchar` varchar(2),
);

text

You can define { enum: ["value1", "value2"] } config to infer insert and select types, it won't check runtime values

import { text, mysqlTable } from "drizzle-orm/mysql-core";
 
const table = mysqlTable('table', {
	text: text('text'),
});
 
// will be inferred as text: "value1" | "value2" | null
text: text('text', { enum: ["value1", "value2"] });

CREATE TABLE `table` (
	`text` text,
);

boolean

import { boolean, mysqlTable } from "drizzle-orm/mysql-core";
 
const table = mysqlTable('table', {
	boolean: boolean('boolean'),
});

CREATE TABLE `table` (
	`boolean` boolean,
);

date

import { boolean, mysqlTable } from "drizzle-orm/mysql-core";
 
const table = mysqlTable('table', {
	date: date('date'),
});

CREATE TABLE `table` (
	`date` date,
);

datetime

import { datetime, mysqlTable } from "drizzle-orm/mysql-core";
 
const table = mysqlTable('table', {
	datetime: datetime('datetime'),
});
 
datetime('...', { mode: 'date' | "string"}),
datetime('...', { fsp : 0..6}),

CREATE TABLE `table` (
	`datetime` datetime,
);

import { datetime, mysqlTable } from "drizzle-orm/mysql-core";
 
const table = mysqlTable('table', {
	datetime: datetime('datetime', { mode: 'date', fsp: 6 }),
});

CREATE TABLE `table` (
	`datetime` datetime(6),
);

time

import { time, mysqlTable } from "drizzle-orm/mysql-core";
 
const table = mysqlTable('table', {
	time: time('time'),
	timefsp: time('time_fsp', { fsp: 6 }),
});
	
time('...', { fsp: 0..6 }),

CREATE TABLE `table` (
	`time` time,
	`time_fsp` time(6),
);

year

import { year, mysqlTable } from "drizzle-orm/mysql-core";
 
const table = mysqlTable('table', {
	year: year('year'),
});

CREATE TABLE `table` (
	`year` year,
);

timestamp

import { timestamp, mysqlTable } from "drizzle-orm/mysql-core";
 
const table = mysqlTable('table', {
	timestamp: timestamp('timestamp'),
});
 
timestamp('...', { mode: 'date' | "string"}),
timestamp('...', { fsp : 0..6}),

CREATE TABLE `table` (
	`timestamp` timestamp,
);

import { timestamp, mysqlTable } from "drizzle-orm/mysql-core";
 
const table = mysqlTable('table', {
	timestamp: timestamp('timestamp', { mode: 'date', fsp: 6 }),
});

CREATE TABLE `table` (
	`timestamp` timestamp(6),
);

import { timestamp, mysqlTable } from "drizzle-orm/mysql-core";
 
const table = mysqlTable('table', {
	timestamp: timestamp('timestamp').defaultNow(),
});

CREATE TABLE `table` (
	`timestamp` timestamp DEFAULT (now()),
);

json

import { json, mysqlTable } from "drizzle-orm/mysql-core";
 
const table = mysqlTable('table', {
	json: json('json'),
});

CREATE TABLE `table` (
	`json` json,
);

You can specify .$type<..>() for json object inference, it won't check runtime values. It provides compile time protection for default values, insert and select schemas.

// will be infered as { foo: string }
json: json('json').$type<{ foo: string }>();
 
// will be infered as string[]
json: json('json').$type<string[]>();
 
// won't compile
json: json('json').$type<string[]>().default({});

enumColumn

import { mysqlEnum, mysqlTable } from "drizzle-orm/mysql-core";
 
const table = mysqlTable('table', {
	mysqlEnum: mysqlEnum('popularity', ['unknown', 'known', 'popular']),
});

CREATE TABLE `table` (
	`popularity` enum('unknown','known','popular'),
);

Customizing column data type

Every column builder has a .$type() method, which allows you to customize the data type of the column. This is useful, for example, with unknown or branded types.

type UserId = number & { __brand: 'user_id' };
type Data = {
	foo: string;
	bar: number;
};
 
const users = mysqlTable('users', {
  id: int('id').$type<UserId>().primaryKey(),
  jsonField: json('json_field').$type<Data>(),
});

Columns constraints

Not null

NOT NULL constraint dictates that the associated column may not contain a NULL value

import { int, mysqlTable } from "drizzle-orm/mysql-core";
 
const table = mysqlTable('table', {
	int: int('int').notNull(),
});

CREATE TABLE `table` (
	`int` int NOT NULL,
);

Default value

The DEFAULT clause specifies a default value to use for the column if no value is explicitly provided by the user when doing an INSERT. If there is no explicit DEFAULT clause attached to a column definition, then the default value of the column is NULL.

An explicit DEFAULT clause may specify that the default value is NULL, a string constant, a blob constant, a signed-number, or any constant expression enclosed in parentheses.

import { int, mysqlTable } from "drizzle-orm/mysql-core";
 
const table = mysqlTable('table', {
	int: int('int').default(3),
});

CREATE TABLE `table` (
	`int` int DEFAULT 3,
);

When using $default() or $defaultFn(), which are simply different aliases for the same function, you can generate defaults at runtime and use these values in all insert queries. These functions can assist you in utilizing various implementations such as uuid, cuid, cuid2, and many more

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Note: This value does not affect the drizzle-kit behavior, it is only used at runtime in drizzle-orm

import { varchar, mysqlTable } from "drizzle-orm/mysql-core";
import { createId } from '@paralleldrive/cuid2';
 
const table = mysqlTable('table', {
	id: varchar('id', { length: 128 }).$defaultFn(() => createId()),
});

Primary key

import { int, mysqlTable } from "drizzle-orm/mysql-core";
 
const table = mysqlTable('table', {
	int: int('int').primaryKey(),
});

CREATE TABLE `table` (
	`int` int PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
);

Auto increment

import { int, mysqlTable } from "drizzle-orm/mysql-core";
 
const table = mysqlTable('table', {
	int: int('int').autoincrement(),
});

CREATE TABLE `table` (
	`int` int AUTO_INCREMENT
);

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