# Can you define column data types in dbt?

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**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [January 20, 2020, 2:58pm UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/can-you-define-column-data-types-in-dbt/826 "2020-01-20T14:58:07Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 7, 2022, 3:45am UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/can-you-define-column-data-types-in-dbt/826/5 "2022-09-07T03:45:13Z")

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