# What is the use of binary core type **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [October 13, 2011, 12:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-use-of-binary-core-type/5587 "2011-10-13T12:37:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vineeth\_mohan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc79bd/32.png) [@vineeth\_mohan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vineeth_mohan)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2011, 12:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-use-of-binary-core-type/5587/1 "2011-10-13T12:37:55Z")
What is the advantage on using binary core type over String core type (with index as false option) ? Either way i can only store the base64 representation !!! Thanks Vineeth ---
**Author:** ![kimchy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kimchy/32/44952_2.png) [@kimchy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimchy)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2011, 12:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-use-of-binary-core-type/5587/2 "2011-10-14T12:10:25Z")
You can, though if you want to store it on its own, there is a difference (storing it as binary vs. storing it as a string). On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 2:37 PM, Vineeth Mohan [vineethmohan@algotree.com](mailto:vineethmohan@algotree.com)wrote: > What is the advantage on using binary core type over String core type (with > index as false option) ? > Either way i can only store the base64 representation !!! > > Thanks > Vineeth ---
**Author:** ![vineeth\_mohan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc79bd/32.png) [@vineeth\_mohan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vineeth_mohan)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2011, 7:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-use-of-binary-core-type/5587/3 "2011-10-18T19:05:02Z")
Am not clear with this Are you telling me i can store data as binary itself in elasticSearch without converting it to base64 (Which will save me some space and conversion overheads) Thanks Vineeth On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 5:40 PM, Shay Banon [kimchy@gmail.com](mailto:kimchy@gmail.com) wrote: > You can, though if you want to store it on its own, there is a difference > (storing it as binary vs. storing it as a string). > > On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 2:37 PM, Vineeth Mohan [vineethmohan@algotree.com](mailto:vineethmohan@algotree.com)wrote: > > > What is the advantage on using binary core type over String core type > > (with index as false option) ? > > Either way i can only store the base64 representation !!! > > > > Thanks > > Vineeth ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 3:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-use-of-binary-core-type/5587/4 "2017-07-06T03:51:30Z")
Closed on July 6, 2017, 3:51am UTC