Importing and Exporting File Data

This section describes the basic syntax and usage of the SQL statement for importing and exporting file data in ClickHouse.

• Importing data in CSV format

  clickhouse client --host Host name or IP address of the ClickHouse instance --database Database name --port Port number --secure --format_csv_delimiter="CSV file delimiter" --query="INSERT INTO Table name FORMAT CSV" < Host path where the CSV file is stored

  Example

  clickhouse client --host 10.5.208.5 --database testdb --port 21427 --secure --format_csv_delimiter="," --query="INSERT INTO testdb.csv_table FORMAT CSV" < /opt/data.csv

  You need to create a table in advance.

• Exporting data in CSV format

  clickhouse client --host Host name or IP address of the ClickHouse instance --database Database name --port Port number -m --secure --query="SELECT * FROM Table name" > CSV file export path

  Example

  clickhouse client --host 10.5.208.5 --database testdb --port 21427 -m --secure --query="SELECT * FROM test_table" > /opt/test.csv

• Importing data in Parquet format

  cat Parquet file | clickhouse client --host Host name or IP address of the ClickHouse instance --database Database name --port Port number -m --secure --query="INSERT INTO Table name FORMAT Parquet"

  Example

  cat /opt/student.parquet | clickhouse client --host 10.5.208.5 --database testdb --port 21427 -m --secure --query="INSERT INTO parquet_tab001 FORMAT Parquet"

• Exporting data in Parquet format

  clickhouse client --host Host name or IP address of the ClickHouse instance --database Database name --port Port number -m --secure --query="select * from Table name FORMAT Parquet" > Parquet file export path

  Example

  clickhouse client --host 10.5.208.5 --database testdb --port 21427 -m --secure --query="select * from test_table FORMAT Parquet" > /opt/student.parquet

• Importing data in ORC format

  cat ORC file path | clickhouse client --host Host name or IP address of the ClickHouse instance --database Database name --port Port number -m --secure --query="INSERT INTO Table name FORMAT ORC"

  Example

  cat /opt/student.orc | clickhouse client --host 10.5.208.5 --database testdb --port 21427 -m --secure --query="INSERT INTO orc_tab001 FORMAT ORC"
  # Data in the ORC file can be exported from HDFS. For example:
  hdfs dfs -cat /user/hive/warehouse/hivedb.db/emp_orc/000000_0_copy_1 | clickhouse client --host 10.5.208.5 --database testdb --port 21427 -m --secure --query="INSERT INTO orc_tab001 FORMAT ORC"

• Exporting data in ORC format

  clickhouse client --host Host name or IP address of the ClickHouse instance --database Database name --port Port number -m --secure --query="select * from Table name FORMAT ORC" > ORC file export path

  Example

  clickhouse client --host 10.5.208.5 --database testdb --port 21427 -m --secure --query="select * from csv_tab001 FORMAT ORC" > /opt/student.orc

• Importing data in JSON format

  INSERT INTO Table name FORMAT JSONEachRow JSON string 1 JSON string 2

  Example

  INSERT INTO test_table001 FORMAT JSONEachRow {"PageViews":5, "UserID":"4324182021466249494", "Duration":146,"Sign":-1} {"UserID":"4324182021466249494","PageViews":6,"Duration":185,"Sign":1}

• Exporting data in JSON format

  clickhouse client --host Host name or IP address of the ClickHouse instance --database Database name --port Port number -m --secure --query="SELECT * FROM Table name FORMAT JSON|JSONEachRow|JSONCompact|..." > JSON file export path

  Example

  # Export JSON file.
  clickhouse client --host 10.5.208.5 --database testdb --port 21427 -m --secure --query="SELECT * FROM test_table FORMAT JSON" > /opt/test.json
  
  # Export json(JSONEachRow).
  clickhouse client --host 10.5.208.5 --database testdb --port 21427 -m --secure --query="SELECT * FROM test_table FORMAT JSONEachRow" > /opt/test_jsoneachrow.json
  
  # Export json(JSONCompact).
  clickhouse client --host 10.5.208.5 --database testdb --port 21427 -m --secure --query="SELECT * FROM test_table FORMAT JSONCompact" > /opt/test_jsoncompact.json