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title: String
slug: string
docTags: 
createdAt: 2021-09-14T17:56:43.000Z
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A *Carrot* datatype used by fields that store text values. 

:::hint{type="info"}
The `String` datatype is supported by Custom Fields, however it cannot directly be used to define custom fields. Custom fields that store text values must be defined as one of two `String` subtypes: `ShortText` or `LongText`.
:::

### Properties

The `String` datatype does not support any user retrievable properties.

### Sample usage

`favoriteFlavor:orange` returns all records where `favoriteFlavor` has a value of `orange`.