google-big-queryHow can I use timestamps in Google Big Query?

Google Big Query supports the use of timestamps to store and query date and time values. A timestamp is a type of data that records when a certain event occurred, and is stored in a format that is easy to read and understand.

Example code

# Standard SQL
SELECT *
FROM `bigquery-public-data.samples.natality`
WHERE timestamp > '2016-01-01'

In the above example, the timestamp column is used to filter the data to only include records that occurred after January 1, 2016.

Code explanation

• SELECT *: This is a SQL statement that specifies which columns to select from the table.
• FROMbigquery-public-data.samples.natality`: This is the table name.
• WHERE timestamp > '2016-01-01': This is the condition used to filter the data, in this case only records with a timestamp after January 1, 2016 will be returned.

For more information about timestamps in Google Big Query, please refer to the Google Big Query Documentation.

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