Column Astype (DP_ASP)

This function casts a column to a specified datatype

This is a useful block in data processing that allows you to convert the data type of a column to a specified type. It provides flexibility in handling and transforming data by allowing you to change the data type of one or more columns.

Sample Request

{
    "project_id": 41,
    "block_id": 10,
    "parent_id": 9,
    "function_code": "DP_ASP",
    "args": {
        "astype": "int32",
        "columns": [0, 5, 7]
    }
}

Parameter Details

Column Astype

POST https://autogon.ai/api/v1/engine/start

Request Body

Name	Type	Description
project_id*	int	current project ID
parent_id*	int	parent block ID
block_id*	int	current block ID
function_code*	String	block's function code
astype*	String	New datatype
args*	object	block arguments
columns*	Array	Columns to apply type conversion

200: OK Data Encode Successful

{
    "status": "true",
    "message": {
        "id": 3,
        "project": 1,
        "block_id": 7,
        "parent_id": 6,
        "dataset_url": "",
        "x_value_url": "",
        "y_value_url": ""
    }
}

Python

// Some code

Node

// Column AsType
const Client = require("./src/client");

let client = new Client(process.env.AUTOGON_API_KEY);

projectId = 41;
parentId = 9;
blockId = 10;

dataInput = (await client.columns_astype(projectId, parentId, blockId, {
    astype: "int32",
    columns: [0, 5, 7]
})).data;