Apache Parquet

Writable

database

A parquet file was created as part of the Apache Hadoop ecosystem, initially released in 2013. It is a data storage format that is column-orientated. It can handle large volumes of complex data.

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Extensions	`.parquet`
MIME types	`application/vnd.apache.parquet`
Signatures	`50415231` at byte 0 (Parquet File)
PRONOM	`fmt/2023`
Wikidata	`Q28915683`
Library of Congress	`fdd000575`

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Apache SparkOpen sourcereads and writes · Apache Software License 2.0 / BSD licenses
GeoPandasOpen sourcereads · 3-clause BSD License
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Sources

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PRONOM fmt/2023
Wikidata Q28915683

From Just Solve the File Format Problem (File Formats Wiki), PRONOM, Wikidata. Updated 2026-10-24.

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