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A data source is the Druid equivalent of a database table. However, a query can also masquerade as a data source, providing subquery-like functionality. Query data sources are currently only supported by [GroupBy](GroupByQuery.html) queries.
## Datasources
A data source is the Druid equivalent of a database table. However, a query can also masquerade as a data source, providing subquery-like functionality. Query data sources are currently supported only by [GroupBy](GroupByQuery.html) queries.
### Table Data Source ### Table Data Source
The table data source the most common type. It's represented by a string, or by the full structure: The table data source is the most common type. It's represented by a string, or by the full structure:
```json ```json
{ {
"type": "table", "type": "table",
"name": <string_value> "name": "<string_value>"
} }
``` ```
### Union Data Source
This data source unions two or more table data sources.
```json
{
"type": "union",
"dataSources": ["<string_value1>", "<string_value2>", "<string_value3>", ... ]
}
```
Note that the data sources being unioned should have the same schema.
### Query Data Source ### Query Data Source
```json ```json
{ {