# Advanced data types
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 *Advanced data types* are data types that DataBrew detects within a string column in a project by means of pattern matching. When you click on a string column, the column is flagged as the corresponding advanced data type if 50% or more of the values in the column meet the criteria for that data type. 

The data types DataBrew can detect are:
+ Date/timestamp
+ SSN
+ Phone number
+ Email
+ Credit card
+ Gender
+ IP address
+ URL
+ Zipcode
+ Country
+ Currency
+ State
+ City

 You can use the following transforms to work with advanced data types:
+ [GET\$1ADVANCED\$1DATATYPE](recipe-actions.GET_ADVANCED_DATATYPE.md): Given a string column, identifies the advanced data type of the column, if any.
+ [EXTRACT\$1ADVANCED\$1DATATYPE\$1DETAILS](recipe-actions.EXTRACT_ADVANCED_DATATYPE_DETAILS.md): Extracts details for an advanced data type.
+ [ADVANCED\$1DATATYPE\$1FILTER](recipe-actions.ADVANCED_DATATYPE_FILTER.md): Filters a current source column based on advanced data type detection.
+ [ADVANCED\$1DATATYPE\$1FLAG](recipe-actions.ADVANCED_DATATYPE_FLAG.md): Creates a new flag column based on the values for the current source column.