How should I use the ORC manifest endpoint?

Fetch manifest JSON to pin fixture names, sizes, hashes, and MIME expectations in automated tests.

Why does this format have a category-specific hub?

A category-specific hub keeps assumptions aligned with practical workflows and related format alternatives.

Format reference

ORC Format Hub

ORC (.orc) files store optimized columnar datasets for analytics and warehouse workloads. Use sample ORC files to test reader compatibility, predicate pushdown behavior, and columnar migration workflows.

Open Sample Page Open Manifest JSON

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Related Formats in Data

ORC Related Formats

SQL (14) YAML (10) ENV (9) GRAPHQL (9) INI (9) JSONL (9) NDJSON (9) PROTO (9)

Format Strategy Links

ORC Format Guides

Open ORC FAQ

Implementation Notes

ORC Implementation Notes

Use the manifest endpoint for deterministic fixture selection in CI, then validate MIME/type detection against actual parser output.

If this format appears in multiple categories, prefer category-specific hub pages to keep test assumptions aligned with real usage.