Allowed SQL functions

For privacy reasons, we restrict which SQL functions you can use in ADH.

Scalar functions

All scalar functions except the following are allowed:

  • ERROR
  • ST_AREA
  • ST_ASBINARY
  • ST_ASGEOJSON
  • ST_ASTEXT
  • ST_BOUNDARY
  • ST_CENTROID
  • ST_CENTROID_AGG
  • ST_CLOSESTPOINT
  • ST_CLUSTERDBSCAN
  • ST_CONTAINS
  • ST_CONVEXHULL
  • ST_COVEREDBY
  • ST_COVERS
  • ST_DIFFERENCE
  • ST_DIMENSION
  • ST_DISJOINT
  • ST_DISTANCE
  • ST_DUMP
  • ST_DWITHIN
  • ST_EQUALS
  • ST_GEOGFROMGEOJSON
  • ST_GEOGFROMTEXT
  • ST_GEOGFROMWKB
  • ST_GEOGPOINT
  • ST_GEOGPOINTFROMGEOHASH
  • ST_GEOHASH
  • ST_INTERSECTION
  • ST_INTERSECTS
  • ST_INTERSECTSBOX
  • ST_ISCOLLECTION
  • ST_ISEMPTY
  • ST_LENGTH
  • ST_MAKELINE
  • ST_MAKEPOLYGON
  • ST_MAKEPOLYGONORIENTED
  • ST_MAXDISTANCE
  • ST_NPOINTS
  • ST_NUMPOINTS
  • ST_PERIMETER
  • ST_SIMPLIFY
  • ST_SNAPTOGRID
  • ST_TOUCHES
  • ST_UNION
  • ST_UNION_AGG
  • ST_WITHIN
  • ST_X
  • ST_Y

Analysis queries

For aggregated analysis queries, we restrict functions that combine data from multiple users. All aggregate and analytic functions are allowed when processing a single user's data. See User-level aggregations below for details.

Aggregate functions

Function Allowed?
ANY_VALUE Yes
APPROX_QUANTILES No
APPROX_TOP_COUNT No
APPROX_TOP_SUM No
ARRAY_AGG No
ARRAY_CONCAT_AGG No
AVG Yes
BIT_AND No
BIT_OR No
BIT_XOR No
COUNT Yes
COUNTIF Yes
LOGICAL_AND Yes
LOGICAL_OR Yes
MAX Yes
MIN Yes
SUM Yes
CORR Yes
COVAR_POP Yes
COVAR_SAMP Yes
STDDEV_POP Yes
STDDEV_SAMP Yes
STDDEV Yes
STRING_AGG No
VAR_POP Yes
VAR_SAMP Yes
VARIANCE Yes
APPROX_COUNT_DISTINCT Yes

Analytic functions

All analytic functions are restricted.

User-level aggregations

We allow all aggregate and analytic functions in SELECT statements that group or partition by user_id. For this to work, any preceding joins must make it clear that the data is kept at the user level by joining on user_id, like in this example:

CREATE TABLE paths AS (
SELECT ARRAY_AGG(campaign_id ORDER BY query_id.time_usec) AS path
FROM
  adh.google_ads_impressions
  LEFT JOIN adh.google_ads_clicks
    USING(query_id, user_id)
GROUP BY user_id)

User list queries

In user list queries, aggregate functions are allowed, and analytic functions aren't supported.