> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.metriport.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Binary

> Schema documentation for the Binary table in the Metriport data model

The binary table contains binary data resources, such as AI-generated briefs or other document content stored as base64-encoded data.

**Primary Keys:**

* binary\_id

**Foreign Keys:**

* patient\_id - links to the [patient](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v000/patient) table

| Column | Data Type | Description |
| - | - | - |
| binary\_id | varchar | Unique identifier for the binary resource |
| patient\_id | varchar | Unique identifier for the patient |
| content\_type | varchar | MIME type of the binary data (e.g., text/plain) |
| data | varchar | Base64-encoded binary data |
| meta\_source | varchar | Data source (e.g., metriport:ai-generated-brief) |
| meta\_last\_updated | timestamp | Last update timestamp from FHIR meta |


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