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title: Data blocks overview
approved: 2025-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
slug: docs/postman-flows/reference/overview-data-blocks
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ux: v12
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*Data blocks* include the following:

* [**String**](/docs/postman-flows/reference/blocks/string/)
* [**Bool**](/docs/postman-flows/reference/blocks/bool/)
* [**Number**](/docs/postman-flows/reference/blocks/number/)
* [**Null**](/docs/postman-flows/reference/blocks/null/)
* [**Select**](/docs/postman-flows/reference/blocks/select/)
* [**Now**](/docs/postman-flows/reference/blocks/now/)
* [**Date**](/docs/postman-flows/reference/blocks/date/)
* [**Date & Time**](/docs/postman-flows/reference/blocks/date-and-time/)
* [**List**](/docs/postman-flows/reference/blocks/list/)
* [**Record**](/docs/postman-flows/reference/blocks/record/)
* [**Create Variable**](/docs/postman-flows/reference/blocks/create-variable/)
* [**Get Variable**](/docs/postman-flows/reference/blocks/get-variable/)
* [**Template**](/docs/postman-flows/reference/blocks/template/)
* [**Get Configuration**](/docs/postman-flows/reference/blocks/get-configuration/)