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# `MD5`

**Applies to:** ✅ Data 360 SQL ✅ Tableau Hyper API

Calculates the MD5 hash of data, returning the result in hexadecimal.

## Syntax

```sql
md5(<data>)
```

## Arguments

### Required

- `<data>`: The text or bytea data to hash.

## Returns

Returns a text value that contains the hexadecimal MD5 hash.

## Considerations

- MD5 is not cryptographically secure for security-critical applications.
- Use for checksums and data integrity, not for password hashing.

## Examples

### Calculate MD5 Hash

Get the MD5 hash of a string.

```sql
SELECT md5('abc') AS result;
```

Returns `'900150983cd24fb0d6963f7d28e17f72'`.

## Related Documentation

- [String Types](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/data/data-cloud-query-guide/datatype/string.md)