{"id":14062,"date":"2024-03-15T08:23:31","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T08:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-view-the-contents-of-a-blob-in-mysql\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T03:13:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T03:13:22","slug":"how-to-view-the-contents-of-a-blob-in-mysql","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-view-the-contents-of-a-blob-in-mysql\/","title":{"rendered":"View MySQL Blob Content: Step-by-Step"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In MySQL, to view the contents of a blob field, you can use the HEX function to convert the blob field value to hexadecimal format, and then use the UNHEX function to convert the hexadecimal value back to the original blob format.<\/p>\n<p>Here is an example query:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> HEX(blob_column) <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span> table_name;\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This will return the hexadecimal representation of the content in the blob field.<\/p>\n<p>You can use the following query to convert a hexadecimal representation to the original blob format:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">CAST<\/span>(UNHEX(hex_column) <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">AS<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-type\">BINARY<\/span>) <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span> table_name;\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this case, hex_column is the column name that was returned in the previous query in hexadecimal representation. 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