Crate features / arrow
Feature flags · arrow 60.0.0 · from crates.io 2026-10-24
arrow features: what each one does, and the line to copy
Short answerarrow 60.0.0 has 14 features. By default it turns on csv, ipc, json; add default-features = false to start from nothing. It needs Rust 1.88 or newer.
Pick features
Every feature
| Feature | In default | Turns on |
|---|---|---|
async | arrow-array/async | |
canonical_extension_types | arrow-schema/canonical_extension_types | |
chrono-tz | arrow-array/chrono-tz | |
csv | yes | arrow-csv |
ffi | arrow-schema/ffi, arrow-data/ffi, arrow-array/ffi | |
force_validate | arrow-array/force_validate, arrow-data/force_validate | |
ipc | yes | arrow-ipc |
ipc_compression | ipc, arrow-ipc/lz4, arrow-ipc/zstd | |
json | yes | arrow-json |
pool | arrow-array/pool | |
prettyprint | arrow-cast/prettyprint | |
pyarrow | ffi, dep:arrow-pyarrow | |
pyarrow-experimental-inspect | pyarrow, arrow-pyarrow/experimental-inspect | |
test_utils | dep:rand, dep:half |
dep:x turns on the optional dependency x; x/y turns on feature y of dependency x (with ?, only if x is already on).
MSRV history
The minimum Rust version arrow declares (rust-version), and the release that changed it:
- 20.0.0 (2022-08-08): Rust 1.62
- 44.0.0 (2023-07-18): Rust 1.70.0
- 54.1.0 (2025-02-02): Rust 1.70
- 53.4.1 (2025-03-07): Rust 1.70.0
- 54.3.0 (2025-03-21): Rust 1.70
- 55.0.0 (2025-04-11): Rust 1.81
- 56.0.0 (2025-08-01): Rust 1.84
- 57.0.0 (2025-10-23): Rust 1.85
- 56.2.1 (2026-05-11): Rust 1.84
- 59.0.0 (2026-06-09): Rust 1.85
- 60.0.0 (2026-09-15): Rust 1.88
- 59.3.1 (2026-10-15): Rust 1.85
Stuck on an older compiler? Pin the last version that supports it, for example cargo update -p arrow --precise <version>, or use resolver 3, which picks compatible versions for you.
More on arrow
Real downloads, dependents and alternatives: arrow crate data (255.2K real downloads a day, 1,308 dependents).
Security record: arrow advisories.
docs.rs feature list · crates.io · license Apache-2.0 · edition 2024
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