# Database Actions

A database action defines what format the function should return the data it retrieves from the database in.

| Action         | Description                                 |
| -------------- | ------------------------------------------- |
| `all:assoc`    | Fetches all rows as an associative array.   |
| `all:num`      | Fetches all rows as a numerical array.      |
| `first:assoc`  | Fetches the first row as an array           |
| `first:num`    | Fetches the first row as a numerical array. |
| `first:object` | Fetches the first row as a JSON Object      |
| `raw`          | Returns the raw result with no processing.  |

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