How to Handle Updates and Deletes in ClickHouse® (Mutations)

Introduction

ClickHouse® is designed for high-speed analytical queries and large-scale data ingestion. Since it is optimized for append-only workloads, updating or deleting existing records works differently than in traditional row-oriented databases.

Instead of modifying rows in place, ClickHouse® uses Mutations—background operations that rewrite entire data parts on disk.

In this blog, you'll learn: