## Syntax
```mermaid
%%{init: {
'theme': 'base',
'flowchart': { 'padding': '7', 'nodeSpacing': '20', 'rankSpacing': '20' },
'themeVariables': {
'fontSize': '11px',
'fontFamily': 'Arial'
}
}}%%
flowchart LR
Start((START)) --> MD5[MD5]:::quoted
MD5 --> End((END))
```
## Purpose
The `MD5` SQL function converts a value to a 128-bit hash value as defined on <a href="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Md5">Wikipedia</a>.
Parameters:
- Input: Text to convert with MD5.
Returns: the input converted with MD5