diff --git a/include/matador/sql/field.hpp b/include/matador/sql/field.hpp
index 6a54329..434f1f5 100644
--- a/include/matador/sql/field.hpp
+++ b/include/matador/sql/field.hpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ public:
   [[nodiscard]] utils::constraints type() const;
   [[nodiscard]] size_t size() const;
   [[nodiscard]] int index() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] utils::value value() const;
 
   template<class Type>
   std::optional<Type> as() const {
diff --git a/include/matador/utils/errors.hpp b/include/matador/utils/errors.hpp
index d3cad5b..cee2138 100644
--- a/include/matador/utils/errors.hpp
+++ b/include/matador/utils/errors.hpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ namespace matador::utils {
 
 enum class utils_error {
   InvalidVersionString,
+  IdentifierTypeMismatch
 };
 
 class utils_category_impl final : public std::error_category
diff --git a/include/matador/utils/identifier.hpp b/include/matador/utils/identifier.hpp
index 5b5b836..b7f04f9 100644
--- a/include/matador/utils/identifier.hpp
+++ b/include/matador/utils/identifier.hpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <variant>
 
 namespace matador::utils {
+class value;
 class identifier_serializer {
 public:
   virtual ~identifier_serializer() = default;
@@ -94,7 +95,6 @@ public:
   >;
 
   identifier();
-
   template<typename Type, std::enable_if_t<is_identifier_supported_v<Type>, int> = 0>
   explicit identifier(Type &&id)
   : value_(std::forward<Type>(id)) {
@@ -117,17 +117,20 @@ public:
   }
 
   identifier& operator=(const std::string &value);
-
   identifier& operator=(const char *value);
-
   template<typename Type, std::enable_if_t<is_identifier_supported_v<Type>  && std::is_same_v<std::decay_t<Type>, bool>, int> = 0>
-  identifier &operator=(Type &&value) {
+  identifier& operator=(Type &&value) {
     value_ = std::forward<Type>(value);
     return *this;
   }
 
   ~identifier() = default;
 
+  result<void, error> assign(const value &val);
+
+  static result<identifier, error> from_value(const value &val);
+  [[nodiscard]] database_type to_database_type() const;
+
   bool operator==(const identifier &x) const;
   bool operator!=(const identifier &x) const;
   bool operator<(const identifier &x) const;
diff --git a/source/core/utils/errors.cpp b/source/core/utils/errors.cpp
index e1e6236..5d0e133 100644
--- a/source/core/utils/errors.cpp
+++ b/source/core/utils/errors.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ std::string utils_category_impl::message(const int ev) const {
   switch (static_cast<utils_error>(ev)) {
     case (utils_error::InvalidVersionString):
       return "Invalid version string";
+    case utils_error::IdentifierTypeMismatch:
+      return "Identifier type mismatch";
     default:
       return "Unknown error";
   }
diff --git a/source/core/utils/identifier.cpp b/source/core/utils/identifier.cpp
index 49b8e6c..9168641 100644
--- a/source/core/utils/identifier.cpp
+++ b/source/core/utils/identifier.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #include "matador/utils/identifier.hpp"
 
+#include "matador/utils/value.hpp"
+#include "matador/utils/errors.hpp"
+
 #include <ostream>
-#include <stdexcept>
 #include <utility>
 
 namespace matador::utils {
@@ -121,6 +123,73 @@ identifier & identifier::operator=(const char *value) {
   return *this;
 }
 
+result<identifier, error> identifier::from_value(const value &val) {
+  identifier id;
+  if (const auto result = id.assign(val); result.is_error()) {
+    return failure(result.err());
+  }
+
+  return ok(id);
+}
+
+database_type identifier::to_database_type() const {
+  return std::visit([](const auto &v) -> database_type {
+          using T = std::decay_t<decltype(v)>;
+
+          if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, std::monostate>) {
+            return nullptr;
+          } else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, std::string>) {
+            return v;
+          } else {
+            return static_cast<T>(v);
+          }
+        }, value_);
+}
+
+result<void, error> identifier::assign(const value &val) {
+  switch (val.type()) {
+    case basic_type::Null:
+      value_ = std::monostate{};
+      return ok<void>{};
+
+    case basic_type::Int8:
+      if (auto v = val.as<int8_t>()) { value_ = *v; return ok<void>{}; }
+      break;
+    case basic_type::Int16:
+      if (auto v = val.as<int16_t>()) { value_ = *v; return ok<void>{}; }
+      break;
+    case basic_type::Int32:
+      if (auto v = val.as<int32_t>()) { value_ = *v; return ok<void>{}; }
+      break;
+    case basic_type::Int64:
+      if (auto v = val.as<int64_t>()) { value_ = *v; return ok<void>{}; }
+      break;
+
+    case basic_type::UInt8:
+      if (auto v = val.as<uint8_t>()) { value_ = *v; return ok<void>{}; }
+      break;
+    case basic_type::UInt16:
+      if (auto v = val.as<uint16_t>()) { value_ = *v; return ok<void>{}; }
+      break;
+    case basic_type::UInt32:
+      if (auto v = val.as<uint32_t>()) { value_ = *v; return ok<void>{}; }
+      break;
+    case basic_type::UInt64:
+      if (auto v = val.as<uint64_t>()) { value_ = *v; return ok<void>{}; }
+      break;
+
+    case basic_type::Text:
+    case basic_type::Varchar:
+      if (auto v = val.as<std::string>()) { value_ = *v; return ok<void>{}; }
+      break;
+
+    default:
+      break;
+  }
+
+  return failure(error{utils_error::IdentifierTypeMismatch});
+}
+
 bool identifier::operator==(const identifier &x) const {
   return value_ == x.value_;
 }
diff --git a/source/orm/sql/field.cpp b/source/orm/sql/field.cpp
index da1349e..fbaa155 100644
--- a/source/orm/sql/field.cpp
+++ b/source/orm/sql/field.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ int field::index() const {
   return index_;
 }
 
+utils::value field::value() const {
+  return value_;
+}
+
 std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &out, const field &col) {
   out << col.str();
   return out;
diff --git a/test/core/utils/IdentifierTest.cpp b/test/core/utils/IdentifierTest.cpp
index 0d5a110..4d746f4 100644
--- a/test/core/utils/IdentifierTest.cpp
+++ b/test/core/utils/IdentifierTest.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "matador/utils/identifier.hpp"
 #include "matador/utils/default_type_traits.hpp"
+#include "matador/utils/value.hpp"
 
 using namespace matador::utils;
 
@@ -279,3 +280,87 @@ TEST_CASE("identifier as() and convert() behave consistently for same integer ty
   REQUIRE(conv_u64.is_ok());
   REQUIRE(*conv_u64 == 77);
 }
+
+TEST_CASE("identifier assign from value", "[utils][identifier][assign]") {
+  identifier id;
+
+  value v1{int32_t{17}};
+  const auto r1 = id.assign(v1);
+  REQUIRE(r1.is_ok());
+  REQUIRE(id.is_integer());
+  REQUIRE(id.str() == "17");
+
+  value v2{std::string{"abc"}};
+  const auto r2 = id.assign(v2);
+  REQUIRE(r2.is_ok());
+  REQUIRE(id.is_varchar());
+  REQUIRE(id.str() == "abc");
+
+  value v3{basic_type::Double, 0};
+  const auto r3 = id.assign(v3);
+  REQUIRE(r3.is_error());
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("identifier assign from value with exact type mapping", "[utils][identifier][assign]") {
+  identifier id;
+
+  SECTION("integer types") {
+    value v{int16_t{12}};
+    const auto r = id.assign(v);
+    REQUIRE(r.is_ok());
+    REQUIRE(id.is_integer());
+    REQUIRE(id.str() == "12");
+  }
+
+  SECTION("string types") {
+    value v{std::string{"abc"}};
+    const auto r = id.assign(v);
+    REQUIRE(r.is_ok());
+    REQUIRE(id.is_varchar());
+    REQUIRE(id.str() == "abc");
+  }
+
+  SECTION("null") {
+    value v{basic_type::Null, 0};
+    const auto r = id.assign(v);
+    REQUIRE(r.is_ok());
+    REQUIRE(id.is_null());
+  }
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("identifier::to_database_type converts internal value to database_type", "[identifier]") {
+  SECTION("null identifier becomes nullptr") {
+    identifier id{nullptr};
+
+    const auto db_value = id.to_database_type();
+
+    REQUIRE(std::holds_alternative<std::nullptr_t>(db_value));
+  }
+
+  SECTION("signed integral identifier becomes same signed database type") {
+    identifier id{int32_t{42}};
+
+    const auto db_value = id.to_database_type();
+
+    REQUIRE(std::holds_alternative<int32_t>(db_value));
+    REQUIRE(std::get<int32_t>(db_value) == 42);
+  }
+
+  SECTION("unsigned integral identifier becomes same unsigned database type") {
+    identifier id{uint64_t{123456789ULL}};
+
+    const auto db_value = id.to_database_type();
+
+    REQUIRE(std::holds_alternative<uint64_t>(db_value));
+    REQUIRE(std::get<uint64_t>(db_value) == 123456789ULL);
+  }
+
+  SECTION("string identifier becomes std::string database type") {
+    identifier id{std::string{"customer_1"}};
+
+    const auto db_value = id.to_database_type();
+
+    REQUIRE(std::holds_alternative<std::string>(db_value));
+    REQUIRE(std::get<std::string>(db_value) == "customer_1");
+  }
+}
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