# Actual Timestamp should be filtered from message context **URL:** \ **Category:** Logstash\ **Created:** [March 12, 2020, 6:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/actual-timestamp-should-be-filtered-from-message-context/223258 "2020-03-12T06:24:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lohit18](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lohit18/32/64131_2.png) [@lohit18](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lohit18)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 6:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/actual-timestamp-should-be-filtered-from-message-context/223258/1 "2020-03-12T06:24:28Z")
Dear Team, Kindly help me with this how to do { "\_index": "env-2020.03.09", "\_type": "\_doc", "\_id": "dsfhdsj2e630", "\_version": 1, "\_score": null, "\_source": { "type": "Monitor Logs", "host": "efjf4323", "message": "2020-03-08 08:55:12,415 localq-stats-0 INFO [c.a.j.c.distribution.localq.LocalQCacheManager] ", "@timestamp": "2020-03-09T10:28:56.460Z", "@version": "1" }, "fields": { "@timestamp": [ "2020-03-09T10:28:56.460Z" ] }, "sort": [ 1583749736460 ] } ---
**Author:** ![ITIC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/90ced4/32.png) [@ITIC](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ITIC)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 7:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/actual-timestamp-should-be-filtered-from-message-context/223258/2 "2020-03-12T07:44:37Z")
Hi If you want to capture the date (or any other field) from your `message`, you'll need to parse your `message`. You can use the `grok{}` filter. Could you please post - your pipeline code, - a sample of your input - and a sample of your expected output so we can better help you? Please, use the "\" tool to format your code, samples, etc. Thank you ---
**Author:** ![lohit18](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lohit18/32/64131_2.png) [@lohit18](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lohit18)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 7:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/actual-timestamp-should-be-filtered-from-message-context/223258/3 "2020-03-12T07:54:09Z")
Sure @ITIC . Kindly find Below sample json format { "\_index": "env-2020.03.09", "\_type": "\_doc", "\_id": "dsfhdsj2e630", "\_version": 1, "\_score": null, "\_source": { "type": "Monitor Logs", "host": "efjf4323", "message": "2020-03-08 08:55:12,415 localq-stats-0 INFO [c.a.j.c.distribution.localq.LocalQCacheManager] ", "@timestamp": "2020-03-09T10:28:56.460Z", "@version": "1" }, "fields": { "@timestamp": [ "2020-03-09T10:28:56.460Z" ] }, "sort": [ 1583749736460 ] } Thanks for the Support ! ---
**Author:** ![lohit18](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lohit18/32/64131_2.png) [@lohit18](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lohit18)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 7:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/actual-timestamp-should-be-filtered-from-message-context/223258/4 "2020-03-12T07:58:52Z")
From the Above JSON format , need to extract Timestamp from Message and replace it with actual **@timestamp** in logstash config file ---
**Author:** ![ITIC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/90ced4/32.png) [@ITIC](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ITIC)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 8:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/actual-timestamp-should-be-filtered-from-message-context/223258/5 "2020-03-12T08:07:39Z")
Great, thank you. I´m not sure I understand what you need to do. You need to overwrite a field you extract from your `message` with `logstash`'s `@timestamp`? Why not use the `@timestamp` field itself where needed, instead? I´m afraid I must have misunderstood you. Now, could you please post - your pipeline code, - and a sample of your expected output so we can better help you? Please, use the "\" tool to format your code, samples, etc. Thank you ---
**Author:** ![lohit18](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lohit18/32/64131_2.png) [@lohit18](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lohit18)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 8:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/actual-timestamp-should-be-filtered-from-message-context/223258/6 "2020-03-12T08:10:56Z")
Welcome ! My Input Data which I am receiving is { "\_index": "env-2020.03.09", "\_type": "\_doc", "\_id": "dsfhdsj2e630", "\_version": 1, "\_score": null, "\_source": { "type": "Monitor Logs", "host": "efjf4323", "message": "2020-03-08 08:55:12,415 localq-stats-0 INFO [c.a.j.c.distribution.localq.LocalQCacheManager] ", "@timestamp": "2020-03-09T10:28:56.460Z", "@version": "1" }, "fields": { "@timestamp": [ "2020-03-09T10:28:56.460Z" ] }, "sort": [ 1583749736460 ] } Output Should be Like this { "\_index": "env-2020.03.09", "\_type": "\_doc", "\_id": "dsfhdsj2e630", "\_version": 1, "\_score": null, "\_source": { "type": "Monitor Logs", "host": "efjf4323", **"message": "2020-03-08 08:55:12** ,415 localq-stats-0 INFO [c.a.j.c.distribution.localq.LocalQCacheManager] ", "@timestamp": "2020-03-09T10:28:56.460Z", "@version": "1" }, "fields": { **"@timestamp": [** **"2020-03-08 08:55:12"** **]** }, "sort": [ 1583749736460 ] } Kindly check Words with Bold , Easily you can identify. Cheers, ---
**Author:** ![ITIC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/90ced4/32.png) [@ITIC](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ITIC)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 8:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/actual-timestamp-should-be-filtered-from-message-context/223258/7 "2020-03-12T08:19:50Z")
Hi I get it now, thank you. To extract the date from your `message` field you can use a `grok{}` filter. Info on this filter can be found here: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/plugins-filters-grok.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/plugins-filters-grok.html) and some predefined parameters are here: [https://github.com/elastic/logstash/blob/v1.4.2/patterns/grok-patterns](https://github.com/elastic/logstash/blob/v1.4.2/patterns/grok-patterns) The next question is why you want to replace `logstash`'s `@timestamp`. It is not recommended (don't know exactly why, I think it has to do with the relationship with the other elements of the ELK stack) and instead you should have a new field with your time. You'll get this field directly out of the `grok{}` filter I suggested above. Hope this helps get you started. ---
**Author:** ![lohit18](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lohit18/32/64131_2.png) [@lohit18](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lohit18)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 8:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/actual-timestamp-should-be-filtered-from-message-context/223258/8 "2020-03-12T08:29:35Z")
Sure , i will do and can you say how to create new field(Time) and assign to extracted timestamp from message body context . if you write sample lines it really helps me ---
**Author:** ![ITIC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/90ced4/32.png) [@ITIC](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ITIC)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 8:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/actual-timestamp-should-be-filtered-from-message-context/223258/9 "2020-03-12T08:33:31Z")
HI Give it a try or five. We will be happy to help you improve your code. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2020, 8:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/actual-timestamp-should-be-filtered-from-message-context/223258/10 "2020-04-09T08:33:36Z")
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