# Add timestamp filed in the \_source like a filed?
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-timestamp-filed-in-the--source-like-a-filed/25862
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [July 19, 2015, 7:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-timestamp-filed-in-the--source-like-a-filed/25862 "2015-07-19T19:32:38Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Smasell](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Smasell)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2015, 7:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-timestamp-filed-in-the--source-like-a-filed/25862/1 "2015-07-19T19:32:38Z")
Can someone explain me, how I should write mapping creating my new index. For creating \_timestamp field in \_source. I've checked [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/mapping-timestamp-field.html#\_path\_3](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/mapping-timestamp-field.html#_path_3) and still can't see \_timestamp field in the \_source.
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### Author:  [@Stabaoc](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Stabaoc)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2015, 2:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-timestamp-filed-in-the--source-like-a-filed/25862/2 "2015-07-20T02:34:41Z")
It's out of the \_source ,just like \_index.You can query the \_timestamp field,but in default it's not display in hits.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2017, 12:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-timestamp-filed-in-the--source-like-a-filed/25862/3 "2017-07-06T00:00:29Z")