# Conversion of date field from string to date format **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [March 28, 2019, 9:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/conversion-of-date-field-from-string-to-date-format/174282 "2019-03-28T09:26:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Swati123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/46a35a/32.png) [@Swati123](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Swati123)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2019, 9:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/conversion-of-date-field-from-string-to-date-format/174282/1 "2019-03-28T09:26:40Z")
Hi All, I want to convert one date field which is of string to date type. I am trying the same with the convert processor available but it will throw error as "date format is not supported" and from the document as well I checked the same that date conversion is not allowed. Can someone suggest how to perform this task. I want my date field datatype as date in the index created. ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2019, 10:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/conversion-of-date-field-from-string-to-date-format/174282/2 "2019-03-28T10:22:55Z")
May be this? [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.7/date-processor.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.7/date-processor.html) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2019, 10:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/conversion-of-date-field-from-string-to-date-format/174282/3 "2019-04-25T10:23:04Z")
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