# Date field data type is timestamp in elasticsearch but string in Kibana

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/date-field-data-type-is-timestamp-in-elasticsearch-but-string-in-kibana/222934>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [March 10, 2020, 12:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/date-field-data-type-is-timestamp-in-elasticsearch-but-string-in-kibana/222934 "2020-03-10T12:42:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![ramypala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@ramypala](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ramypala)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2020, 12:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/date-field-data-type-is-timestamp-in-elasticsearch-but-string-in-kibana/222934/1 "2020-03-10T12:42:38Z")

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Hi Team,

I tried to add a Date field as timestamp using date filter in Logstash. In Elastic search that date is loaded as timestamp but in Kibana it is still showing as string field.So I am not able to use that field in date filter.Can you please help?

Regards,  
Ramya

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**Author:** ![Marius\_Dragomir](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/marius_dragomir/32/42087_2.png) [@Marius\_Dragomir](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Marius_Dragomir)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/date-field-data-type-is-timestamp-in-elasticsearch-but-string-in-kibana/222934/2 "2020-03-12T15:55:48Z")

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Can you post your index template here?

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**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, 3:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/date-field-data-type-is-timestamp-in-elasticsearch-but-string-in-kibana/222934/3 "2020-04-09T15:55:49Z")

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