# Elasticsearch mapping to convert string fields to long

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-mapping-to-convert-string-fields-to-long/49454>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 7, 2016, 6:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-mapping-to-convert-string-fields-to-long/49454 "2016-05-07T06:44:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![baneshbanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5e9695/32.png) [@baneshbanna](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/baneshbanna)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2016, 6:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-mapping-to-convert-string-fields-to-long/49454/1 "2016-05-07T06:44:17Z")

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Please share Elasticsearch mapping to convert string fields to long  
Tanks in advance

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2016, 6:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-mapping-to-convert-string-fields-to-long/49454/2 "2016-05-07T06:52:30Z")

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[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/2.3/number.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/2.3/number.html) should help.

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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:** [July 5, 2017, 10:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-mapping-to-convert-string-fields-to-long/49454/3 "2017-07-05T22:53:13Z")

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