# Filebeat timestamp on docker input

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-timestamp-on-docker-input/147686>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [September 7, 2018, 9:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-timestamp-on-docker-input/147686 "2018-09-07T09:48:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![prometheus1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bc8723/32.png) [@prometheus1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/prometheus1)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 9:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-timestamp-on-docker-input/147686/1 "2018-09-07T09:48:28Z")

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In case of docker input, filebeat attaches the `@timestamp` field from the docker timestamp. I want to capture the time when filebeat actually read this log along with the docker timestamp in a field, say, `@filebeattimestamp`. I couldn't find any way to do this. No processor seems to do this, neither does the `fields` parameter help.

Can anyone tell me on how to achieve this?

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**Author:** ![kvch](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kvch/32/72058_2.png) [@kvch](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kvch)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 10:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-timestamp-on-docker-input/147686/2 "2018-09-07T10:34:48Z")

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It's not possible to keep that timestamp. Do you mind opening an issue on Github?

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**Author:** ![prometheus1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bc8723/32.png) [@prometheus1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/prometheus1)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 7:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-timestamp-on-docker-input/147686/3 "2018-09-11T07:10:49Z")

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Sure. [https://github.com/elastic/beats/issues/8279](https://github.com/elastic/beats/issues/8279)

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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:** [October 9, 2018, 7:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-timestamp-on-docker-input/147686/4 "2018-10-09T07:10:54Z")

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