# Filtering based on @timestamp in Discover
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filtering-based-on-timestamp-in-discover/141372
**Category:** Kibana
**Created:** [July 24, 2018, 11:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filtering-based-on-timestamp-in-discover/141372 "2018-07-24T11:55:47Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Raghuveer\_SJ](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Raghuveer_SJ)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2018, 11:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filtering-based-on-timestamp-in-discover/141372/1 "2018-07-24T11:55:47Z")
Trying query
@timestamp\>=2018-07-23 12:47:04.720 AND @timestamp\<=2018-07-23 12:47:04.920
I see the below exception
Discover: Expected "\*", "", [\ \t\r\n] or end of input but ":" found.
What is wrong with my query.
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### Author:  [@EldrosKandar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/EldrosKandar)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2018, 12:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filtering-based-on-timestamp-in-discover/141372/2 "2018-07-24T12:04:45Z")
It would make more sense to use the Time Range feature in the top right.
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### Author:  [@Raghuveer\_SJ](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Raghuveer_SJ)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2018, 12:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filtering-based-on-timestamp-in-discover/141372/3 "2018-07-24T12:19:20Z")
I am still learning and not sure how i can use it can you please post a sample
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### Author:  [@EldrosKandar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/EldrosKandar)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2018, 12:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filtering-based-on-timestamp-in-discover/141372/4 "2018-07-24T12:32:58Z")
[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/set-time-filter.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/set-time-filter.html)
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2018, 12:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filtering-based-on-timestamp-in-discover/141372/5 "2018-08-21T12:32:58Z")
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