# From text da date ingestion pipeline

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/from-text-da-date-ingestion-pipeline/273263>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Tags:** ingest-pipeline\
**Created:** [May 18, 2021, 10:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/from-text-da-date-ingestion-pipeline/273263 "2021-05-18T10:09:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![accateo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/accateo/32/85332_2.png) [@accateo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/accateo)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 10:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/from-text-da-date-ingestion-pipeline/273263/1 "2021-05-18T10:09:00Z")

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Hi,  
it's possible to convert a text field in date field, with an ingestion pipeline?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![bhavyarm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bhavyarm/32/22392_2.png) [@bhavyarm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bhavyarm)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2021, 9:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/from-text-da-date-ingestion-pipeline/273263/2 "2021-05-20T21:31:41Z")

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Hello,

Sorry 🙂 You want to convert a text field in date field to **what** in ingestion pipeline?

> **[Ingest pipelines | Elasticsearch Guide \[master\] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/master/ingest.html)**

Thanks

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**Author:** ![accateo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/accateo/32/85332_2.png) [@accateo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/accateo)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 7:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/from-text-da-date-ingestion-pipeline/273263/3 "2021-05-21T07:23:06Z")

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Yes, a text field that is like a date, in a real date field.

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**Author:** ![stephenb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stephenb/32/40856_2.png) [@stephenb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stephenb)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 2:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/from-text-da-date-ingestion-pipeline/273263/4 "2021-05-21T14:18:28Z")

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Use the Date Processor [here](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/date-processor.html)

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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:** [June 18, 2021, 2:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/from-text-da-date-ingestion-pipeline/273263/5 "2021-06-18T14:18:58Z")

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