# Hint on converting datTime field **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [March 3, 2014, 11:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/hint-on-converting-dattime-field/16102 "2014-03-03T11:15:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Oliver\_B\_Fischer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f04885/32.png) [@Oliver\_B\_Fischer](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Oliver_B_Fischer)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 11:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/hint-on-converting-dattime-field/16102/1 "2014-03-03T11:15:58Z")
Hi, Maybe I missed but is there a possibility to get the value of a dateTime field as numeric timestamp instead of the ISO format? Oliver -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/5314646E.3010703%40swe-blog.net](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/5314646E.3010703%40swe-blog.net). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 1:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/hint-on-converting-dattime-field/16102/2 "2017-07-06T01:46:15Z")