# How to convert elasticsearch index creation date to normal date format
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-convert-elasticsearch-index-creation-date-to-normal-date-format/284417
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [September 16, 2021, 2:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-convert-elasticsearch-index-creation-date-to-normal-date-format/284417 "2021-09-16T14:53:51Z")
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### Author:  [@hiruni.insyncit.net](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hiruni.insyncit.net)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2021, 2:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-convert-elasticsearch-index-creation-date-to-normal-date-format/284417/1 "2021-09-16T14:53:51Z")
Hi,
Index creation date:
'creation\_date': '1631169602514'
how to convert this into a readable format?using python?
What is this datetime format?
Thank You!
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### Author:  [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2021, 9:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-convert-elasticsearch-index-creation-date-to-normal-date-format/284417/2 "2021-09-16T21:14:39Z")
It is an [epoch with millisecond precision](https://www.epochconverter.com/). This means that timestamp corresponds to `Thursday, September 9, 2021 6:40:02.514 AM GMT`.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2021, 9:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-convert-elasticsearch-index-creation-date-to-normal-date-format/284417/3 "2021-10-14T21:15:03Z")
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