# How to convert the date format - From DOUBLE to Datetime in KIbana elastic search

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-convert-the-date-format-from-double-to-datetime-in-kibana-elastic-search/250713>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [October 1, 2020, 3:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-convert-the-date-format-from-double-to-datetime-in-kibana-elastic-search/250713 "2020-10-01T15:30:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Prabhu.292](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c67d28/32.png) [@Prabhu.292](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Prabhu.292)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 3:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-convert-the-date-format-from-double-to-datetime-in-kibana-elastic-search/250713/1 "2020-10-01T15:30:50Z")

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Could you please help with the below issue.

Is there anyway can we change the date format for the below mentioned columns?

Time\_token : 1.6013861887237842E9

Created\_at: 1.600254825E9

I want to create the dashboards by using the above date column but unable to develop it due to format issues

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 9:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-convert-the-date-format-from-double-to-datetime-in-kibana-elastic-search/250713/2 "2020-10-01T21:10:21Z")

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What is that field mapped as? Unless it's a timestamp, you will struggle.

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**Author:** ![Prabhu.292](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c67d28/32.png) [@Prabhu.292](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Prabhu.292)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 6:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-convert-the-date-format-from-double-to-datetime-in-kibana-elastic-search/250713/3 "2020-10-02T06:09:53Z")

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It is mapped as string and showing symbol #

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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 30, 2020, 6:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-convert-the-date-format-from-double-to-datetime-in-kibana-elastic-search/250713/4 "2020-10-30T06:10:05Z")

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