# How to create time variable in input plugin

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-time-variable-in-input-plugin/230647
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [April 30, 2020, 11:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-time-variable-in-input-plugin/230647 "2020-04-30T23:15:38Z")
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### Author: ![Badger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/badger/32/25190_2.png) [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2020, 12:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-create-time-variable-in-input-plugin/230647/2 "2020-05-01T00:36:37Z")

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Answered [here](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-initialize-variables-before-input/227684/2).

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