# How to handle fields with mixed field types in logstash?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-handle-fields-with-mixed-field-types-in-logstash/370199>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [November 8, 2024, 6:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-handle-fields-with-mixed-field-types-in-logstash/370199 "2024-11-08T06:50:35Z")\
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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:** [November 8, 2024, 11:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-handle-fields-with-mixed-field-types-in-logstash/370199/2 "2024-11-08T11:51:20Z")

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See [this](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/replace-the-timestamp-of-the-dashboard-with-the-time-at-which-the-event-get-logged-in-the-file/357729/5) thread and the thread it links to.

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