# How to set RequestDate as the @timestamp so that I can use it in Kibana?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-requestdate-as-the-timestamp-so-that-i-can-use-it-in-kibana/38107>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [December 29, 2015, 12:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-requestdate-as-the-timestamp-so-that-i-can-use-it-in-kibana/38107 "2015-12-29T12:26:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rajeev\_Gaurav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Rajeev\_Gaurav](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Rajeev_Gaurav)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 12:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-requestdate-as-the-timestamp-so-that-i-can-use-it-in-kibana/38107/1 "2015-12-29T12:26:55Z")

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Hi ,

My logstash config file has filter as :

date { match =\> ["RequestDate","MM/dd/yyyy: HH:mm:ss"]  
timezone =\> "UTC"  
}

in My input file RequestDate is having value like :12/23/2015 3:32:00 AM ,12/25/2015 7:52:00 PM etc.

I am getting error :←[33mFailed parsing date from field {:field=\>"RequestDate", :value=\>"12/25/2015  
8:57", :exception=\>"Invalid format: "12/25/2015 8:57" is malformed at " 8:57  
"", :config\_parsers=\>"MM/dd/yyyy: HH:mm:ss", :config\_locale=\>"default=en\_US", :l  
evel=\>:warn}←[0m

Kindly help me asap.

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 12:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-requestdate-as-the-timestamp-so-that-i-can-use-it-in-kibana/38107/2 "2015-12-29T12:45:27Z")

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Moved to logstash

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**Author:** ![wiibaa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/wiibaa/32/44931_2.png) [@wiibaa](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/wiibaa)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 9:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-requestdate-as-the-timestamp-so-that-i-can-use-it-in-kibana/38107/3 "2015-12-29T21:10:22Z")

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Hi,

when using **HH** in the pattern it means that the hours must always use two digits like 08:57, but in your case you should a single H like this **MM/dd/yyyy H:mm:ss**

HTH

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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:** [July 6, 2017, 5:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-requestdate-as-the-timestamp-so-that-i-can-use-it-in-kibana/38107/4 "2017-07-06T05:17:11Z")

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Closed on July 6, 2017, 5:17am UTC