# How to update the type of a field

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-update-the-type-of-a-field/142641
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [August 1, 2018, 6:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-update-the-type-of-a-field/142641 "2018-08-01T18:27:47Z")
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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: [August 1, 2018, 7:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-update-the-type-of-a-field/142641/2 "2018-08-01T19:03:15Z")

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Take a look at [this](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/location-dosent-convert-to-geo-point/131199/4?u=badger) thread, which shows a couple of ways of doing the template. And possibly [this](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/map-geo-point-field-in-elasticsearch/135218) one.

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