# Logstash date to datetime format

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-date-to-datetime-format/221446>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [February 28, 2020, 2:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-date-to-datetime-format/221446 "2020-02-28T14:07:21Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 28, 2020, 5:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-date-to-datetime-format/221446/2 "2020-02-28T17:37:28Z")

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If date is already a LogStash::Timestamp you can [use ruby and strftime](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/date-field-being-converted-to-timestamps/180044/4) to format it as any string format you like.

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