# Mutate filter plugin: convert to keyword and text?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mutate-filter-plugin-convert-to-keyword-and-text/66936>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [November 23, 2016, 3:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mutate-filter-plugin-convert-to-keyword-and-text/66936 "2016-11-23T03:37:52Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 8:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mutate-filter-plugin-convert-to-keyword-and-text/66936/6 "2016-11-25T08:21:36Z")

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> [@magnusbaeck](#):
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> Asking in the Kibana or Elasticsearch group is probably better.

Done (thanks for the tip):

[Kibana 5.0 shows field type as string, not keyword: working as designed?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-5-0-shows-field-type-as-string-not-keyword-working-as-designed/67164)

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