# Returning dateTime fields as timestamps **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [March 3, 2014, 1:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/returning-datetime-fields-as-timestamps/16106 "2014-03-03T13:53:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Oliver\_B\_Fischer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f04885/32.png) [@Oliver\_B\_Fischer](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Oliver_B_Fischer)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 1:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/returning-datetime-fields-as-timestamps/16106/1 "2014-03-03T13:53:38Z")
Hi, is there a way to return dateTime fields as unix timestamps and not in a ISO 8601 representation? Thanks in advance Oliver -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/53148962.1000900%40swe-blog.net](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/53148962.1000900%40swe-blog.net). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![Binh\_Ly\_2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d07c76/32.png) [@Binh\_Ly\_2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Binh_Ly_2)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 8:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/returning-datetime-fields-as-timestamps/16106/2 "2014-03-03T20:00:53Z")
You should be able to do something like this on a date field: { "script\_fields": { "epoch\_ms": { "script": "doc['datefield'].value" } } } -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/19315c2c-e671-4241-b612-6c6785399a2b%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/19315c2c-e671-4241-b612-6c6785399a2b%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![Oliver\_B\_Fischer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f04885/32.png) [@Oliver\_B\_Fischer](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Oliver_B_Fischer)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 9:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/returning-datetime-fields-as-timestamps/16106/3 "2014-03-03T21:42:55Z")
Thanks. I totally forgot that it exists... Am 03.03.14 21:00, schrieb Binh Ly: > You should be able to do something like this on a date field: > > { > "script\_fields": { > "epoch\_ms": { > "script": "doc['datefield'].value" > } > } > } > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > To view this discussion on the web visit > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/19315c2c-e671-4241-b612-6c6785399a2b%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/19315c2c-e671-4241-b612-6c6785399a2b%40googlegroups.com). > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/5314F75F.9000008%40swe-blog.net](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/5314F75F.9000008%40swe-blog.net). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**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, 1:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/returning-datetime-fields-as-timestamps/16106/4 "2017-07-06T01:46:02Z")