# Set field type

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/set-field-type/135792>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 13, 2018, 8:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/set-field-type/135792 "2018-06-13T20:50:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![mc1392](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@mc1392](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mc1392)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2018, 8:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/set-field-type/135792/1 "2018-06-13T20:50:25Z")

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How do I set a field type without using mappings?

I'm using logstash and would like to set the config there if possible?

Or, do I set the field types during index creation in Kibana?

very confused here.

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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 11, 2018, 8:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/set-field-type/135792/2 "2018-07-11T20:50:36Z")

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