# String to IP Convert

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/string-to-ip-convert/321984>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [December 26, 2022, 11:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/string-to-ip-convert/321984 "2022-12-26T11:43:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![nonameo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nonameo/32/108115_2.png) [@nonameo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nonameo)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2022, 11:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/string-to-ip-convert/321984/1 "2022-12-26T11:43:11Z")

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Hi everyone,

I have a problem converting the string field to IP datatype. I'm trying to convert via convert processor in the pipeline, also tried with the grok but nothing. How can I do that? Why the processors do not work?

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2022, 11:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/string-to-ip-convert/321984/2 "2022-12-26T11:56:16Z")

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In order to get an IP field stored as an IP datatype in Elasticsearch you need to specify this through explicit mapping, e.g. using an index template.

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**Author:** ![nonameo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nonameo/32/108115_2.png) [@nonameo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nonameo)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2022, 11:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/string-to-ip-convert/321984/3 "2022-12-26T11:57:39Z")

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Tried this one also. Added the field and assigned the IP type. Still nothing

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2022, 12:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/string-to-ip-convert/321984/4 "2022-12-26T12:11:33Z")

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Please show what you did and have tried.

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**Author:** ![nonameo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nonameo/32/108115_2.png) [@nonameo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nonameo)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2022, 12:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/string-to-ip-convert/321984/5 "2022-12-26T12:51:47Z")

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in kibana like this:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/c/f/cfcc1708e89fade5cb6619923f9d5d2e40630864.png)

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2022, 12:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/string-to-ip-convert/321984/6 "2022-12-26T12:59:16Z")

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What [is the mapping of the index you are indexing into](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/8.5/indices-get-mapping.html)? What does a sample document look like?

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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:** [January 23, 2023, 12:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/string-to-ip-convert/321984/7 "2023-01-23T12:59:44Z")

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