# Time Range raw timestamp minus time

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/time-range-raw-timestamp-minus-time/96964>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 14, 2017, 12:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/time-range-raw-timestamp-minus-time/96964 "2017-08-14T12:25:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![mza97](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@mza97](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mza97)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2017, 12:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/time-range-raw-timestamp-minus-time/96964/1 "2017-08-14T12:25:15Z")

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Hi,

Is it possible to do a time range with a timestamp like this? (I can't use now):

{ "range": { "@timestamp": { "from": "2017-08-14T11:56:02-5m","to": "2017-08-14T11:56:02"}}}  
Regards

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**Author:** ![colings86](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/colings86/32/44960_2.png) [@colings86](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/colings86)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2017, 12:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/time-range-raw-timestamp-minus-time/96964/2 "2017-08-14T12:35:58Z")

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I think you need to add `||` between the date and the datemath:

```auto
2017-08-14T11:56:02||-5m

```

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**Author:** ![mza97](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@mza97](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mza97)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2017, 12:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/time-range-raw-timestamp-minus-time/96964/3 "2017-08-14T12:50:49Z")

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Thank you that is what I was looking for !

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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:** [September 11, 2017, 12:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/time-range-raw-timestamp-minus-time/96964/4 "2017-09-11T12:58:03Z")

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