# Unable to convert string to integer in log stash in XML

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-convert-string-to-integer-in-log-stash-in-xml/209622>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [November 27, 2019, 7:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-convert-string-to-integer-in-log-stash-in-xml/209622 "2019-11-27T07:15:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![gangireddy\_l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c89c15/32.png) [@gangireddy\_l](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gangireddy_l)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 7:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-convert-string-to-integer-in-log-stash-in-xml/209622/1 "2019-11-27T07:15:35Z")

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Hi Team,

I am unable to convert data type in logstash, my configurations are shown below.

Logstash  
filter{  
if ("ccn" in [tags]) {  
xml {  
store\_xml =\> false  
source =\> "message"  
xpath =\>  
[  
"/mv/moid/text()", "ccncounters",  
"/mv/r/text()", "r\_value"  
]  
}  
mutate {  
convert =\> {  
"r\_value" =\> "integer"  
}  
}  
kv{  
source =\> "ccncounters"  
field\_split =\> ", "  
}  
}

}

sample logs  
  
CcnCounters=SDP-Lookup-Failed-Subscriber-Not-Found, Source = \_SYSTEM  
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**Author:** ![Badger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/badger/32/25190_2.png) [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 4:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-convert-string-to-integer-in-log-stash-in-xml/209622/2 "2019-11-27T16:46:39Z")

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What does you XML look like? You need to use [markdown](https://github.com/adam-p/markdown-here/wiki/Markdown-Cheatsheet) to prevent the browser eating your XML.

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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:** [December 25, 2019, 4:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-convert-string-to-integer-in-log-stash-in-xml/209622/3 "2019-12-25T16:46:40Z")

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