# What exactly is @timestamp in logstash

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-exactly-is-timestamp-in-logstash/180232>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [May 8, 2019, 6:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-exactly-is-timestamp-in-logstash/180232 "2019-05-08T18:24:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![rahulkothanath](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rahulkothanath/32/99122_2.png) [@rahulkothanath](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rahulkothanath)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2019, 6:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-exactly-is-timestamp-in-logstash/180232/1 "2019-05-08T18:24:38Z")

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what is the meta data value of @timestamp in logstash indicates?

is it the time when logstash receives the event? or is the time when logstash started processing the event through filter plugin?

thanks for reading and helping

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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:** [May 8, 2019, 8:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-exactly-is-timestamp-in-logstash/180232/2 "2019-05-08T20:22:43Z")

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That is answered [here](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/when-does-timestamp-get-added/129844/2).

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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:** [June 5, 2019, 8:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-exactly-is-timestamp-in-logstash/180232/3 "2019-06-05T20:30:32Z")

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