# Why i can't add a date field

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-i-cant-add-a-date-field/127922
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [April 13, 2018, 7:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-i-cant-add-a-date-field/127922 "2018-04-13T07:44:14Z")
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### Author: ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)
#### Post date: [April 13, 2018, 10:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-i-cant-add-a-date-field/127922/8 "2018-04-13T10:59:00Z")

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My answer in [I want to save index by my own time zone](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-want-to-save-index-by-my-own-time-zone/127918) applies here too.

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