elasticsearch/docs/reference/enrich-processor/date-processor.md

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Date processor [date-processor]

Parses dates from fields, and then uses the date or timestamp as the timestamp for the document. By default, the date processor adds the parsed date as a new field called @timestamp. You can specify a different field by setting the target_field configuration parameter. Multiple date formats are supported as part of the same date processor definition. They will be used sequentially to attempt parsing the date field, in the same order they were defined as part of the processor definition.

$$$date-options$

Name	Required	Default	Description
field	yes	-	The field to get the date from.
target_field	no	@timestamp	The field that will hold the parsed date.
formats	yes	-	An array of the expected date formats. Can be a java time pattern or one of the following formats: ISO8601, UNIX, UNIX_MS, or TAI64N.
timezone	no	UTC	The timezone to use when parsing the date. Supports template snippets.
locale	no	ENGLISH	The locale to use when parsing the date, relevant when parsing month names or week days. Supports template snippets.
output_format	no	yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSXXX	The format to use when writing the date to target_field. Must be a valid java time pattern.
description	no	-	Description of the processor. Useful for describing the purpose of the processor or its configuration.
if	no	-	Conditionally execute the processor. See Conditionally run a processor.
ignore_failure	no	false	Ignore failures for the processor. See Handling pipeline failures.
on_failure	no	-	Handle failures for the processor. See Handling pipeline failures.
tag	no	-	Identifier for the processor. Useful for debugging and metrics.

Here is an example that adds the parsed date to the timestamp field based on the initial_date field:

{
  "description" : "...",
  "processors" : [
    {
      "date" : {
        "field" : "initial_date",
        "target_field" : "timestamp",
        "formats" : ["dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss"],
        "timezone" : "Europe/Amsterdam"
      }
    }
  ]
}

The timezone and locale processor parameters are templated. This means that their values can be extracted from fields within documents. The example below shows how to extract the locale/timezone details from existing fields, my_timezone and my_locale, in the ingested document that contain the timezone and locale values.

{
  "description" : "...",
  "processors" : [
    {
      "date" : {
        "field" : "initial_date",
        "target_field" : "timestamp",
        "formats" : ["ISO8601"],
        "timezone" : "{{{my_timezone}}}",
        "locale" : "{{{my_locale}}}"
      }
    }
  ]
}