[[mapping-date-format]] === `format` In JSON documents, dates are represented as strings. Elasticsearch uses a set of preconfigured formats to recognize and parse these strings into a long value representing _milliseconds-since-the-epoch_ in UTC. Besides the <>, your own <> can be specified using the familiar `yyyy/MM/dd` syntax: [source,js] -------------------------------------------------- PUT my_index { "mappings": { "my_type": { "properties": { "date": { "type": "date", "format": "yyyy-MM-dd" } } } } } -------------------------------------------------- // CONSOLE Many APIs which support date values also support <> expressions, such as `now-1m/d` -- the current time, minus one month, rounded down to the nearest day. TIP: The `format` setting must have the same setting for fields of the same name in the same index. Its value can be updated on existing fields using the <>. [[custom-date-formats]] ==== Custom date formats Completely customizable date formats are supported. The syntax for these is explained http://www.joda.org/joda-time/apidocs/org/joda/time/format/DateTimeFormat.html[in the Joda docs]. [[built-in-date-formats]] ==== Built In Formats Most of the below dates have a `strict` companion dates, which means, that year, month and day parts of the week must have prepending zeros in order to be valid. This means, that a date like `5/11/1` would not be valid, but you would need to specify the full date, which would be `2005/11/01` in this example. So instead of `date_optional_time` you would need to specify `strict_date_optional_time`. The following tables lists all the defaults ISO formats supported: `epoch_millis`:: A formatter for the number of milliseconds since the epoch. Note, that this timestamp is subject to the limits of a Java `Long.MIN_VALUE` and `Long.MAX_VALUE`. `epoch_second`:: A formatter for the number of seconds since the epoch. Note, that this timestamp is subject to the limits of a Java `Long.MIN_VALUE` and `Long. MAX_VALUE` divided by 1000 (the number of milliseconds in a second). [[strict-date-time]]`date_optional_time` or `strict_date_optional_time`:: A generic ISO datetime parser where the date is mandatory and the time is optional. http://www.joda.org/joda-time/apidocs/org/joda/time/format/ISODateTimeFormat.html#dateOptionalTimeParser--[Full details here]. `basic_date`:: A basic formatter for a full date as four digit year, two digit month of year, and two digit day of month: `yyyyMMdd`. `basic_date_time`:: A basic formatter that combines a basic date and time, separated by a 'T': `yyyyMMdd'T'HHmmss.SSSZ`. `basic_date_time_no_millis`:: A basic formatter that combines a basic date and time without millis, separated by a 'T': `yyyyMMdd'T'HHmmssZ`. `basic_ordinal_date`:: A formatter for a full ordinal date, using a four digit year and three digit dayOfYear: `yyyyDDD`. `basic_ordinal_date_time`:: A formatter for a full ordinal date and time, using a four digit year and three digit dayOfYear: `yyyyDDD'T'HHmmss.SSSZ`. `basic_ordinal_date_time_no_millis`:: A formatter for a full ordinal date and time without millis, using a four digit year and three digit dayOfYear: `yyyyDDD'T'HHmmssZ`. `basic_time`:: A basic formatter for a two digit hour of day, two digit minute of hour, two digit second of minute, three digit millis, and time zone offset: `HHmmss.SSSZ`. `basic_time_no_millis`:: A basic formatter for a two digit hour of day, two digit minute of hour, two digit second of minute, and time zone offset: `HHmmssZ`. `basic_t_time`:: A basic formatter for a two digit hour of day, two digit minute of hour, two digit second of minute, three digit millis, and time zone off set prefixed by 'T': `'T'HHmmss.SSSZ`. `basic_t_time_no_millis`:: A basic formatter for a two digit hour of day, two digit minute of hour, two digit second of minute, and time zone offset prefixed by 'T': `'T'HHmmssZ`. `basic_week_date` or `strict_basic_week_date`:: A basic formatter for a full date as four digit weekyear, two digit week of weekyear, and one digit day of week: `xxxx'W'wwe`. `basic_week_date_time` or `strict_basic_week_date_time`:: A basic formatter that combines a basic weekyear date and time, separated by a 'T': `xxxx'W'wwe'T'HHmmss.SSSZ`. `basic_week_date_time_no_millis` or `strict_basic_week_date_time_no_millis`:: A basic formatter that combines a basic weekyear date and time without millis, separated by a 'T': `xxxx'W'wwe'T'HHmmssZ`. `date` or `strict_date`:: A formatter for a full date as four digit year, two digit month of year, and two digit day of month: `yyyy-MM-dd`. `date_hour` or `strict_date_hour`:: A formatter that combines a full date and two digit hour of day. `date_hour_minute` or `strict_date_hour_minute`:: A formatter that combines a full date, two digit hour of day, and two digit minute of hour. `date_hour_minute_second` or `strict_date_hour_minute_second`:: A formatter that combines a full date, two digit hour of day, two digit minute of hour, and two digit second of minute. `date_hour_minute_second_fraction` or `strict_date_hour_minute_second_fraction`:: A formatter that combines a full date, two digit hour of day, two digit minute of hour, two digit second of minute, and three digit fraction of second: `yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSS`. `date_hour_minute_second_millis` or `strict_date_hour_minute_second_millis`:: A formatter that combines a full date, two digit hour of day, two digit minute of hour, two digit second of minute, and three digit fraction of second: `yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSS`. `date_time` or `strict_date_time`:: A formatter that combines a full date and time, separated by a 'T': `yyyy- MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSZZ`. `date_time_no_millis` or `strict_date_time_no_millis`:: A formatter that combines a full date and time without millis, separated by a 'T': `yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ssZZ`. `hour` or `strict_hour`:: A formatter for a two digit hour of day. `hour_minute` or `strict_hour_minute`:: A formatter for a two digit hour of day and two digit minute of hour. `hour_minute_second` or `strict_hour_minute_second`:: A formatter for a two digit hour of day, two digit minute of hour, and two digit second of minute. `hour_minute_second_fraction` or `strict_hour_minute_second_fraction`:: A formatter for a two digit hour of day, two digit minute of hour, two digit second of minute, and three digit fraction of second: `HH:mm:ss.SSS`. `hour_minute_second_millis` or `strict_hour_minute_second_millis`:: A formatter for a two digit hour of day, two digit minute of hour, two digit second of minute, and three digit fraction of second: `HH:mm:ss.SSS`. `ordinal_date` or `strict_ordinal_date`:: A formatter for a full ordinal date, using a four digit year and three digit dayOfYear: `yyyy-DDD`. `ordinal_date_time` or `strict_ordinal_date_time`:: A formatter for a full ordinal date and time, using a four digit year and three digit dayOfYear: `yyyy-DDD'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSZZ`. `ordinal_date_time_no_millis` or `strict_ordinal_date_time_no_millis`:: A formatter for a full ordinal date and time without millis, using a four digit year and three digit dayOfYear: `yyyy-DDD'T'HH:mm:ssZZ`. `time` or `strict_time`:: A formatter for a two digit hour of day, two digit minute of hour, two digit second of minute, three digit fraction of second, and time zone offset: `HH:mm:ss.SSSZZ`. `time_no_millis` or `strict_time_no_millis`:: A formatter for a two digit hour of day, two digit minute of hour, two digit second of minute, and time zone offset: `HH:mm:ssZZ`. `t_time` or `strict_t_time`:: A formatter for a two digit hour of day, two digit minute of hour, two digit second of minute, three digit fraction of second, and time zone offset prefixed by 'T': `'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSZZ`. `t_time_no_millis` or `strict_t_time_no_millis`:: A formatter for a two digit hour of day, two digit minute of hour, two digit second of minute, and time zone offset prefixed by 'T': `'T'HH:mm:ssZZ`. `week_date` or `strict_week_date`:: A formatter for a full date as four digit weekyear, two digit week of weekyear, and one digit day of week: `xxxx-'W'ww-e`. `week_date_time` or `strict_week_date_time`:: A formatter that combines a full weekyear date and time, separated by a 'T': `xxxx-'W'ww-e'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSZZ`. `week_date_time_no_millis` or `strict_week_date_time_no_millis`:: A formatter that combines a full weekyear date and time without millis, separated by a 'T': `xxxx-'W'ww-e'T'HH:mm:ssZZ`. `weekyear` or `strict_weekyear`:: A formatter for a four digit weekyear. `weekyear_week` or `strict_weekyear_week`:: A formatter for a four digit weekyear and two digit week of weekyear. `weekyear_week_day` or `strict_weekyear_week_day`:: A formatter for a four digit weekyear, two digit week of weekyear, and one digit day of week. `year` or `strict_year`:: A formatter for a four digit year. `year_month` or `strict_year_month`:: A formatter for a four digit year and two digit month of year. `year_month_day` or `strict_year_month_day`:: A formatter for a four digit year, two digit month of year, and two digit day of month.