Convert processor
The convert
processor converts a field in a document to a different type, for example, a string to an integer or an integer to a string. For an array field, all values in the array are converted.
Syntax
The following is the syntax for the convert
processor:
{
"convert": {
"field": "field_name",
"type": "type-value"
}
}
Configuration parameters
The following table lists the required and optional parameters for the convert
processor.
Parameter | Required/Optional | Description |
---|---|---|
field | Required | The name of the field containing the data to be converted. Supports template snippets. |
type | Required | The type to convert the field value to. The supported types are integer , long , float , double , string , boolean , ip , and auto . If the type is boolean , then the value is set to true if the field value is a string true (ignoring case) and to false if the field value is a string false (ignoring case). If the type is set to ip , then this processor validates whether the field value adheres to the correct format for IPv4 or IPv6 addresses; if the value is invalid, an error is raised. If the value is not one of the allowed values, an error will occur. |
description | Optional | A brief description of the processor. |
if | Optional | A condition for running the processor. |
ignore_failure | Optional | Specifies whether the processor continues execution even if it encounters errors. If set to true , failures are ignored. Default is false . |
ignore_missing | Optional | Specifies whether the processor should ignore documents that do not contain the specified field. If set to true , the processor does not modify the document if the field does not exist or is null . Default is false . |
on_failure | Optional | A list of processors to run if the processor fails. |
tag | Optional | An identifier tag for the processor. Useful for debugging in order to distinguish between processors of the same type. |
target_field | Optional | The name of the field in which to store the parsed data. If not specified, the value will be stored in the field field. Default is field . |
Using the processor
Follow these steps to use the processor in a pipeline.
Step 1: Create a pipeline
The following query creates a pipeline, named convert-price
, that converts price
to a floating-point number, stores the converted value in the price_float
field, and sets the value to 0
if it is less than 0
:
PUT _ingest/pipeline/convert-price
{
"description": "Pipeline that converts price to floating-point number and sets value to zero if price less than zero",
"processors": [
{
"convert": {
"field": "price",
"type": "float",
"target_field": "price_float"
}
},
{
"set": {
"field": "price",
"value": "0",
"if": "ctx.price_float < 0"
}
}
]
}
Step 2 (Optional): Test the pipeline
It is recommended that you test your pipeline before you ingest documents.
To test the pipeline, run the following query:
POST _ingest/pipeline/convert-price/_simulate
{
"docs": [
{
"_index": "testindex1",
"_id": "1",
"_source": {
"price": "-10.5"
}
}
]
}
Response
The following example response confirms that the pipeline is working as expected:
{
"docs": [
{
"doc": {
"_index": "testindex1",
"_id": "1",
"_source": {
"price_float": -10.5,
"price": "0"
},
"_ingest": {
"timestamp": "2023-08-22T15:38:21.180688799Z"
}
}
}
]
}
Step 3: Ingest a document
The following query ingests a document into an index named testindex1
:
PUT testindex1/_doc/1?pipeline=convert-price
{
"price": "10.5"
}
Step 4 (Optional): Retrieve the document
To retrieve the document, run the following query:
GET testindex1/_doc/1