# Timestamp extractor error **URL:** \ **Category:** Graylog Central (peer support)\ **Tags:** pipeline-rules\ **Created:** [December 16, 2021, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.graylog.org/t/timestamp-extractor-error/22099 "2021-12-16T17:42:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![gsmith](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.graylog.org/gsmith/32/1222_2.png) [@gsmith](https://community.graylog.org/u/gsmith)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2021, 2:59am UTC](https://community.graylog.org/t/timestamp-extractor-error/22099/2 "2021-12-17T02:59:10Z")
Hello From the looks of your screenshot this post looks something familiar to yours. > [@Issues with date type converter format string](https://community.graylog.org/t/issues-with-date-type-converter-format-string/21524): > > Hi there, Description of your problem I’m receiving nginx error log messages on a syslog input and try to read the timestamp from the message. I created an extractor that extracts timestamp from the message: Extractor works^^ Then I added a date-time converter and configured it like this: Unfortunately this always results in this error message: Value \<2021/10/21 09:35:16\> caused exception: Invalid format: "2021/10/21 09:35:16" is malformed at "/10/21 09:35:16". Descr… > [@vpolizki](#): > > I used same extractor on same input in Graylog 2.4.3 and it was OK Sorry about that, but some things have change. Hope that helps --- _[View the full topic](https://community.graylog.org/t/timestamp-extractor-error/22099)._