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convert ingest processor does not convert float to integer #128160

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Elasticsearch Version

8.18.0

Installed Plugins

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Java Version

bundled

OS Version

6.8.0-52-generic #53~22.04.1-Ubuntu

Problem Description

The convert ingest processor does not successfully convert from float to integer types and this absence of capacity is not excluded by the documentation. Either it should be documented that convert is not a general purpose conversion processor or the capacity should be added (preferably the latter).

Steps to Reproduce

POST _ingest/pipeline/_simulate
{
  "pipeline": {
    "processors": [
      {
        "convert": {
          "field": "value",
          "target_field": "final",
          "type": "long"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "docs": [
    {
      "_source": {
        "value": 9007199254740991
      }
    },
    {
      "_source": {
        "value": 9007199254740991.0
      }
    },
    {
      "_source": {
        "value": "9007199254740991"
      }
    }
  ]
}

gives

{
  "docs": [
    {
      "doc": {
        "_index": "_index",
        "_version": "-3",
        "_id": "_id",
        "_source": {
          "final": 9007199254740992,
          "value": 9007199254740992
        },
        "_ingest": {
          "timestamp": "2025-05-15T06:59:51.39992104Z"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "error": {
        "root_cause": [
          {
            "type": "illegal_argument_exception",
            "reason": "unable to convert [9.007199254740991E15] to long"
          }
        ],
        "type": "illegal_argument_exception",
        "reason": "unable to convert [9.007199254740991E15] to long",
        "caused_by": {
          "type": "number_format_exception",
          "reason": "For input string: \"9.007199254740991E15\""
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "doc": {
        "_index": "_index",
        "_version": "-3",
        "_id": "_id",
        "_source": {
          "final": 9007199254740991,
          "value": "9007199254740991"
        },
        "_ingest": {
          "timestamp": "2025-05-15T06:59:51.399935971Z"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

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Activity

  1. elasticsearchmachine commented on May 19, 2025

    @elasticsearchmachine
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    Pinging @elastic/es-data-management (Team:Data Management)

  2. elasticsearchmachine commented on Feb 10, 2026

    @elasticsearchmachine
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    Pinging @elastic/es-distributed (Team:Distributed)

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