# Issue when specifying a Timestamp in Line Protocol

**URL:** <https://community.influxdata.com/t/issue-when-specifying-a-timestamp-in-line-protocol/28850>\
**Category:** Systems\
**Created:** [March 1, 2023, 12:18pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/issue-when-specifying-a-timestamp-in-line-protocol/28850 "2023-03-01T12:18:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![dinofm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e0b2c6/32.png) [@dinofm](https://community.influxdata.com/u/dinofm)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2023, 12:18pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/issue-when-specifying-a-timestamp-in-line-protocol/28850/1 "2023-03-01T12:18:15Z")

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It seems I cannot upload a point specifying a Timestamp. If I enter this line:

**certificates,category=BlendedLearning courseid=2403i,completion=100 1656367200000000**

I get an error. If I drop the timestamp, I succeed:

**certificates,category=BlendedLearning courseid=2403i,completion=100**

Even this line taken from InfluxDB example section fails:

**myMeasurement,tag1=value1,tag2=value2 fieldKey=“fieldValue” 1556813561098000000**

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**Author:** ![Anaisdg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/community.influxdata.com/anaisdg/32/6401_2.png) [@Anaisdg](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Anaisdg)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2023, 11:03pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/issue-when-specifying-a-timestamp-in-line-protocol/28850/2 "2023-03-08T23:03:42Z")

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Hello @dinofm,  
What version of InfluxDB are you using?  
I am not encountering the same problem. Those lines write successfully for me.  
Can you please share your error?

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**Author:** ![dinofm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e0b2c6/32.png) [@dinofm](https://community.influxdata.com/u/dinofm)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2023, 7:43am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/issue-when-specifying-a-timestamp-in-line-protocol/28850/3 "2023-03-09T07:43:26Z")

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Good morning Anais, I am using InfluxDB Cloud:

> **[InfluxDB](https://eu-central-1-1.aws.cloud2.influxdata.com/orgs/29c5c4a3502a60ae/load-data/file-upload/lp)**
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> InfluxDB is a time series platform, purpose-built by InfluxData for storing metrics and events, provides real-time visibility into stacks, sensors, and systems.

Dino