date now

This block is part of the date group and was last modified in core v10.4.28.

date now v10.4.28

Gives you the current date based on your timezone.

Out pins 1
  • date
    date

    The current date based on your timezone.

date now outputs the current date, optionally for the timezone on the tz pin. Here it is cast to value and combined with a fixed prefix using concatenate values, the everyday pattern for timestamps in messages and file names.

Studio canvas example for the date now block: stamping the current date.

Commonly used with

In production blueprints, this block is most often wired together with:

  • remove document: this block feeds into it. Removes the given document from the given storage.
  • remove multiple documents: this block feeds into it. Removes multiple documents from the given storage.
  • plus hours: this block feeds into it. Plus an selected amount of hours to your given date.
  • plus days: this block feeds into it. Plus an selected amount of days to your given date.
  • set fields: this block feeds into it. Generates an array of mutations based on the given filled fields.
  • plus months: this block feeds into it. Plus an selected amount of years to your given date.

Used in these guides

These documentation pages use or explain this block:

Version history

Introduced in v10.4.28.


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