Mastering Date & Time Management in n8n
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This n8n workflow empowers you to effortlessly manage and manipulate dates and times within your automations. Discover how to calculate future or past dates, format them into various strings, and leverage powerful Luxon expressions for advanced control.
About This Workflow
Unlock the full potential of date and time handling in n8n with this comprehensive workflow. It demonstrates two primary methods: utilizing the built-in 'Date & Time' node for straightforward calculations and formatting, and harnessing the flexibility of Luxon expressions within 'Set' nodes for advanced manipulations. Learn to convert ISO date strings for re-processing, calculate specific time differences, and present dates in any desired format, making your automated workflows truly time-aware.
Key Features
- Intuitive Date & Time Node: Easily perform calculations (add/subtract hours, days, etc.) and format dates using a dedicated node.
- Powerful Luxon Expressions: Leverage advanced Luxon syntax for precise control over current dates, relative times, and specific date components (e.g., weekday name).
- Flexible Date Formatting: Transform dates into a wide array of human-readable formats (e.g., "MMMM DD YYYY", "HH:mm:ss").
- Seamless ISO String Handling: Understand how to convert standard ISO date strings back into manipulable Luxon objects for further processing within your workflows.
How To Use
- Execute the Workflow: Click the 'Execute Workflow' button to run the example and observe the outputs of each node.
- Explore Date & Time Node: Double-click the '12 Hours from now' and 'Format - MMMM DD YY' nodes to see how simple calculations and formatting are applied.
- Dive into Luxon Expressions: Inspect the 'Set times' node to understand how various date/time properties and relative dates are generated using Luxon.
- Master ISO String Conversion: Examine the 'Edit times' node to learn the critical step of converting ISO strings back to Luxon objects for advanced formatting and manipulation.
- Customize and Extend: Modify the existing expressions or add new 'Date & Time' or 'Set' nodes to experiment with different date calculations, formats, and Luxon functions to fit your specific needs.
Apps Used
Workflow JSON
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"id": "2d3ad212-b371-41a6-8656-ecae5db54186",
"name": "Mastering Date & Time Management in n8n",
"nodes": 17,
"category": "Operations",
"status": "active",
"version": "1.0.0"
}Note: This is a sample preview. The full workflow JSON contains node configurations, credentials placeholders, and execution logic.
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