Master Date and Time Manipulation in n8n
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Effortlessly handle date and time operations within your n8n workflows. This solution provides simple and advanced methods for calculating, formatting, and manipulating date and time values for robust automation.
About This Workflow
This n8n workflow snippet demonstrates powerful date and time manipulation capabilities, catering to both straightforward and complex automation needs. It showcases how to leverage the built-in Date & Time node for basic calculations and formatting, as well as the flexibility of Luxon expressions in Set nodes for dynamic date and time generation. You can easily extract current timestamps, calculate future or past dates, and format them into various human-readable formats. The workflow also highlights how to work with ISO date strings, converting them back for further manipulation, ensuring seamless integration and accurate data processing within your automated processes.
Key Features
- Intuitive Date Calculations: Easily add or subtract time units (minutes, hours, days) using the dedicated
Date & Timenode. - Flexible Formatting: Control how your dates and times are displayed with customizable format options.
- Advanced Expression Power: Utilize Luxon expressions for dynamic date generation, including current time, tomorrow, and relative time calculations.
- ISO String Conversion: Seamlessly convert ISO date strings back into usable date objects for further processing.
- Clear Workflow Visualization: Understand the flow of date and time operations through well-annotated nodes.
How To Use
- Trigger the Workflow: Initiate the workflow by clicking the 'Execute Workflow' button.
- Explore Node Outputs: Double-click on individual nodes to inspect their input and output data, observing how dates and times are processed.
- Utilize the
Date & TimeNode: For simple calculations and formatting, configure theDate & Timenode with your desired operations and output format. - Leverage
SetNodes with Expressions: For advanced manipulation, useSetnodes and Luxon expressions (e.g.,{{$now}},{{$today.plus({days: 7})}}) to generate dynamic date and time values. - Convert ISO Strings: When working with existing date strings, use
DateTime.fromISO('your-iso-string')within aSetnode to convert them back into manipulable date objects.
Apps Used
Workflow JSON
{
"id": "627ffcb0-1616-45b7-8d2d-aedee4aac789",
"name": "Master Date and Time Manipulation in n8n",
"nodes": 26,
"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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