Date Time

Generates the current date and time, with optional adjustment and string formatting.

Purpose

Use this task to produce a timestamp for use in downstream workflow steps such as logging, scheduling, file naming, or API calls. The time zone can be set to local or UTC. An optional adjustment shifts the result by a specified number of time units. If a format string is provided, a formatted string representation is also produced alongside the raw date-time value.

Inputs

Field	Type	Required	Description
Time Zone	Dropdown	No	Whether to use the server's local time or UTC. Options: Local, UTC. Defaults to Local.
Adjust Now Date	Dropdown	No	The unit of time to add to the current date and time. Options: Add Years, Add Months, Add Days, Add Hours, Add Minutes, Add Seconds, Add Milliseconds.
Number to Adjust by	Text	No	The number of units to add. Use a negative value to subtract. Defaults to 0.
String Formatted Date	Text	No	A .NET format string used to produce a formatted date string. For example yyyy-MM-dd, o for ISO 8601, or r for RFC 1123. Defaults to yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.

Outputs

Name	Description
DateTimeObject	The calculated date and time value, with any adjustment applied.
StringFormattedDate	The date formatted using the provided format string. Only produced when a non-empty format string is supplied.

Examples

Add days to the current date and format as a date string

Field	Value
Time Zone	Local
Adjust Now Date	Add Days
Number to Adjust by	7
String Formatted Date	yyyy-MM-dd

Output: DateTimeObject contains the date-time seven days from now. StringFormattedDate contains a string such as "2026-03-22".

Get the current UTC time with no adjustment

Field	Value
Time Zone	UTC
String Formatted Date	o

Output: DateTimeObject contains the current UTC date and time. StringFormattedDate contains an ISO 8601 string such as "2026-03-15T02:30:00.0000000Z".