The basics of adjusting date and time values using Zapier
Before we dive in to using the Formatter by Zapier built-in app for manipulating date and time values, it is useful to know how you can adjust date and time values in your Zaps on a basic level.
In Chapter 3, Building Your First Automated Workflow (Zap), we introduced you to the Date/Time field type. When you are presented with this type of field in your action steps, you can use a field modifier, either standalone or after a static or dynamic date or time value, to adjust the date/time.
Field modifiers must consist of the following three variables:
- A plus (
+
) or minus (-
) sign, to signify adding or subtracting time. - A number.
- A unit of time, in either seconds (
second
,seconds
, ors
), minutes (minute
,minutes
, orm
), hours (hour
,hours
, orh
), days (day
,days
, ord
), months (month
ormonths
), or years (year
,years
, ory
). You can either use the abbreviation or the full spelling in singular or plural.
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