The basics of adjusting date and time values using Zapier

Before we dive into 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 at 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, or s), minutes (minute, minutes, or m), hours (hour, hours, or h), days (day, days, or d), months (month or months), or years (year, years, or y). You can either use the abbreviation or the full spelling in singular or plural form...